Worldwide Blade Server 2008-2011 Forecast and 2006 Vendor Shares: Industry Report

Worldwide Blade Server 2008-2011 Forecast and 2006 Vendor Shares

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: IDC
Published: February 2008
Product Code: R104-32902

Description

This IDC study provides a sizing of the blade server market in 2006 and a market forecast for 2007?2011. Historical and forecast revenue data is shown for the total worldwide market and by geographic region and operating system. Revenue and market share of the leading vendors is provided for 2006.

"Since their inception, server blades have been a driver of growth for the enterprise server industry," said Jed Scaramella, senior research analyst, Enterprise Servers. "IDC believes the value proposition of the blade has shifted since its inception; initially it was about server density, today and in the future, it will focus on manageability, serviceability, and cost."

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IDC Opinion

In This Study

Methodology

Situation Overview

Figure: Worldwide Customer Revenue Share by Form Factor, 2002?2006 and 1Q07?3Q07

Regional Impact

Figure: Worldwide Blade Server Penetration by Region, 2003?2006 and 1Q07?3Q07

Blade Server Vendor Shares

Table: Worldwide Blade Server Shipments and Factory Revenue by Top 5 Vendor, 2003-2006 and 1Q07-3Q07

Figure: Worldwide Blade Server Factory Revenue Share by Top 5 Vendors, 2003?2006 and 1Q07?3Q07

Future Outlook

Forecast and Assumptions

Figure: Worldwide Blade Server End-User Spending and Shipments, 2006?2011

Table: Key Forecast Assumptions for the Worldwide Blade Server Market, 2008-2011

Blades by Operating System

Table: Worldwide Blade Server Shipments and Customer Revenue by Operating System, 2006-2011

Blades as a Form Factor

Figure: Worldwide End-User Server Spending by Form Factor, 2006?2011

Blades at a Regional Level

Figure: Worldwide Blade Server End-User Spending by Region, 2006?2011

Market Context

Table: Worldwide Blade Server Customer Revenue, 2005-2011: Comparison of October 2006 and December 2007 Forecasts ($M)

Figure: Worldwide Blade Server Customer Revenue, 2005?2011: Comparison of October 2006 and December 2007 Forecasts

Essential Guidance

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