IT Managers Have Their Heads in the Clouds: Worldwide Cloud Server Revenue to Reach $9.4 Billion by 2015, According to IDC
FRAMINGHAM, Mass., June 29, 2011 – Eager to simplify their
current IT environments and introduce new initiatives to enhance overall
business value, IT leaders are embracing server cloud computing as a viable
option for decreasing complexity by adopting converged systems that arrive
pre-integrated and ready for use (private cloud) or are offsite entirely
(public cloud). According to new research from International Data
Corporation (IDC), worldwide revenue for servers deployed to public
clouds will reach $3.6 billion in 2015 while private cloud server revenue will
balloon to $5.8 billion.
“These
evolutionary, and revolutionary, changes in IT deployment and business
attitudes are having a profound impact on traditional IT environments,”
said Katie Broderick, senior research
analyst, Enterprise Platforms and Datacenter Trends and
Strategies.
“Cloud computing can dramatically simplify administrating and managing
many companies’ datacenters and position IT as a service organization for the
rest of the company. Off-loading some of the more mundane tasks to the cloud
(public or private) and freeing up manpower to focus on adding value to the
business is critical to driving cloud adoption. But, up-front costs are real,
and choosing the right vendor to manage or deploy an environment is equally
important.”
IDC’s research found
that public clouds are generally being built on simpler server hardware with a
focus on energy efficiency, density, and cost control. The reliability,
availability, and serviceability (RAS) for public clouds tends to be built into
the software layer (through failover and virtualization). As a result, public
cloud computing is a unit story with lower average selling values (ASVs) than
an average x86-based server. IDC forecasts the number of servers shipped for
deployment in public clouds will reach more than 1.2 million in 2015,
representing a 2011-2015 compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21.1%.
In contrast, private
cloud systems are being built on higher-end hardware with more memory, I/O
bandwidth, and advanced CPU capabilities. Private clouds are also more reliant
on the hardware for their RAS capabilities. Consequently, private clouds
represent a value market with larger converged systems selling at higher ASVs
than the average x86 system. IDC expects more than 570,000 servers will be
shipped for deployment into private clouds in 2015, representing a five-year
CAGR of 22.4%.
The study, Worldwide
Enterprise Server Cloud Computing 2011-2015 Forecast (IDC #228916)
presents market size and forecast information for server hardware infrastructure
supporting public and private clouds from 2010 through 2015. This is IDC’s
second cloud forecast from the server hardware perspective. This document
presents the opportunity for servers in the cloud by: customer revenue, units, CPU
type, form factor, and workload.
To purchase this
study, please contact IDC Sales at 508-988-7988 or sales@idc.com.
For more information, contact:
Katherine Broderick
kbroderick@idc.com
508-935-4393
Michael Shirer
press@idc.com
508-935-4200
