Servers have a key role in an |
Forecast & Opportunities, 2019”, the |
organization’ s IT infrastructure as they |
Indian server market revenues are |
provides data security, enhanced |
projected to grow at a CAGR of around |
operational efficiency and energy saving. |
7.4 % during 2014-19. The demand for |
Growing SMBs and increasing IT spending |
servers is majorly driven by growing SMB |
in IT & ITeS, retail, telecommunication, |
market, increasing popularity and |
BFSI and government sectors is boosting |
adoption of x86 based blade servers. In |
the server market in India. With rapid |
India, due to lack of server manufacturing |
growth in IT spending in India, companies |
infrastructure in the country, servers are |
are expected to spend more on advancing |
imported from countries such as China, |
their IT infrastructure, which include |
Singapore and the United States. |
devices, data center systems, software, |
Increasing IT spending from the |
etc. Majority of the server companies, |
government as well as private companies |
including IBM, HP and Dell, are focusing |
to revamp their IT infrastructure is |
towards new servers designs such as |
expected to drive the country’ s server |
blade servers and cloud servers. This is on |
market over the next five years. This is |
account of higher energy saving potential |
further supported by emerging trends of |
and minimization of space and cabling |
cloud based servers with concepts of big |
requirements in enterprises. South is the |
data and virtualization gaining market |
leading region in India’ s server market, |
adoption. A rapid growth in the use of |
wherein, cities such as Bangalore, |
complex computations and increase in |
Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad |
number of real time data transactions in |
are the key contributors. |
enterprises are also augmenting the |
demand for servers in the country. |
IT & ITeS, Retail, Telecommunication, |
players such as Lenovo and Fujitsu are |
BFSI and Government Sectors are Major |
also expected to contribute significantly |
Growth Drivers for India Server Market. |
to the growth of the market. |
Server installation benefits enterprises in |
Growing popularity of cloud computing, |
several ways such as increasing efficiency, |
virtualization and big data is boosting the |
providing data backup, reducing |
server market in India, wherein, blade |
operating cost and optimizing energy |
servers and micro servers are the major |
consumption. Further, the servers make |
drivers. x86 form of servers are also |
the functioning of an enterprise |
significantly contributing to the growth of |
centralized, scalable and flexible. India’ s |
the Indian server market as they |
sever market is expected to register |
effectively address the increasing real time |
significant growth during the next five |
data transaction requirements of small |
years. The country’ s server market is |
and medium enterprises. |
largely driven by IT & ITeS and BFSI |
“ Southern region in India accounts for the |
sectors on account of growing demand |
largest share, in revenue terms, of India’ s |
for blade and rack servers from these |
server market, primarily due to presence |
sectors. The implementation of new |
of various IT hubs such as Bangalore, |
concepts, such as ERP and CRM in small |
Hyderabad and Chennai. This region is |
and medium enterprises, is also |
expected to continue its dominance over |
contributing to the growth of servers in |
the next five years on account of rapid IT |
India. |
infrastructure development coupled with |
According to a recently published report |
growing deployment of cloud services. |
by TechSci Research,“ India Server |
Also, with the emergence and increasing |
Market Forecast and Opportunities, |
adoption big data in data centers, the |
2019”, the country’ s server market |
demand for servers market is expected to |
revenues are projected to grow at a CAGR |
increase over the next five years”, said Mr. |
of around 7.4 % during 2014-19. IBM, HP |
Karan Chechi, Research Director with |
and Dell are the leading server vendors in |
TechSci Research, a research based |
India. However, in the coming years, |
global management consulting firm. |