Gartner shrnuje čtvrtletní výsledky z trhu se servery v regionu EMEA (Evropa, Blízký a Střední východ, Afrika). Podle analytiků došlo ve třetím čtvrtletí tohoto roku k poklesu prodejů o 4% a meziročnímu růstu tržeb o pouhé 1,2%. Errol Rasit z Gartner k tomu uvádí: „Růst prodeje serverů ve druhém čtvrtletí se ukázal být krátkodobým jevem a marginální růst tržeb ve výši 1,2% ve třetím čtvrtletí poukazuje na křehkost poptávky.“ Navzdory urychlené obnově instalované báze, cloud computingu a digitálnímu byznysu, které vzbuzují pozitivní očekávání, přinesou tyto projekty podle analytiků své ovoce často až mnohem později. Dnes tyto efekty nejsou dostatečně patrné na to, aby převážily nad rozpočtovými škrty a konsolidací trhu. (TZ)
Gartner Says EMEA Server Revenue Grew Despite Shipments Falling 4 Per Cent in the Third Quarter of 2014
Egham, UK, 3rd December, 2014 — In Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), server shipments in the third quarter of 2014 declined 4 per cent, according to Gartner, Inc. Server revenue reached $2.9 billion, a 1.2 per cent year-over-year increase.
„The server shipment growth seen in the second quarter proved to be a short-lived phenomenon, and marginal revenue growth of 1.2 per cent in the third quarter of 2014 highlights the fragility of demand,“ said Errol Rasit, research director at Gartner. Server revenue grew for the third consecutive quarter after 10 consecutive quarters of revenue declines.
„Despite many positive growth expectations for the EMEA server market – such as an accelerated installed base refresh, cloud computing and digital business – many of these projects will bear fruit over many years, rather than providing a short-term uptick in demand. Today, these effects are not positive enough to radically outpace budgetary caution and server consolidation.“
In the third quarter of 2014, HP extended its revenue share lead in EMEA with 6.4 per cent growth (see Table 1). The vendor posted a strong result despite a shipment decline of 8.2 per cent (see Table 2). HP’s growth in the third quarter was fuelled by demand for blade and rack-optimised systems, the result of a fairly traditional demand profile throughout the quarter.
Dell moved to become the second-ranked vendor in terms of revenue and shipments, replacing IBM. Dell exhibited strong growth of 9 per cent in revenue and 3.4 per cent in shipments. This compares to double-digit declines for IBM’s revenue and shipments. Dell exhibited a consistent improvement in sales as it improved channel coverage, product breadth and solution offerings. IBM is experiencing a period of major transition as it completes the divestment of its x86 business, its RISC business undergoes renovation in the face of declining UNIX demand, and its mainframe business hits a cyclical low point in anticipation of new product releases.
Table 1
EMEA: Server Vendor Revenue Estimates, 3Q14 (US Dollars)
| Company | 3Q14
Revenue |
3Q14 Market Share (%) | 3Q13
Revenue |
3Q13 Market Share (%) | 3Q14-3Q13 Growth (%) |
| HP | 1,165,314,324 | 40.63 | 1,095,435,019 | 38.6 | 6.38 |
| Dell | 453,965,225 | 15.83 | 416,240,750 | 14.7 | 9.06 |
| IBM | 440,807,656 | 15.37 | 563,758,746 | 19.9 | -21.81 |
| Fujitsu | 201,063,167 | 7.01 | 195,725,072 | 6.9 | 2.73 |
| Cisco | 161,460,000 | 5.63 | 121,940,000 | 4.3 | 32.41 |
| Others | 445,650,206 | 15.54 | 442,335,243 | 15.6 | 0.75 |
| Total | 2,868,260,577 | 100 | 2,835,434,829 | 100 | 1.16 |
Source: Gartner (December 2014)
Table 2
EMEA: Server Shipment Estimates, 3Q14 (Units)
| Company | 3Q14
Shipments |
3Q14 Market Share (%) | 3Q13
Shipments |
3Q13 Market Share (%) | 3Q14-3Q13 Growth (%) |
| HP | 203,294 | 38.66 | 221,427 | 40.43 | -8.19 |
| Dell | 107,965 | 20.53 | 104,433 | 19.07 | 3.38 |
| IBM | 37,979 | 7.22 | 44,673 | 8.16 | -14.98 |
| Fujitsu | 29,941 | 5.69 | 29,900 | 5.46 | 0.14 |
| Cisco | 16,705 | 3.18 | 15,259 | 2.79 | 9.48 |
| Others | 129,907 | 24.71 | 131,935 | 24.09 | -1.54 |
| Total | 525,791 | 100 | 547,627 | 100 | -3.99 |
Source: Gartner (December 2014)
„Many IT organisations are struggling to prioritise server projects in the context of broader data centre modernisation initiatives, such as networking and storage optimisation,“ said Mr Rasit. „The challenge for the server providers will be to help organisations make the right spending decisions to support IT project success during 2015. This may limit server spending in the short term, but will pay off in the long term as server projects rise in importance once again.“
From a regional perspective, only Western Europe recorded revenue growth (4 per cent) compared to revenue declines of 6 and 7 per cent in Eastern Europe and the Middle East and Africa, respectively. During the third quarter of 2014, x86 server revenue increased 6 per cent in EMEA. RISC/Itanium Unix revenue declined 13.2 per cent and the „Other CPU“ segment’s revenue decreased by 39 per cent.
„Eastern Europe and the Middle East and Africa continued to exhibit weakness in demand. These regions still contain the promise of long term growth, but macro-economic and geopolitical challenges in key markets have muted short-term server investment,“ said Mr Rasit.
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