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IDC Server Tracker shows that in the first quarter of 2017 the EMEA server market reported a year-on-year (YoY) decline in vendor revenues of 12.7% to $2.7 billion and a YoY decrease of 1.4% in units shipped to just over 530,000. Looking at the EMEA market in euros, reported revenues in 1Q17 declined 9.6% YoY.
Top 5 EMEA Vendor Revenues ($M)
Vendor | 1Q16 Server Revenue | 1Q16 Market Share | 1Q17 Server Revenue | 1Q17 Market Share | 1Q16/1Q17 Revenue Growth |
HPE | 1,123.7 | 37.0% | 907.0 | 34.2% | -19.3% |
Dell EMC | 536.1 | 17.7% | 562.4 | 21.2% | 4.9% |
Cisco | 211.6 | 7.0% | 198.5 | 7.5% | -6.2% |
Lenovo | 196.8 | 6.5% | 183.4 | 6.9% | -6.8% |
ODM Direct | 89.5 | 2.9% | 154.3 | 5.8% | 72.5% |
Others | 879.0 | 28.9% | 646.8 | 24.4% | -26.4% |
Total | 3,036.7 | 100.0% | 2,652.3 | 100.0% | -12.7% |
Source: IDC
When viewing the EMEA market by product, the biggest decline was seen in standard multinode shipments, which declined 46.6% YoY. Custom multinode servers were a standout performer with 101.1% YoY shipment growth, along with custom rack optimized at 48.6%.
In terms of vendors, HPE remained at the top of the Western European server market with 34.0% market share, though revenues for the firm fell 21.4% YoY. Dell was the only major vendor to see 1Q17 growth in Western Europe, reaching 21.4% market share.
From 1Q16 to 1Q17, the only Western European countries with positive revenue growth were Ireland at 0.2% and Norway at 1.1%. Server markets in France, the Netherlands, and Switzerland saw the poorest performance over the quarter, with revenue declines of more than 20%.
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