Declines in midrange and high-end servers drags down global server market in Q2 - IDC

Global server market revenues dropped 2.5 per cent year over year to $23.6bn (€19.9bn) during the second quarter of 2021. According to IDC figures, global server shipments surpassed 3.2 million during the quarter, an increase of just 0.1 per cent over the previous year. The analyst claimed volume server revenue was up 5.6 per cent to nearly $20bn (€16.8bn). However, figures for midrange and high-end servers had a knock-on effect for the overall market, with IDC publishing declines of 30...