The x86 server market in India grew 10% in terms of shipments in Q3 of 2014 compared to the same period a year ago, with professional services, communications & media and banking and retail verticals driving growth, says International Data Corporation (IDC).
The non-x86 server market, however, fell 58% in terms of revenue compared to Q3 2013 due to large refreshes in verticals like banking and telecom being on hold. This market, however, is expected to revive in coming quarters with these verticals needing to compute more, IDC said.
According to Janmaijai Dhyani, server market analyst, IDC, “Large deals in the professional services vertical that were on hold previously due to elections are opening up now as there is a stable government at the centre. Continued investments by the communications and media vertical in 4G rollouts is another reason that is driving the server market in Q3 2014. It is noteworthy that the retail vertical has seen increased investments as there is lot of funding inflow here.”
In India’s x86 server market, HP continued to lead with 33% share, followed by Dell at 29%.
