By Drew Robb
| Stats Article Published March 03, 2011
A recent survey of x86 virtualization penetration shows few enterprises exceeding 50 percent and many running into SLA issues.
By Kenneth Corbin
| Stats Article Published March 01, 2011
Latest figures on global server shipments and sales underscore continuing rebound in the sector, with each measure posting double-digit annual growth.
By Stuart J. Johnston
| Stats Article Published February 25, 2011
It may not be time to sing ‘happy days are here again’ quite yet, but server sales were up significantly in 2010, the analyst firm reports.
By David Needle
| Stats Article Published December 01, 2010
Worldwide server hardware revenue in the latest quarter increased 13.2 percent from 2009, according to IDC. The research firm also reports HP and IBM remain in a tight race for bragging rights to the leading share of revenue.
By Amy Newman
| Stats Article Published October 20, 2010
Gartner sees cloud computing on its way to the Trough of Disillusionment, while IDC says cloud computing is the fastest growing IT segment.
By Sean Michael Kerner
| Stats Article Published October 12, 2010
New Linux Foundation Enterprise User Survey data reveals that enterprises are set to add more Linux at the expense of Windows during next five years, though users are not heading to the cloud.
By Andy Patrizio
| Stats Article Published May 27, 2010
Sales of x86 servers are taking off like a shot, RISC is shriveling up, and prices are still dropping as IT buyers snap up less-expensive servers.
By Andy Patrizio
| Stats Article Published May 27, 2010
After a year of free-falling, server hardware sales are finally starting to rebound. While the numbers are good now, the industry is coming off a drop in sales in previous quarters. Which parts of the server industry are headed in the right direction?
By Andy Patrizio
| Stats Article Published February 25, 2010
After a year of spiraling toward the ground, server sales may be pulling out of the dive, with x86 servers leading the pack. Revenue continued to fall, yet it's still progress.
By Andy Patrizio
| Stats Article Published February 03, 2010
The benchmarking standards group has added per-watt rating to how it measures server transactions.
By Amy Newman
| Stats Article Published January 13, 2010
Virtually Speaking: Two sets of survey results released this week point to security as the next major hurdle for virtualization.
By Andy Patrizio
| Stats Article Published December 03, 2009
New chips from the two competitors have given customers a reason to start buying again.
By Andy Patrizio
| Stats Article Published December 02, 2009
While year-over-year continues to look grim, quarter-to-quarter shows signs of improvement.
By Amy Newman
| Stats Article Published September 16, 2009
Virtually Speaking: With the OS and hypervisor converging, the phrase 'heterogeneous data center' may soon have new meaning.
By Andy Patrizio
| Stats Article Published May 29, 2009
Along with the rest of tech, server vendors took a pounding.
By Andy Patrizio
| Stats Article Published February 25, 2009
The latest report from IDC shows Unix servers with more staying power than low-end x86 servers as the global economic crisis hits the once-thriving server business.
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| Stats Article Published January 26, 2009
According to the latest survey from Netcraft, during the month of January, Apache HTTP open source web server gained 1.27 million sites while Microsoft's IIS lost 2 million.
By ServerWatch Staff
| Stats Article Published October 14, 2008
Despite penetration levels remaining flat, Apache and Microsoft continue to dominate the Web server market. The Web continues its growth trajectory, however, with new Web server options in the driver's seat.
By Paul Rubens
| Stats Article Published September 03, 2008
OS Roundup: How rational are the choices we make about the operating systems we run?
By Andy Patrizio
| Stats Article Published August 29, 2008
Servers, especially those with x86 architectures, are getting cheaper, which means enterprises can afford to buy more.
By Andy Patrizio
| Stats Article Published August 25, 2008
Dell and IBM renewed their server efforts, while Sun struggled and HP hummed along.
By Amy Newman
| Stats Article Published August 05, 2008
IBM's research shows virtualization adoption is helping to bring Linux to the high-end.
By ServerWatch Staff
| Stats Article Published July 09, 2008
Once again, the Web continues to grow, and Apache and Microsoft continue to dominate, even as new Web server options snuff out more-venerable options.
By Judy Mottl
| Stats Article Published July 03, 2008
Worldwide enterprise storage costs are predicted to spike to more than $2 billion by 2009, according to IDC. Part of the reason: storage infrastructure.
By Andy Patrizio
| Stats Article Published May 29, 2008
Despite widespread predictions that virtualization and a souring economy would dent the server market, growing revenue suggests otherwise.
