White-box servers: Key market research findings
- Increased spending on infrastructure drives the market
- Formation of the Open Compute Project Foundation
- Key vendors—Inventec, MiTAC, Quanta, Super Micro Computer, and Wistron
Technavio’s market research analysts estimate the global white-box server market to grow at a CAGR of over 19% between 2016 and 2020. The increase in the spending on infrastructure is the primary driver for market growth. Analytic applications used for big data analytics and other complex cloud-based applications require a high computing power. The growing demand for servers from organizations such as Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Microsoft is likely to aid the adoption of additional servers. In 2015, the Americas dominated the global white-box server market by accounting for over 48% of the overall market share. The growth in the market in this region is directly influenced by the existence of numerous data centers in the Americas. The increase in the number of data centers and the renovation of existing data centers, especially in the US, is likely to propel growth in the white-box server market in the Americas by 2020.
The new industry research report from Technavio discusses in detail the key drivers and trends responsible for the growth in this market and its sub-segments.
“The rapid implementation of software defined data center (SDDC) is the latest trend in the market. SDDC is a data center where all the IT infrastructure is virtualized and delivered as a service by carrying out deployment, provisioning, monitoring, and management of the data center resources through an automated software. The need for SDDC is fueled by growing business demands and increasing complexity with regard to data center operations and management. For instance, organizations such as Facebook and Google are experiencing the benefits offered by software defined infrastructure owing to the adoption of SDDC,” Rakesh Panda, Lead Analyst, ICT, Technavio Research.
The Open Compute Project was launched by Facebook 2011 to develop high-performance data center infrastructures such as IT, power, rack, and cooling equipment, to reduce power consumption and costs. With the implementation of an innovative infrastructure design, Facebook was able to remarkably reduce the power consumption and operational expenditure (OPEX). Later, the company shared its design with its partners including Intel, Rackspace, and Goldman Sachs to form the Open Compute Project Foundation, which focuses on the design of energy efficient and scalable infrastructure.
The key vendors in the global white-box server market include Inventec, MiTAC, Quanta, Super Micro Computer, and Wistron. This market is expected to grow heavily during the forecast period owing to increased adoption of serves among internet data centers. White-box server needs strong expertise in offering products specific to various operational needs. 0053everal chip manufacturers such as Intel, ARM, and ASpeed are also witnessing increased revenue through the adoption of white-box servers. ASpeed is expected to grow at a high CAGR of around 15% during the forecast period because of the increased implementation of white-box servers.
A more detailed analysis is available in the Technavio report, Global White-box Server Market 2016-2020.
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