1Q17 EMEA Server Spending Declines by 12.7% YoY, says IDC

1Q17 EMEA Server Spending Declines by 12.7% YoY, says IDC
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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%.