Server Market Share Remains Stable in Q2 Despite Dell's Growth

IBM Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. maintained their respective positions at the top of the market for servers in the second quarter, while Dell Inc. continued to narrow the gap. IBM's revenue increased 4.6 percent to $3.7 billion, accounting for 30.4 percent of all server revenue. Hewlett-Packard's revenue grew 11.9 percent to $3.5 billion, representing 29 percent of the market. Dell, however, shipped 423,195 units, a 25.2 percent increase from the previous year, and halved its gap with H-P in terms of overall server shipments.

Key Takeaways:

• IBM retained its position as the leader in server market share for the ninth consecutive quarter, with 30.4 percent of all server revenue in Q2.
• Hewlett-Packard maintained its second-place position, with a 29 percent market share and $3.5 billion in revenue.
• Dell Inc. narrowed its gap with H-P in terms of overall server shipments, with 23.8 percent of the market, compared to H-P's 27.7 percent.
• Dell's shipments grew 25.2 percent from the previous year, while H-P's shipments increased 6.6 percent.
• The average sales price of Dell's x86 servers was $3,155, compared to H-P's average price of $4,270.
• Sun Microsystems Inc. experienced a significant increase in revenue, almost tripling to $108.9 million, and showed improvement in the x86 market.
• IBM held 15.6 percent of the market in terms of units delivered.

Statistics:

• IBM's revenue increased 4.6 percent to $3.7 billion in Q2.
• Hewlett-Packard's revenue grew 11.9 percent to $3.5 billion in Q2.
• Dell Inc. shipments grew 25.2 percent to 423,195 units in Q2.
• H-P shipped 493,910 servers, an increase of 6.6 percent from the previous year.
• Sun Microsystems Inc. revenue almost tripled to $108.9 million in Q2.
• IBM's revenue captured 28.1 percent of Unix revenue in Q2.

Sources:

• Gartner Inc.
• IBM Corp.
• Hewlett-Packard Co.
• Sun Microsystems Inc.
• Dell Inc.
• Intel Corp.
• Gartner's figures