Worldwide Workstation 2012–2016 Forecast

This IDC study provides an overview of the worldwide workstation market. Included are a summary of historic performance at the worldwide level and a forecast for 2012–2016 based on the 4Q11 Quarterly Workstation Tracker. This study considers the following questions:

• How does the workstation market landscape look today?
• What is the market outlook for workstations?
• What will happen to workstation pricing over the forecast years?

"The workstation market has recovered from the 2008 and the 2009 world recession. Shipments have returned to more normal and seasonal growth rates," says Lloyd Cohen, director of Worldwide Market Analysis. "Vendors will be refreshing their workstations as the Sandy Bridge processor has recently been announced. In addition, an all-in-one form factor has recently been introduced that may expand the TAM of the workstation market. More processor options are now being offered, including the i3, i5, and i7 processors, thereby increasing the selection of machines that can satisfy specific workload applications without wasting part of their IT budget on unnecessary features."