The market of servers a bottom behind

Under forecast IDC, the sales volume of servers (in the prices of end users) in the world in 2nd quarter of this year will decrease to $10,6 billion Server market tests falling for 29,6 % (concerning similar indicators of previous year) already throughout four quarters on end, and rates of this falling increase. As a whole, as expect in IDC, recession in the world server market will last eight quarters on end, and in annual calculation during the period from 2nd quarter 2008 till 2nd quarter 2010 the market volume will decrease on 30,3 % or $19,1 billion Besides, under forecasts IDC, in 2nd quarter 2009 the server market will reach a bottom in this adverse period.

Then, in 2nd half of 2009 and in the beginning of 2010, rates of falling of the market will essentially decrease. IDC has lowered the forecast for 2nd quarter for 8,5 % that makes about $1 mlrd, in comparison with our previous forecast. Recession aggravation all over the world in 1st half of 2009 became the reason for that, - makes comments. Mett Eastwood. (Matt Eastwood), the vice-president of group of corporate platforms IDC. – But though we now also predict recession of the server market on 22,1 % in 2009, the worst times already behind. Actually, by the end of 3rd quarter of this year in the server market it will be realised about 90 % of a total volume of all transactions, and the market will start to be stabilised essentially. According to Eastwood, it is important to notice that in IDC believe that many customers will start strategic planning of construction of the IT Platforms throughout the remained 2009 , Before improvement of an economic climate and restoration of demand for servers in 2010 the World market of servers, volume of deliveries in money terms, 2008-2013 ($ million).

A source: IDC, June, 2009 Following the results of calendar 2009, delivery of mass servers will be reduced to 21,5 % in monetary and on 18,5 % - in quantitative expression in comparison with the similar period of 2008 Demand in the given segment will start to revive (though also moderate rates) in 2nd half of 2009 of Delivery of corporate servers of an average price segment in the same period, predictably, will decrease in money terms on 9,6 % because of recession in 2nd quarter. The segment of high-efficiency corporate servers in 2009, under forecasts, will be narrowed on 35,2 % that speaks essential reduction of capital expenses in the large companies throughout all year. As a whole, predictably, volume of the server market in 2009 Will decrease on 22,1 % in money terms and on 18,3 % - in quantitative expression in comparison with 2008 we Will remind that experts Gartner result similar forecasts: they expect that will be difficult for all server market 2009, and to return to growth till 2010 to it hardly it will be possible. We will remind that till now their colleagues from IDC were more optimistical: they first signs of restoration of demand in a server segment in 4th quarter of this year. In Gartner the worst for all history of the server market named 1st quarter of this year, but estimations for 2nd quarter yet have not published.