The biggest gains were enjoyed by the so-called “volume” servers market segment, with an increase of 15.4% y-o-y to US$17.3 billion; mid-range servers suffered a slight dip of 2.7% y-o-y to US$2.4 billion and high-end servers grew by 0.1% y-o-y to US$1.2 billion.
Worldwide server market grew by 12% y-o-y to US$20.9 billion in the first quarter of 2021. The low-base effect helped but demand is increasing in line with healthier economic conditions too, says IDC.
Worldwide, shipment of servers grew by 8.3% y-o-y to nearly 2.8 million units in the same quarter.
