Server Hardware includes various types of servers and associated hardware. Examples of server hardware include blades, fault-tolerant servers, mainframes, x86S-Standard servers, parallel processors, supercomputers, RISC baser servers, messaging servers, etc.
Presently, the primary concern across the industries is hardware obsolescence that is leading to downtime and making productivity a paramount issue. In addition, running older hardware is also proving to be expensive for the companies; thereby increasing the need for energy efficient hardware. With the evolution of new technologies, server efficiency has improved by multifold, and is constantly evolving as per business needs.
The recession, intense competition in the market, and increasing interest in virtualization & server consolidation has affected the Chinese server hardware industry, resulting in a slow growth rate. However, driven by the demand of energy efficient servers (x86 server and low priced servers), the market is slowly recovering. In addition, the need to replace or upgrade systems, rapid growth of SMBs, and adoption of servers by the established industries (such as telecom, finance, manufacturing) and the vast deployment of servers by the governmental organizations will play an important role in the development of the Chinese server hardware market. Further, the increased recognition of domestic servers and vendors will drive the demand for middle-and low-end products.
The report by TechNavio Insights forecasts the size of the Server Hardware market in China over the period 2008-2012. Further, it discusses the key market trends, drivers and challenges of the Server Hardware market in China, and profiles some of the key vendors of this industry.