| Server Hardware includes various types of servers | | | | consolidation has affected the Chinese server |
| and associated hardware. Examples of server | | | | hardware industry, resulting in a slow growth rate. |
| hardware include blades, fault-tolerant servers, | | | | However, driven by the demand of energy efficient |
| mainframes, x86S-Standard servers, parallel | | | | servers (x86 server and low priced servers), the |
| processors, supercomputers, RISC baser servers, | | | | market is slowly recovering. In addition, the need to |
| messaging servers, etc. | | | | replace or upgrade systems, rapid growth of SMBs, |
| Presently, the primary concern across the industries is | | | | and adoption of servers by the established industries |
| hardware obsolescence that is leading to downtime | | | | (such as telecom, finance, manufacturing) and the |
| and making productivity a paramount issue. In | | | | vast deployment of servers by the governmental |
| addition, running older hardware is also proving to be | | | | organizations will play an important role in the |
| expensive for the companies; thereby increasing the | | | | development of the Chinese server hardware |
| need for energy efficient hardware. With the | | | | market. Further, the increased recognition of |
| evolution of new technologies, server efficiency has | | | | domestic servers and vendors will drive the demand |
| improved by multifold, and is constantly evolving as | | | | for middle-and low-end products. |
| per business needs. | | | | The report by TechNavio Insights forecasts the size |
| The recession, intense competition in the market, and | | | | of the Server Hardware market in China over the |
| increasing interest in virtualization & server | | | | period 2008-2012. |