Cloud Computing To Drive Server Hardware Spending

Cloud computing presents a viable option for IT organisations 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.

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.