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Wednesday 26 November 2014

Global Solid State Drive Market – Outlook, Industry Size and Forecast, 2014 – 2020

A solid-state drive (SSD) is also known as an electronic disk or solid-state disk, is a data storage device, that is built out of semiconductors. SSD uses same input/output interfaces designed and developed for HDD (Hard Disk Drives) and uses solid state memory to store persistent data. Solid-state drive doesn’t have moving mechanical components and uses DRAM to store data or NAND based flash memory. It can be classified into two types namely flash memory based SSDs and DRAM-based SSDs. Flash memory based SSDs do not require batteries and use non-volatile flash memory. In addition, flash memory based SSDs retain memory even during power outages. However, these types of SSDs are slower as compare to DRAM but are less costly comparatively. DRAM based SSDs require an external AC/DC adapter or battery and use volatile memory. Data access speed is higher as compare to flash based memory SSDs.
The solid-state drive market can be segmented into three major types into memory type, application and capacity. The memory type segment includes flash memory based SSDs and DRAM-based SSDs, while application segment personal computers, laptops, servers, HD camcorders, ultra books, smart TVs, DVR (digital video recorder), set-boxes and gaming consoles among others. The capacity segment includes 60-64 GB, 80-96 GB, 120-128 GB, 160-200 GB, 240-256 GB, 360-400 GB and maximum available capacity (GB).
Some of the key drivers of this market include increasing usage of tablets, smartphone and other mobile devices, increase in reliability and HDD and ODD sales decline, which are biggest revenue generator for solid-state drive market. Some of the key restraints to this market are high cost and lower space comparatively.
HDDs (Hard Disk Drives) are being replaced by solid-state drives due to increasing awareness and use of SDDs in various applications and increased in demand for smartphone, tablets and other related devices. SSDs facilitate longer run time and faster data access. In addition, due to various benefits offered by SSDs such as higher reliability, light weight, small size, less heat generation and low power consumption among others. These benefits of solid-state drives automatically increase value of services to the customers and in turn will drive the market for solid-state drives.
Some of the key players in the solid state drive market are Fusion-IO, Samsung, Kingston, IBM, HGST, LSI, SanDisk, OCZ, Violin Memory, Skyera, Pure Storage, Nimbus Data Systems, Whip Tail, Intel, Micron, A3cube and Maxta among others.



Global Filling Equipment Market – Industry Outlook and Forecast, 2014 – 2020

Filling equipment have various in industries applications such as filling fuels, bottles filling, cartage filling, powder filling, petrochemicals and chemicals. Filling equipment are extensively used in cosmetic, pharmaceuticals, food and beverages industry. The efficiency of the manufacturing companies is determined by the precision and accuracy of packaging lines. Volumetric fillers, net weight fillers and aseptic fillers are some of the major types of filling equipment based on technology used.
Leading players in the manufacturing industry are focusing on improvement of their packaging machinery and services. Thus the demand and importance for filling equipment is gradually increasing. The big manufacturing companies are focusing on the development of new filling equipment and technologies used in filling market. The increase in collaborative partnerships and agreements with customers and suppliers is a significant trend being observed in filling equipment market.
Development of new filling technologies, development in robotics and automation in filling industry and increasing demand smaller size package goods are some of the driving factors for filling equipment market resulting into improved demand for filling equipment. With changing life style the demand for small size food and beverages packs which are easy to carry and handle is increasing. This is ultimately resulting into the improved demand for advanced filling equipment in manufacturing industries. The high filling equipment cost and increasing costs of energy and power are restraining the adoption of the new filling equipment across the industries. Players in filling equipment have potential opportunity in the filling equipment services market. Government funds and initiatives regarding adopting of filling equipment in small industries can increase the demand for filling equipment market in coming years.
Filling equipment market is segmented on the basis of industry, type, process, product and geography. On the basis of industry filling equipment market is segmented into food & beverage industry, pharmaceutical industry and cosmetic industry, among other industries. On the basis of type of technology used the market is segmented into aseptic fillers, rotary fillers, net weight fillers, volumetric fillers and other filling equipment. Piston fillers, vacuum fillers and spray fillers are some more types of fillers. Further on the basis of process followed the filling equipment market is segmented into manual process, semi automatic process and automatic process. Automatic straight line liquid fillers and automatic rotary liquid fillers are some examples of automatic fillers. On the basis of products filling equipment market is segmented into solid products, semi solid products and liquid products. Currently, Asia Pacific is the largest market for filling equipment market and is expected to grow at the highest growth rate in coming years owing to the increasing manufacturing activity in emerging markets such as India and China. Further, the technological advancements for filling equipment is also expected to drive the demand for these equipment in Asia Pacific.
Accutek Packaging Equipment Companies, Inc., GEA Group AG, JBT Corporation, Krones Group AG, Scholle Packaging, Filling Equipment Co Inc., Bosch Packaging Technology, KHS GmbH, Coesia Group S.p.A., Ronchi Mario S.p.A. and Tetra Laval, among others are some of the key vendors in filling equipment market.



Sunday 23 November 2014

Performance Management Systems Market -Worldwide Market Forecast and Analysis till 2020

Performance management (PM) is a set of activities that ensure goals and objectives of an organization are consistently met in an efficient and effective manner. The primary aim of performance management is to evaluate the performance of any employee, a department, organization, or even a process that develops a product or a service. With technology advancements, software solutions for performance evaluation known as performance management systems have witnessed unprecedented demand globally. Performance management systems offer flexible and continuous evaluation platform for self-improvement. These systems consists of basic principles such as performance review cycle, performance improvement plan and human resource specific professional practices. Performance management systems have its application across various end use industry verticals including, government, manufacturing, healthcare, retail, IT and telecom and media among others. Moreover, they are used in consulting companies, banking sectors, financial and insurance (BFSI) institutions.
The market for performance management systems is surging forward and will continue to do so in the near future. Performance management systems have witnessed unprecedented demand with introduction of Software as a Service (SaaS) delivery model. Currently, the performance management systems offer a broad array of facilities catering to multiple application areas such as performance evaluation, performance appraisal in educational institutions, universities, corporate and training organizations. . Recent performance management solutions such as Taleo (Oracle) and Kenexa (IBM) offer out-of-the-box functionalities such as candidate searching, candidate relationship management, which reduce deployment time, along with the consulting costs.
Increasing adoption of cloud computing solutions and mobile phones, and growth traction in social networking service and big data are likely to play a vital role in market growth for performance management systems. Performance management systems help to filter data speedily and reach organization/company insights and take decisions. Introduction of advanced software solutions has contributed to a surge in demand of performance management systems. Additionally, increased spending on performance management solutions by the IT industry, despite organizational budgetary restrictions is also a key factor fueling the growth of the performance management systems market.
Established vendors in the market are continuously involved in introducing new and updated versions of their solutions every year. For instance, vendors such as Adaptive Insights and Host Analytics, Inc. offer small updates every quarter. These updates help the organizations expand core functionalities of their products and subsequently increase its customer base
Players such as IBM Corporation, CA Technologies, Inc., Compuware Corporation, Keynote Systems, Inc., BMC Software, Inc., Microsoft Corporation, SAP SE, SAS Institute Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Company dominate the performance management systems market. However, their market leadership is under pressure owing to threats from new entrants such as AppDynamics and New Relic. Additionally, technological advancements in the existing performance management solutions are key factors to obtain a competitive edge. For instance, Longview Solutions successfully introduced the SaaS version of its tax solutions. Similarly, Tagetik Software and Axiom EPM introduced the updated versions of their products, while Prophix Software, Inc. in its latest release introduced strong mobile capabilities. Such developments are further expected to fuel the market growth of the performance management systems.

Global Converged Infrastructure Market Outlook, Industry Trends and Forecast, 2014 – 2020

Converged infrastructure is a concept of grouping multiple IT (Information Technology) resources like software, servers, networking equipment and data-storage devices into a single and optimized computing package. This concept enables organizations to consolidate systems, centralize the management of IT resources, save time and increase the rate at which resources are being utilized. Converged infrastructure implements pool of computers, networking and storage resources that are shared by multiple applications and are managed using policy driven processes. The benefits of implementing converged infrastructure systems include lower costs due to less cabling and lesser network connections, accelerated deployment of IT services, reduced fragmentation of resources and heightened efficiency.
The converged infrastructure market can be segmented on the basis of architecture as preconfigured and custom built. In preconfigured infrastructure solutions, simple tools are provided for repetitive common tasks. Integrated tools are also available for sophisticated and specialized tasks. In custom built converged infrastructure, the system is customized to satisfy the widest range of requirements by various establishments. The converged infrastructure market can also be segmented on the basis of verticals. These include retail, IT and telecom, Banking Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI), manufacturing, public sector, healthcare and others.
There are various factors that are contributing to the growth of this market. Customization as per business requirements is one such factor. Vendors of converged infrastructure have designed customized solutions that combine networking, storage and virtualization technology for faster and less risky method in solving data center issues. Implementing a customized converged infrastructure system saves a lot of time in designing solutions from the scratch that addresses the data center issues. Further, once implemented according to the business needs, this system can be operated via a single console and possesses a single support contact, in case if the software or hardware is provided from multiple vendors. Another factor contributing to the growth of this market is the reasonable amount of expenditure required to implement such systems. A converged infrastructure system automates certain processes that enable organizations in saving a lot of time and rapidly deploy new applications with a greater degree of confidence. Traditional data management centers are becoming obsolete and have created the demand for converged infrastructure market and contributing to the growth of this market.
The major drawback of traditional datacenters is the maintenance costs incurred and incapability to handle huge workloads, which is overcome by the converged infrastructure systems. However, finding the right vendor to meet the business requirements accurately could be a daunting task. Usually, vendors possess loads of experience in technological aspects of converged infrastructure solutions. From the user end, it is possible to find certain limitations in the technologies within the processes that are converged. Also, some establishments are used by internet networks and would prefer to continue their dependency on internet networks. These factors are adversely affecting the growth of converged infrastructure market. Integrating converged infrastructure with mobile applications for accessing organizational resources at convenient time and location is a huge opportunity for this market to flourish.
Some of the major players in the converged infrastructure market include Hewlett-Packard Company, NetApp Inc., EMC Corporation, International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation, Oracle Corporation, Dell Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., Hitachi, Ltd., Fujitsu Ltd. and Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. among others.

Online Video Conferencing Services Review Market Global Trends and Forecast 2014 – 2020

Video conferencing is the telecommunication technologies allowing two or more persons at different locations to communicate by simultaneous two-way audio and video transmissions. Video conferencing services differ from the video call services, video conferencing majorly help in conferencing multiple locations over individuals. Video conferencing services providers have to follow certain standards laid by International Telecommunications Union (ITU) such as ITU H.320, ITU H.264 and ITU V.80. Key equipment used in video conferencing services are microphones, conference bridges, peripherals, cameras, external compression cards, internal compression cards, monitors, codecs and codec boards, software for video conferencing, desktop computers, phone links, roll-abouts and others.
Introduction of high capacity broadband telecommunication services is driving the adoption of video conferencing services. The demand for video conferencing services is increasing in industries such as media, business, education and healthcare acting as a driver for the market. Globalization and workforce decentralization are the business factors responsible for extensive use of video conferencing services in businesses. However, under developed telecommunication infrastructure in Asia Pacific and rest of the world region are restraining the growth in these regions. Global recessionary pressure is one of the major challenges for growth of this market. Developing markets such as India, China and Brazil hold immense market potential for the growth of video conferencing services market in coming years. Rapid proliferation of the IP based video conferencing systems and internet drives are expected to drive market in coming years. Server message block (SMB) and integrated services for digital network (ISDN) are the opportunities for players in this market.
Global video conferencing services market is segmented on the basis of technology, service contract, service type, end-use industry and geography. On the basis of technology the conferencing services market is segmented into audio conferencing, data conferencing, video conferencing and tele-immersion services. Video conferencing services market is segmented on the basis of service contract type into managed videoconferencing services, cloud based video conferencing services, hosted videoconferencing service and mobile cloud video conferencing.
Further, on the basis of service type video conferencing services market is segmented into consulting service, public room service, maintenance service, transport service and remote training services. Video conferencing services find their applications in various industrial sectors. Video conferencing services use two major modes for operation such as voice activated with (VAS) and continuous presence mode. Video conferencing services market is segmented on the basis of end-use industry into house-hold application, government, education industry, medicine and healthcare industry, business and media, among others. North America currently holds the maximum market shares on global video conferencing services market in terms of revenue followed by Europe and Asia Pacific. In coming years developing economies are expected to lead the video conferencing market.
Global video conferencing services market include key players such as Applied Global Technologies LLC, IVCi, LLC, Level 3 Communications, Deutsche Telekom A.G., 8x8, Inc., SingTel Optus Pty Limited, BT Conferencing Inc., ACT Conferencing, Inc., Orange Business Services, AT&T Inc., Blue Jeans Network, AVI-SPL, Inc., NTT Communications Corporation, CoroWare, Inc., Visions Connected Netherlands BV, Reliance Globalcom Ltd., TelSpan Inc. and Vidtel, Inc.


Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring Market - Global Industry Analysis and Forecast 2014 – 2020

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring includes measurement of blood pressure at regular intervals of time usually after every 15-20 minutes and is performed for 24 hours, during which patient conducts normal day to day activities. Ambulatory blood pressure monitors are portable automated monitor worn on a belt connected to standard cuff on upper arm. The device uses an oscillometric technique to identify systolic, diastolic, mean blood pressure and heart rate. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring provides valuable and precise diagnostic information in comparison to in-clinic and home blood pressure monitoring. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring is used for monitoring different types of conditions with respect to hypertension which includes:
  • Episodic hypertension
  • Hypertension due to increased monitoring
  • Hypotensive symptoms caused by antihypertensive medications
  • Autonomic dysfunction
  • Masked hypertension
  • To differentiate between white collar (coat) hypertension and true hypertension
  • To evaluate whether antihypertensive therapy is modifying the early morning blood pressure surge
Ambulatory blood pressure market is growing at faster pace majorly due to an increase in the number of patients suffering from low or high blood pressure all over the world. According to the World Heart Federation, currently, around one billion people worldwide are suffering from high blood pressure and the number is expected to reach 1.56 billion by 2025. With the use of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, patients can avoid further complications through regular checks of blood pressure level and accordingly regulate their food habits.
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring is also witnessing growth at rapid rate due to increasing adoption of product bundling strategies by market players. In product bundling, companies offer blood glucose monitors, thermometers and pulse oximeters in addition to ambulatory blood pressure monitors. The patients also prefer such packages in comparison to individual products as they are more cost-effective. However, the major challenge which ambulatory blood glucose market is facing is that the market is highly price sensitive. This is mainly because Asian companies have introduced the ambulatory blood pressure monitors in comparatively low prices. With the increase in number of companies importing the monitors in low prices is leading to decline in ambulatory blood pressure monitoring market.
Restricted reimbursement limits for ambulatory blood pressure monitoring is one of the factors that is restraining the ambulatory blood pressure monitoring market. The only ambulatory blood pressures monitor which is reimbursed is the one which is used for diagnosing and differentiating white collar (coat) hypertension. The ambulatory blood pressure monitoring which is used in clinical segment is underplayed by the reimbursement policies due to high cost incurred by the patients.
North America and Europe lead the ambulatory blood pressure monitoring market due to increasing ageing population, sedentary lifestyles, government initiatives and programs to spread awareness about important information with respect to hypertension and economic stability to purchase expensive healthcare equipments. Asia-Pacific is growing at faster pace for the ambulatory blood pressure monitoring market majorly due to growing health related concerns, increase in economic affordability levels to healthcare and increasing government support towards healthcare sector.
Some of the market players in the ambulatory blood pressure monitoring market include A&D Company, Ltd., Spacelabs Healthcare, Inc., Welch Allyn, Inc., Beijing Avantgarde Medical Equipment Company, Ltd., Microlife AG, Schiller AG, Omron Healthcare Company, Ltd., SunTech Medical, Inc., AViTA Corporation, GE Healthcare, Qinhuangdao Sanwin Trading Company, Ltd. and Shenzhen Phenitech Technology Company, Ltd.