Manila, 8 February 2010 – There is at least one piece of good news for the software industry after recent years of global recession. The infrastructure management software sector is showing signs of recovery albeit with cautious spending expected this year.
The particular software market for the Asia Pacific region excluding Japan (APEJ) is expected to grow 12 per cent year-on-year and return to double-digit growth rates up to the year 2014.
In its Asia Pacific Semiannual Software Tracker, IDC noted that vendors are beefing up their sales network in anticipation of demand from customers who see the need to balance budgets with enterprise requirements.
“Business has regained confidence now and we are seeing mission-critical projects and priority projects linked to business needs to lead the way in the infrastructure management software market in APEJ. However, the crisis has modified the manner in which projects are returning. A high focus on business value, return on investment (ROI), and shorter, modular type projects are more typical,” said Daphne Chung, senior research manager of IDC’s Asia Pacific Infrastructure Software, Domain Research Group.
Increasing demand for software
IDC specifically noted that some specific software are growing in demand, such as archiving software, storage management software, change and configuration and performance management. “Products in these markets are focused on automation, improving efficiency and management which are in line with the growing needs of users here in the region to drive more value from their infrastructure,” IDC said.
Dissecting the region further, IDC sees much promise in larger Asian countries, such as China and India, particularly for storage and network management software. On the other hand, mature markets such as Australia and New Zealand can still expect growth, particularly in storage software.
