Cloud Computing to Drive $6.4 Billion in Server Hardware Spending by 2014, According to IDC
FRAMINGHAM,
Mass., July 30, 2010 – Cloud computing presents a viable option
for IT organizations seeking to reduce the complexity within their IT
environments, either by means of converged systems that arrive pre-integrated
and ready to use (for private clouds) or systems that are offsite entirely
(public cloud). In both scenarios, the pursuit of cloud computing options will
drive new spending on server hardware. International Data Corporation (IDC) forecasts that server hardware revenue for public
cloud computing will grow from $582 million in 2009 to $718 million in 2014.
Server revenue for the larger private cloud market will grow from $2.6 billion
to $5.7 billion in the same time period.
“Many IT decision makers are seriously considering
cloud computing as a way to dramatically simply their sprawling virtual and
physical infrastructure,” said Katherine Broderick,
research analyst, Enterprise Platforms and Datacenter Trends.
“However, there is still some lingering apprehension over issues like
integration, availability, security, and costs. These concerns, and how they
are addressed by IT vendors, will continue to guide the adoption of cloud
computing over the next several years.”
IDC defines cloud services to be business and consumer
products, services, and solutions delivered and consumed in real-time over the
Internet. Public cloud computing is characterized as being open to a largely
unrestricted universe of potential users; designed for a market, rather than
for a single enterprise. In contrast, private cloud computing is designed for,
and access restricted to, a single enterprise (or extended enterprise); an
internal shared resource, not a commercial offering; IT organization as
“vendor” of a shared/standard service to its users.
Additional findings from IDC’s research include the
following:
- Public cloud computing has lower ASVs than an
average x86-based server
- Public cloud seems less likely to be broadly
adopted than private
- Public clouds will be less enterprise focused
than private clouds
- According to recent IDC survey results,
almost half of respondents, 44%, are considering private clouds
The IDC study, Worldwide Enterprise
Server Cloud Computing 2010-2014 Forecast (IDC #223118) presents market
size and forecast information for server hardware infrastructure supporting
public and private clouds from 2009 through 2014. This is IDC’s first cloud
forecast from the server hardware perspective and will be built upon in the
future. This document presents the opportunity for servers in the cloud by
customer revenue, units, CPU type, form factor, and workload.
For more information, contact:
Katherine Broderick
kbroderick@idc.com
508-935-4393
Michael Shirer
press@idc.com
508-935-4200
