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Global server shipment up 1.5 pc in 1Q12

CIOL Bureau

30 May 2012 00:00 IST

Updated On 30 May 2012 22:24 IST

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MUMBAI, INDIA: Global server shipments grew 1.5 per cent in the first quarter of 2012, while server revenue declined 1.8 per cent year over year, according to Gartner Inc.

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“The first quarter of 2012 produced relatively weak shipment growth on a global level with a variation in results by region,” said Jeffrey Hewitt, research vice president at Gartner. “All regions showed growth in server shipments except Western Europe which posted a decline of 6.4 per cent. In terms of revenue, Asia/Pacific, Middle East/Africa, and Western Europe posted declines. These results are not that surprising considering the current variations in regional economic conditions.”

“x86 servers forged ahead and grew 1.7 per cent in units in the first quarter of 2012 and 5.6 per cent in revenue. RISC/Itanium Unix servers declined 5.7 per cent in shipments and dropped 15.2 per cent in vendor revenue compared to the same quarter last year. The ‘other’ CPU category, which is primarily mainframes, showed a decline of 16.4 per cent in vendor revenue,” Hewitt said. From a regional standpoint, Eastern Europe grew the most significantly in shipments with a 16.0 per cent increase. Japan posted the highest vendor revenue growth at 10.6 percent for the period."

Table 1

Worldwide: Server Vendor Revenue Estimates, 1Q12 (U.S. Dollars)

Company	1Q12 Revenue	1Q12 Market Share (%)	1Q11 Revenue	1Q11 Market Share (%)	1Q12-1Q11 Growth (%)
IBM	3,490,477,200	28.1	3,761,762,079	29.7	-7.2
HP	3,455,759,513	27.8	3,826,499,364	30.2	-9.7
Dell	1,857,578,951	14.9	1,892,881,243	14.9	-1.9
Oracle	739,825,931	5.9	798,599,723	6.3	-7.4
Fujitsu	618,818,853	5.0	591,959,434	4.7	4.5
Other Vendors	2,275,395,408	18.3	1,798,805,381	14.2	26.5
Total	12,437,855,857	100.0	12,670,507,223	100.0	-1.8

Source: Gartner (May 2012)

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"IBM had the lead in the worldwide server market based on revenue --the company posted nearly $3.5 billion in server vendor revenue for a total share of 28.1 per cent worldwide for the first quarter of 2012. IBM’s server revenue declined 7.2 per cent. Most of IBM’s revenue contribution came from its Power Systems brand with some contribution by System x as well. Among the top five global server vendors, Fujitsu was the only company to post positive revenue growth (at 4.5 per cent).

Table 2

Worldwide: Server Vendor Shipments Estimates, 1Q12 (Units)

Company	1Q12 Shipments	1Q12 Market Share (%)	1Q11 Shipments	1Q11 Market Share (%)	1Q12-1Q11 Growth (%)
HP	685,015	29.2	687,502	29.7	-0.4
Dell	503,450	21.5	508,650	22.0	-1.0
IBM	267,556	11.4	272,238	11.8	-1.7
Fujitsu	86,360	3.7	76,648	3.3	12.7
Cisco	40,498	1.7	23,690	1.0	70.9
Other Vendors	763,205	32.5	742,970	32.1	2.7
Total	2,346,083	100.0	2,311,698	100.0	1.5

Source: Gartner (May 2012)

In server shipments, HP remained the worldwide leader in the first quarter of 2012 with relatively flat shipment growth (-0.4 per cent). This decline was driven primarily by drops in HP’s ProLiant and Integrity brands. HP’s worldwide server shipment share was 29.2 per cent in the first quarter of 2012. Fujitsu and Cisco were the two vendors among the top five to experience server shipment growth in the first quarter of 2012. In terms of server form factors, blade servers fell 1.3 per cent in shipments and grew 5.6 per cent in revenues for the quarter.

The rack-optimized form factor climbed 0.4 per cent in shipments and fell 5.3 per cent in revenue for the first quarter of 2012.

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