The global micro server market has been forecast to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 62.3% over the next five years, to hit a market value of $26.55 billion by 2018.
A micro server is a small server appliance that works like a server. Micro servers are off-the-shelf appliances that are designed for ease of installation and maintenance. A micro server will come with the operating system, hardware and software preinstalled and configured by the manufacturer.
Micro servers find their major application in media storage and internet data centres especially for applications like lightweight web serving, simple content delivery nodes and low end dedicated hosting.
Micro servers presently account for 2.3% of the total server sales, however, looking at the current growth rate across the next five years, it is expected to reach 25 to 30% of the global server market.
Large corporations are actively using these services to reduce server overheads. However, it is expected to proliferate into the medium and small sized businesses aggressively due to the realisation of cost benefits offered by it.
Intel based processors dominates the market presently consisting of atom and Xeon processors. ARM based processors also have a significant share in market. However 64 bit ARM processors have not launched in the market yet.
However it is expected to be launched by 2014 which will definitely change the market dynamics. AMD based processors are also available but they occupy a minor share of the market.
Major players currently dominating the global micro servers market include Intel Corporation, Hewlett-Packard, Dell Inc, Fujitsu, and Samsung Electronics.
For more information on the global micro server market, see the latest research: Global Micro Server Market
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