Cloud data center capex is forecast for over 20 percent growth year-over-year in the next four quarters, according to a new report from Dell’Oro Group. However, Enterprise spending, while showing signs of recovery, is expected to be hampered in the near-term by the on-going supply chain constraints.
“The Cloud service providers’ digestion cycle has persisted longer than predicted due to the continued market uncertainty,” said Baron Fung, Research Director at Dell’Oro Group. “We anticipate another Cloud expansion cycle to commence starting in the second half of this year, with the service providers increasing their deployment of the latest generation of servers based on the Intel Ice Lake and AMD EPYC Milan x86 processors. While the on-going supply chain issues may hinder investments, the Enterprise, rather than the Cloud is likely to be impacted,” explained Fung.
Additional highlights from the 2Q 2021 Data Center Capex Quarterly Report:
- Worldwide data center capex forecast to grow 9 percent in 2021.
- Network infrastructure spending is projected to outgrow IT infrastructure spending this year.
- Google and Microsoft to lead all Cloud service providers in data center capex in the next four quarters, collectively launching services in 13 new regions.
Separately, Dell’Oro Group announced the launch of its new Data Center Physical Infrastructure research program. The first report will be released in November 2021.
“We are in the midst of extensive digital transformation, accelerated by the global pandemic, where the limits of power and cooling infrastructure are being tested,” said Lucas Beran, Principal Analyst with Dell’Oro Group. “This is leading to technology transformation related to data center power systems, thermal management, and software monitoring to drive sustainable data centers of the future. I look forward to quantifying and forecasting these market developments with timely, accurate, and detailed analysis,” continued Beran.
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