Weltweiter Server-Umsatz wächst im vierten Quartal 2015 um 8,2 Prozent

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Im vierten Quartal 2015 ist der weltweite Server-Umsatz um 8,2 Prozent im Vergleich zum Vorjahr gestiegen, so das IT Research- und Beratungsunternehmen Gartner. Die Server-Verkäufe stiegen im gleichen Zeitraum um 9,2 Prozent. Im Gesamtjahr 2015 stieg der Umsatz um 10,1 Prozent, die Verkäufe um 9,9 Prozent.

»Der Wachstumstreiber im vierten Quartal war die Kategorie der ‚anderen Hersteller‘«, erklärt Jeffrey Hewitt, Research Vice President bei Gartner. »Diese Sammelkategorie mit sogenannten Original Design Manufacturers (ODMs) wie Quanta und Wistron, hat über 750 Millionen US-Dollar mehr Umsatz verzeichnet als im vierten Quartal 2014 und auch über 170.000 Einheiten mehr verkauft.«


Gartner Says Worldwide Server Revenue Grew 8.2 Per Cent in the Fourth Quarter of 2015, While Shipments Increased 9.2 Per Cent

STAMFORD, Conn., 9th March, 2016 — In the fourth quarter of 2015, worldwide server shipments increased 9.2 per cent year over year, while revenue grew 8.2 per cent from the fourth quarter of 2014, according to Gartner, Inc. In 2015, worldwide server shipments grew 9.9 per cent, and server revenue increased 10.1 per cent.

»The real growth driver for the quarter in terms of absolute value was the other vendors category,« said Jeffrey Hewitt, research vice president at Gartner. »This collection of unspecified vendors that includes original design manufacturers (ODMs), like Quanta and Wistron, contributed over $750 million in revenue and over 170,000 server unit shipments for the period. This demonstrates that the growth of hyperscale data centres, like those of Facebook, Google and Microsoft, continues to be the leading contributor to physical server increases globally.«

In the fourth quarter of 2015, the regions with the highest growth rates in terms of unit shipments were Asia/Pacific (20.1 per cent), North America (8.5 per cent) and Western Europe (4.3 per cent). All regions except Asia/Pacific, North America and Western Europe declined in vendor revenue, with those particular geographies exhibiting growth of 19.7 per cent, 9.7 per cent and 8.0 per cent, respectively.

Even as its revenue declined 2.2 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2015, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) led the worldwide server market based on revenue with 25.2 per cent of the market (see Table 1). Of the top five global vendors, all but HPE showed growth for the quarter. The primary decline in HPE’s server shipments can be attributed to a global weakness in Windows-based x86 servers, while the decline in revenue was driven mostly by a drop in RISC/Itanium Unix server sales for the period.

Table 1
Worldwide: Server Vendor Revenue Estimates, 4Q15 (US Dollars)

Company 4Q15

Revenue

4Q15 Market Share ( %) 4Q14

Revenue

4Q14 Market Share ( %) 4Q15-4Q14 Growth ( %)
HPE 3,813,592,269 25.2 3,897,668,666 27.9 -2.2
Dell 2,533,495,993 16.7 2,425,147,102 17.3 4.5
IBM 1,974,018,084 13.0 1,788,907,117 12.8 10.3
Lenovo 1,136,141,494 7.5 1,103,620,000 7.9 2.9
Cisco 928,044,000 6.1 772,200,000 5.5 20.2
Others 4,746,482,524 31.4 3,992,676,197 28.6 18.9
Total 15,131,774,365 100.0 13,980,218,081 100.0 8.2

Source: Gartner (March 2016)

 

In server shipments, HPE remained the worldwide leader for the fourth quarter of 2015, even as its shipments declined 2.6 per cent (see Table 2). Huawei and Inspur Electronics experienced the strongest growth in the fourth quarter of 2015, with shipment growth of 27 per cent and 53.3 per cent, respectively.

Table 2
Worldwide: Server Vendor Shipments Estimates, 4Q15 (Units)

Company 4Q15

Shipments

4Q15 Market Share ( %) 4Q14

Shipments

4Q14 Market Share ( %) 4Q15-4Q14 Growth ( %)
HPE 625,543 21.2 642,007 23.7 -2.6
Dell 527,736 17.9 529,411 19.6 -0.3
Lenovo 256,571 8.7 242,322 9.0 5.9
Huawei 149,742 5.1 117,911 4.4 27.0
Inspur Electronics 140,166 4.7 91,444 3.4 53.3
Others 1,255,747 42.5 1,082,985 40.0 16.0
Total 2,955,505 100.0 2,706,080 100.0 9.2

Source: Gartner (March 2016)

 

Worldwide x86 server demand increased in shipments by 9.3 per cent and revenue by 10.4 per cent for the fourth quarter of 2015.

In Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), server shipments exceeded 616 million units in the fourth quarter of 2015, an increase of 1.3 per cent year over year (see Table 4). Server revenue totalled $3.8 billion, an increase of 5.7 per cent year over year (see Table 3).

»The server market in EMEA achieved both shipment and revenue increases in 2015 and this positive performance was primarily driven by growth in Western Europe,« said Adrian O’Connell, research director at Gartner. »Revenue benefited from the appreciation of the US dollar. Helped by the usual replacement cycle, many infrastructure deployments continued to occur despite dollar-related price increases.«

HPE — in its first quarter as a new company — lost revenue in the fourth quarter of 2015 but remained in the No. 1 position. »For HPE to maintain its lead, it must improve its execution,« said Mr O’Connell. Dell and IBM both increased their revenue in the fourth quarter of 2015. Dell’s proposed organisational changes did not impact its results and the fourth quarter typically favours IBM, which achieved the highest revenue growth in the fourth quarter of 2015.

In shipment terms, HPE slightly grew market share. Dell performed better and gained ground over HPE. Cisco, ranked in fifth, saw the best volume increase of the top five vendors, as it continued to steadily expand its server product portfolio.

»Although the fourth quarter of 2015 achieved growth, the race will be on to drive results throughout 2016,« said Mr O’Connell. »With HPE, Dell, IBM and Lenovo all going through organisational changes, 2016 will decide which companies have made the right choices to drive their server businesses forward.«

 

Table 3
EMEA: Server Vendor Revenue Estimates, 4Q15 (US Dollars)

Company 4Q15

Revenue

4Q15 Market Share ( %) 4Q14

Revenue

4Q14 Market Share ( %) 4Q15-4Q14 Growth ( %)
HPE 1,305,632,869 34.3 1,349,742,231 37.5 -3.3
Dell 658,753,302 17.3 582,324,225 16.2 13.1
IBM 479,738,395 12.6 393,464,384 10.9 21.9
Lenovo 299,150,028 7.9 352,730,000 9.8 -15.2
Fujitsu 275,640,545 7.2 232,977,606 6.5 18.3
Others 786,175,558 20.7 688,399,132 19.1 14.2
Total 3,805,090,697 100.0 3,599,637,577 100.0 5.7

Source: Gartner (March 2016)

 

Table 4
EMEA: Server Vendor Shipments Estimates, 4Q15 (Units)

Company 4Q15

Shipments

4Q15 Market Share ( %) 4Q14

Shipments

4Q14 Market Share ( %) 4Q15-4Q14 Growth ( %)
HPE 238,496 38.7 237,712 39.0 0.3
Dell 140,536 22.8 128,329 21.1 9.5
Lenovo 40,873 6.6 54,335 8.9 -24.8
Fujitsu 28,810 4.7 30,544 5.0 -5.7
Cisco 19,374 3.1 16,002 2.6 21.1
Others 148,426 24.1 141,918 23.3 4.6
Total 616,515 100.0 608,840 100.0 1.3

Source: Gartner (March 2016)

 

Full Year 2015 Server Market Results

2015 produced overall increases of 9.9 per cent in shipments and 10.1 per cent in revenue. x86 servers continued to be the predominant platform used for large-scale data centre build-outs across the globe, and the growth of integrated systems, while still relatively small as an overall percentage of the hardware infrastructure market, also provided some growth contribution to the x86 server space for the year. The outlook for 2016 suggests that modest growth will continue in the server space on the whole with some constraint being felt from current economic and currency exchange issues in some regions.

Additional information is available to clients who have access to Gartner’s Servers Quarterly Statistics. This database provides worldwide market size and share data by vendor revenue and unit shipments. Segments include: region, vendor, vendor brand, sub brand, CPU type, CPU group, max CPU, platform, price band, operating system and distribution channel.