Worldwide Blade Server 2012–2016 Forecast and 2011 Vendor Shares

This IDC study presents market size and forecast information for the worldwide blade server market for the 2012–2016 forecast period. For contextual comparisons, historical market data is charted against other server form factors including a density-optimized server, a new form factor that targets large-scale datacenters. The blade market is forecast at the worldwide and regional levels. The document also analyzes vendor performance and presents market shares for the blade segment.

"After a decade of being introduced into the server market, blade servers remain a driver of growth for the industry. Initially focused on density at their inception, blade platforms are now being leveraged in converged systems, which integrate compute, storage, and networking and aim to deliver more efficient and agile IT infrastructures," said Jed Scaramella, research manager, Enterprise Server Group. "As converged systems and private clouds are increasingly a goal for many enterprise IT organizations, IDC expects blade growth to continue to outpace the market over the forecast period."