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region: worldwide  Computing Platforms Europe
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1. What are the driving and inhibiting forces influencing the development of the different markets?
2. What are the relative market shares of the key competitors in the differing markets?
3. How do the different country and regional markets vary by product type and distribution channels?
4. How have the markets changed over the past three years?
5. How will the markets change in the next five years?
6. How is convergence of different industries impacting the different markets?
7. What changes in technologies will shape the marketplaces?
8. What are the dynamics and potential impact of the Web?
9. How will mergers, acquisitions, partnerships and alliances change the markets?
10. What are the market forecasts? How will the makeup of individual country markets change?
11. How will the makeup of individual country markets change?

 
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The Computing Platforms Europe Cluster reports on all aspects of the client, server and storage hardware markets. Focus is on regional and country issues, both in the established Western European markets and the significant emerging country markets within the wider Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region.

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large square scope of coverage Computing Platforms Europe
An important link exists between the markets for computer systems and computer storage. Computing Platforms Europe has been designed to cover all the key hardware building blocks for information systems - from data center servers to 1U racks, workstations, desktop computers and mobile computers. Comprehensive coverage of rigid disk drives, tape drives, optical drives and removable drives complete the storage element.

The Computing Platforms Europe Cluster provides comprehensive competitive insight - through both tactical and strategic analysis - on the many different market segments, platforms and geographies. Gartner Dataquest provides precise and timely annual market-share estimates and annual forecasts for unit shipments and end-user spending. The supporting analysis and recommendations enable successful business decisions to be made.

Finally, this Cluster provides specialized focus research on the hottest areas impacting the computing platforms and storage markets, such as the evolution of small form factor (SFF) PCs; e-business opportunities; computing appliances; and the transformation of systems vendors to service providers.
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small square bullet   Market Segmentation
  • Computer systems
    • Mainframes and servers, workstations, deskbound and mobile computers.
  • Computer storage
    • Rigid disk drives, tape drives, optical drives and removable drives.
  • Metrics
    • Units
    • End-user spending
    • Market shares
  • Major markets
    • Home and professional
    • Organization type and size
    • Business (five size bands), education, government, home
  • Price
small square bullet   Channels
  • Direct
    • Sales force, fax/phone/Web, retail
  • Indirect
    • 1-tier indirect, 2-tier distributor
      • Dealer chain, local dealer, fax/phone/Web, general merchandiser, PC store, PC superstore
small square bullet   Geographic Coverage
  • Western Europe
    • Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom
  • Central and Eastern Europe
    • Russia, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Baltic States, Belarus, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine
  • Rest of Central and Eastern Europe
  • Three significant country markets
    • Israel, Turkey, South Africa and Rest of EMEA
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Statistics: Forecast and Market Share
Detailed five-year market/product growth forecasts and detailed market share estimates with historical year-to-year market size comparisons identify the market leaders and the products/services that are driving the market.

Market Trends
Market Trends reports analyze key market events and product technology trends to present an overall analysis of the competitive landscape for the market.

User Studies
User surveys and analysis help clients understand end-user purchasing behavior and intentions, attitudes and awareness toward specific markets, products or services.

Gartner Dataquest Market Databook
The Databook provides spending and growth information across the IT/telecom industry, segmented by region and technology segment.

Focus Reports
Focus Reports provide in-depth analysis on hot topics at a level of detail relevant to specific vendors within the market sector.

Inquiry
Inquiry is available to users with Core Research Advisor memberships. The purchase of the Cluster extends the deliverables upon which inquiry may be based.

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Gartner Dataquest Clusters consist of industry-specific statistics, forecasts, and analysis and are available to Gartner Core Research members under the same contract. Clusters are typically delivered via gartner.com