CA Southern Africa has announced that CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) has been named the market share leader in the worldwide cloud systems management software market by IDC, a leading IT market research and advisory firm.
According to the Worldwide Cloud Systems Management Software 2011 Vendor Shares: Market Moves Beyond Self Service* market analysis report, CA Technologies owns 18.2% of the market (based on 2011 estimated revenues), taking the lead in this growing segment. IDC estimates that the cloud systems management software market has grown 84.4% over 2010 total estimated revenues, with CA Technologies growing 128.3%.
"CA Technologies has solid cloud go-to-market programmes reaching both enterprise and service provider customers, and continues to invest aggressively in its cloud management portfolio via acquisitions, partnerships and organic development," commented Mary Johnston Turner, research vice-president, Enterprise System Management Software at IDC.
IDC's definition of the cloud systems management software market reflects portions of revenue reported in the following functional areas: workload scheduling and automation, change and configuration management, performance management, event management, and problem management. Systems management software capabilities delivered via the SaaS model are only included if they are used to enable cloud management environments.**
CA Technologies' market share includes revenues from CA AppLogic software, Nimsoft, CA Business Service Insight, CA Automation Suite for Clouds and multiple IT automation solutions implemented in public, private and hybrid cloud environments.
"Our cloud management solutions span public, private and hybrid cloud environments, helping our customers accelerate the pace of their innovation by enabling them to meet demands for new services faster and more cost-effectively," says Gary Lawrence, MD of CA Southern Africa.
"We are proud to be recognised as the market share leader in this rapidly growing and evolving segment. This third-party validation confirms that we are serious about helping our customers move beyond simply maintaining IT to delivering business innovation and value by leveraging the full potential of the cloud," concludes Lawrence.
* IDC, Worldwide Cloud Systems Management Software 2011 Vendor Shares: Market Moves Beyond Self-Service, Doc #236556, August 2012.
** For a full description of cloud systems management software included and excluded in this report, please refer to IDC, Worldwide Cloud Systems Management Software 2011 Vendor Shares: Market Moves Beyond Self-Service, Doc #236556, August 2012.
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CA Southern Africa - IT management experts
CA Southern Africa is SA's leading IT management software and solutions company with expertise across all IT environments - from mainframe and distributed, to virtual and cloud.
It utilises international innovation, augmented by locally based exceptional expertise, to simplify, manage and secure IT and support complex computing environments. Its solutions enable the construction of cloud platforms and are the building blocks for cloud-based IT.
Through its solutions and services, CA Southern Africa provides the means by which its customers can translate the promise of flexible IT and agile business into a reality.
CA Southern Africa is the sole representative of CA Technologies in sub-Saharan Africa and is a member of the JSE-listed EOH group of companies.
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CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) is an IT management software and solutions company with expertise across all IT environments - from mainframe and distributed, to virtual and cloud. CA Technologies manages and secures IT environments and enables customers to deliver more flexible IT services. CA Technologies' innovative products and services provide the insight and control essential for IT organisations to power business agility. The majority of the Global Fortune 500 rely on CA Technologies to manage evolving IT ecosystems. For additional information, visit CA Technologies at www.ca.com.
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