This IDC study forecast for DC services market by carriers and pure-play DC service providers from 2017 to 2021. The prominence of global players is becoming more apparent in the carrier and pure-play DC service provider DC services market and it is time for structural changes to be implemented. Also, with the emergence of the digital transformation (DX) era, system of engagement (SoE) spending is estimated to rise in the future. “One of the best strategies for DC service providers is to expand sales by acquiring rapidly growing customers through DX and retain their loyalty. Fast growing customers seek infrastructure that offers scalability without delay in accordance with business expansion. DC service providers, therefore, need to emphasize the scalability of services,” says Yoko Ono, senior market analyst, Communications, IDC Japan.
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- IDC Market Forecast Figure
- Executive Summary
- Advice for Technology Suppliers
- Market Forecast
- (Reference) Market Size Forecast for Overall Japan Datacenter Services Market
- Market Context
- Drivers and Inhibitors
- Drivers
- Growing Migration of Enterprise Business Systems from On-premise to Datacenters (Includes Hosting and Software as a Service)
- Growing Presence of Megacloud Operators in Japan
- Growing Utilization of Applications such as Cognitive and AI Systems
- Inhibitors
- Reduction in Project Size of Existing Systems due to High System Density and Consolidation
- Growing Migration from Existing DC Services to Public Cloud
- Significant Market Developments
- The Focus on Megacloud Operators Is Increasing
- Growing Spending on Closed Connection of Megacloud Services
- Change in Strategic Focus of Carriers
- Provision of Hosting and IaaS for Cognitive and AI Systems
- Changes from Prior Forecast
- Market Definition
- Methodology
- Survey Data
- Related Research
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