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According to IDC, vendor revenue from sales of infrastructure products (server, storage, and Ethernet switch) for cloud IT, including public and private cloud, grew 45.5% year over year in the first quarter of 2018 (1Q18), reaching $12.9 billion. IDC also raised its forecast for total spending on cloud IT infrastructure in 2018 to $57.2 billion with year-over-year growth of 21.3%.
Public cloud infrastructure quarterly revenue has more than doubled in the past three years to $9.0 billion in 1Q18, growing 55.8% year over year. Private cloud revenue reached $3.9 billion for an annual increase of 26.5%. The combined public and private cloud revenues now represent 46.1% of the total worldwide IT infrastructure spending, up from 41.8% a year ago. Traditional (non-cloud) IT infrastructure revenue grew 22.0% from a year ago, although it has been generally declining over the past several years; at $15.1 billion in 1Q18 it still represents 53.9% of total worldwide IT infrastructure spending.
All regions grew their cloud IT Infrastructure revenue by double digits in 1Q18. Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) grew revenue the fastest, by 74.7% year over year. Next were USA (43.6%), Middle East & Africa (MEA) (42.3%), Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) (39.2%), Latin America (37.7%), Canada (29.4%), Western Europe (26.1%), and Japan (15.0%).
Top Companies, Revenue, Share, and Growth, Q1 2018 (Revenues are in Millions) | |||||
Company | 1Q18 Revenue | 1Q18 Share | 1Q17 Revenue | 1Q17 Share | 1Q18/1Q17 Growth |
1. Dell | $2,049 | 15.9% | $1,217 | 13.7% | 68.3% |
2. HPE/New H3C Group | $1,483 | 11.5% | $1,166 | 13.2% | 27.2% |
3. Cisco | $923 | 7.2% | $828 | 9.3% | 11.4% |
4. Inspur | $533 | 4.1% | $193 | 2.2% | 176.5% |
4. Huawei | $453 | 3.5% | $271 | 3.1% | 67.1% |
ODM Direct | $4,503 | 34.9% | $2,899 | 32.7% | 55.3% |
Others | $2,952 | 22.9% | $2,286 | 25.8% | 29.1% |
Total | $12,896 | 100.0% | $8,861 | 100.0% | 45.5% |