What’s happening in server sales?
By Bill Bennett
August 29, 2013
Customers are buying slightly more servers, but paying a little less for them according to the latest research from Gartner.
The company says while the global server market is weak, our region, Asia-Pacific, is the bright spot. Regional server
revenue is up ten percent while shipments in the region climbed 22 percent.
IBM takes the most money from the server market accounting for a roughly 26 percent share of the money slightly ahead of
HP on 25 percent. Dell is in third place with around 18 percent.
IBM’s System z is the top money-spinner. It’s a higher value server which explains why when it comes to unit numbers, HP
is number one with 24 percent closely followed by Dell on 22 percent. IBM is a long way behind with just 8.5 percent of
units shipped.
Despite stories circulating about Oracle’s lack of success with hardware since buying Sun Microsystems, the company’s
revenue share remained much the same as a year earlier.
Other established server makers faced a challenge from new players including Cisco which saw a 43 percent jump in server
revenues. Other newcomers taking market share include Huawei and Lenovo.
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