Gartner reported today that IBM continues to hold the number one position in worldwide server revenue, capturing 34.2 percent revenue share in the fourth quarter of 2007 and 31.1 percent revenue share for the full year.
IBM was also the fastest growing UNIX vendor in 2007, growing nine percent year-to-year and capturing 34.1 percent revenue share for the fourth quarter of last year, according to Gartner.
Gartner also reported that IBM continued to lead the category of servers priced at $250,000 or more with a 58.9 percent worldwide revenue share for the fourth quarter. According to the firm, the revenue for IBM's System z line of servers grew 60.3 percent between the third and fourth quarters of last year.
IBM demonstrated industry leadership across the Americas, Europe-Middle East-Africa (EMEA), and Asia Pacific and Japan during the fourth quarter, garnering 34.3 percent, 34.6 percent, and 33.6 percent revenue share respectively in the geographies, according to Gartner.
Business users want new applications now. Market and regulatory pressures require faster application updates and delivery into production. Your IBM i developers may be approaching retirement, and you see no sure way to fill their positions with experienced developers. In addition, you may be caught between maintaining your existing applications and the uncertainty of moving to something new.
IT managers hoping to find new IBM i talent are discovering that the pool of experienced RPG programmers and operators or administrators with intimate knowledge of the operating system and the applications that run on it is small. This begs the question: How will you manage the platform that supports such a big part of your business? This guide offers strategies and software suggestions to help you plan IT staffing and resources and smooth the transition after your AS/400 talent retires. Read on to learn:
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