Rise of Cloud Computing & Demand for Affordable, Energy-Efficient Server Solutions Spurs Opportunities for Micro Servers in Cloud Storage Applications

Rising adoption rates in cloud computing applications is poised to drive the global market for Micro Servers to reach US$97 billion by 2024. Defined as a server comprising of multiple nodes, Micro Servers are increasingly emerging as a low-cost and energy-efficient solution for processing low-intensive/less-demanding workloads. These servers are mainly finding usage in applications ranging from low-end dedicated hosting and simple content delivery nodes, to low-end web serving among others. While the low price point is the major factor driving popularity of Micro Servers among small and medium-sized businesses, energy-efficiency both in terms of power consumption and cooling, and space-saving attributes are encouraging their widespread adoption among larger enterprises. Demand for data center and cloud computing services are on the rise on account of growing proliferation of sophisticated mobile devices and the resulting increase in access of mobile content, which is spurring the need for servers that are cost effective, energy efficient, scalable and that can be easily maintained. Micro Servers therefore stand to gain from this trend as they are characterized by low cost, low power consumption and smaller footprint in terms of space as compared to traditional servers.

While Media Storage is currently the leading application area for Micro Servers, adoption in data centers is gaining momentum due to the growing emphasis on aspects such as storage and security of data in the corporate arena. Cloud Computing and analytics are the other application areas where Micro Servers are finding extensive usage. In an era where companies are Internet inspired, the rise of the cloud is no ordinary phenomenon. Inspired by the numerous advantages of cloud computing, several companies, small, large and medium are stepping up their efforts to build a cloud infrastructure. Driven by the growing establishment of internal data centers and the increasing focus on achieving greater efficiency in terms of workload processing, Web 2.0 companies are likely to emerge as major adopters of Micro Servers. These servers are also expected to find increased use in short-term projects, as they are relatively cheaper to deploy as compared to virtual servers. Micro servers are gearing up to weaken the stronghold of Virtualization, owing to the growing need to achieve greater efficiencies. Given their low cost and energy efficiency benefits, micro servers are emerging as attractive alternatives to virtualization of large servers in data centers, with a single large server replaced by a cluster of micro servers, offering similar computational abilities. Growing trend towards server clustering is further encouraging this trend, largely as the result of constrained IT budgets.

As stated by the new market research report on Micro Servers, the United States represents the single largest market for Micro Servers. Home to some of the largest technological companies, and being the cradle of some of the pioneering innovations in the world, the U.S. provides ample opportunities for Micro Servers. On the other hand, Asia-Pacific region, which represents the largest market for Micro Servers, also ranks as the fastest growing market with a CAGR of over 45% during the analysis period. With China at the forefront, the region is spearheading global growth for Micro Servers, owing to the growing focus on data centers which is encouraging IT spend in the region. Further, the expanding base of small and medium sized businesses in various countries that have relatively smaller IT budgets and require servers to efficiently process the high volume of small workloads, is also fueling the adoption of Micro Servers.

Key players in the market include Acer America, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., ARM Holdings Plc, Dell Technologies Inc., Fujitsu Limited, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, Intel Corporation, MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc., Marvell Technology Group Ltd., MiTAC International Corp., and Super Micro Computer, Inc. among others.

The research report titled "Micro Servers - Market Analysis, Trends, and Forecasts" announced by Global Industry Analysts Inc., provides a comprehensive review of market trends, growth drivers, innovations and launches, and strategic industry activities various players. The single segment report provides market estimates and projections in US$ million for Micro Servers for all major geographic markets including the US, Canada, Japan, Europe (France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia, and Rest of Europe), Asia-Pacific (China, India, and Rest of Asia-Pacific), Latin America, and Rest of World.

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