Server market in India is currently undergoing through a phase wherein the market can be characterized with steady growth and a cut-throat competition amongst players operating in the market space. Prime factors influencing growth in the market happen to be the increase in the number of data transactions across major industry verticals such as BFSI, manufacturing, retail and IT/ITeS amongst others. The huge presence of SMBs (Small and Medium Business) on a pan India basis further drives the market by leaps and bounds. A majority of SMBs are investing significantly in order to revamp their IT infrastructure, which in turn is providing server vendors with a fertile market place.
The market can be segregated according to various aspects such as the form factor, CPU type and price band. As of now, servers can be availed on the basis of its form factor, pricing and CPU type, says Mr. Kalyan Banga, Product Manager at Netscribes. Growing demand for higher computing power to facilitate faster and real-time data transaction catalyze growth in the market by manifolds.
The report begins with an introduction section, defining the entry level, mid range and high end servers in the market, wherein it lists down the crucial technological aspects of these individual servers. The typical characteristics and aspects of an ideal server is also chalked down so as to enlighten readers. Basically, key attributes such as the performance, scalability, route to market, support and services, choice of operating systems, features and the price are the primary aspects to distinguish an ideal server, noted Kalyan.
Server market overview of the report talks about the Indian server market as a whole and lists down important factors driving the market, briefs about the competitive scenario and illustrates the server spending and shipment figures in India since 2010. Further, the illustrations provide forecasted growth figures till 2015. The section then moves on to the discussion of the major market segments. Market segments considered for the report includes Vendor Share, Price Range, CPU Type and Form Factor, added Kalyan. The report graphically represents these individual segments with figures pertaining to the market scenario in 2011. It also explains the market in context of these segments, thereby providing clear insights to readers. SMB market overview section deals entirely with the SMB server market in India. It elaborates on various aspects such as the growth drivers and preferred servers in the market amongst others. SMB server shipment and spending figures have been represented graphically which in turn provides clear understanding about the SMB market scenario in 2011. The section further list down crucial aspects such as the key strategic decisions and purchase preference of SMBs.
Import and Export overview section talks about the EXIM trade carried out in the Indian server market. The section presents figures pertaining to the total import and export of servers since 2008-09 to 2011-12 (Apr Jun). Top five importing and exporting countries for the last four years have also been listed along with the individual shares of individual countries.
Server technology section basically talks about cloud and virtual servers in India. It explains the individual technologies, working procedures and also lists down their various benefits. For a better understanding the report covers an in-depth SWOT analysis of the individual technologies and further lists down real-life case studies so as to provide an essence of the real-world application of cloud and virtual servers. The Indian Government has put forward certain norms which indirectly affects the server market. These norms have been explained under the Government regulations section. The section also lists some recent developments in this regard.
