IT operations management software on the rise

Analsyst gartner says market increased 13 per cent in 2005 to $9.9bn

Global IT operations management software (ITOM) sales increased 13 per cent in 2005.

According to research from analyst Gartner ITOM total software revenue for 2005 was up 12.6 per cent from 2004 to $9.9bn.

‘A consistent level of consolidation continues to transform the IT operations management market,’ said Ruggero Contu, Gartner senior analyst.

‘Large vendors acquired smaller firms and established vendors were acquired by market leaders’ remarking that ‘many new vendors entered the market with ‘best of breed’ point products.’

In 2005 the top five vendors accounted for 60 per cent of the total worldwide ITOM market with US vendors generating over 95 per cent of global sales.

Figures were measured in total software revenue instead of new licence revenue. The change was prompted by the emergence of open-source software and buyer consumption models such as hosted and subscription offerings.

Total software revenue figures include new licenses, updates, subscriptions and hosting, technical support and maintenance.

IBM led with 24.2 per cent of the market share followed by Computer Associates and BMC with 13.3 per cent and 12 percent of the market respectively.

HP recorded the largest growth in 2005 with 25.7 per cent.

Configuration management was the fastest growing segment in 2005 increasing 27 per cent from 2004 driven by regulatory compliance and IT change management requirements.

The largest market segment in 2005 was availability and performance with 24.9 per cent market share.

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