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Infonetics: White box switching having a big impact on data center networking, up 95% from a year ago
[September 26, 2014]

Infonetics: White box switching having a big impact on data center networking, up 95% from a year ago


(Marketwire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) CAMPBELL, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 09/26/14 -- Market research firm Infonetics Research released excerpts for its 2nd quarter 2014 (2Q14) Data Center Network Equipment report, which tracks data center Ethernet switches, Ethernet switches sold in bundles, application delivery controllers (ADCs), and WAN optimization products.



DATA CENTER ANALYST NOTE"White box switching continues to be a transformational element in data center networking, with white box switch port shipments already accounting for 12% of data center Ethernet ports shipped," notes Cliff Grossner, Ph.D., directing analyst for data center, cloud, and SDN at Infonetics Research. "We look for white box switches to have increasing impact on data center switching. As an example, Dell is entering the market for data-center-in-a-rack and application-in-a-rack in partnership with VMware and Cumulus Networks, using Dell's bare metal physical switch hardware with Cumulus' switch operating system." Grossner continues: "This shift toward bare metal and white box switches is driving revenue toward software and will lower margins for all Ethernet switch vendors." 2Q14 DATA CENTER MARKET HIGHLIGHTS Worldwide, white box data center Ethernet switch revenue in 2Q14 is up 14% from the previous quarter, and up 95% from the same period a year agoWhite box switches represented 6% of revenue and 12% of ports shipped in the data center in 2Q14Data center Ethernet switch revenue grew 12% in 2Q14 from 1Q14, to $2.1 billionDespite renewed interest as a result of cloud-managed WAN optimization, the WAN optimization market is still well below its 4Q11 high of $247 million In 2Q14, global application delivery controller (ADC) revenue totaled $497 million and is up 15% over 2Q13 and up 8% over 1Q14, driven by cloud service providers (CSPs) and enterprisesVirtual appliance revenue made up 13% of total ADC revenue in 2Q14 and is growing rapidly as cloud services, hybrid cloud, and the shift to cloud-architected data centers create demand for virtual ADCsANALYST CONFERENCE CALL FOR CLIENTSClients, log in to view on-demand analyst Cliff Grossner's quarterly data center market recap and outlook: www.infonetics.com/cgp/login.asp?id=888.

DATACENTER REPORT SYNOPSISInfonetics' quarterly data center equipment report provides worldwide and regional market size, vendor market share, forecasts through 2018, analysis, and trends for data center network equipment including data center Ethernet switches, application delivery controllers (ADCs), WAN optimization appliances, and Ethernet switches sold in bundles. Vendors tracked: A10, Alcatel-Lucent, Arista, Array Networks, Barracuda, Blue Coat, Brocade, Cisco, Citrix, Dell, F5, HP, Huawei, IBM (BNT), Juniper, Kemp, Radware, Riverbed, others. To buy report, contact Infonetics: www.infonetics.com/contact.asp.


RELATED REPORT EXCERPTS Infonetics' latest Data Center and Cloudresearch brief: http://www.infonetics.com/2014-newsletters/data-center-and-cloud-september.html QLogic moves up to #3 in converged data center network adapters; SAN woes continueOrchestration software is the new battleground in the data centerData center and enterprise SDN market grows legs, soars 192% year-over-yearSurvey: 87% of medium/large NA enterprises intend to have SDN live in data center by 2016 $1 trillion to be spent on telecom and datacom equipment and software over next 5 yearsSDN and NFV to bring about shift in data center security investmentsCloud service providers and enterprises on divergent paths when it comes to public cloudRECENT AND UPCOMING DATA CENTER / SDN RESEARCHDownload Infonetics' 2014 market research brochure, publication calendar, events brochure, report highlights, tables of contents, and more at www.infonetics.com/login.

Data Center Strategies: North American Enterprise Survey Data Center Security Products Forecast Cloud Services for IT Infrastructure and Applications Forecast Cloud Service Strategies: Global Service Provider Survey Cloud Service Strategies: North American Enterprise Survey Data Center SDN Strategies: Global Service Provider Survey INFONETICS WEBINARSVisit www.infonetics.com/infonetics-events to register for upcoming webinars, view recent webinars on-demand, or learn about sponsoring a webinar.

SDN: vSwitch or ToR, Where Is the Network Intelligence, and Why? (Oct. 30: Sponsor)Architecting Application Delivery Control for SDN (Nov. 12: Sponsor)SDN and Hybrid Cloud: Getting the Most from the WAN (Dec. 4: Sponsor)Bare Metal Switching: Is it for Everyone? (Sponsor)INFONETICS IS HIRINGInfonetics Research is hiring analysts. See job openings here.

TO INQUIRE ABOUT RESEARCH, CONTACT: N. America (West), Asia Pacific: Larry Howard [email protected] +1 408-583-3335N. America (East, Midwest), Lat. America: Scott Coyne [email protected] +1 408-583-3395Europe, Middle East, Africa, India: Iyassu Soquar [email protected] +1 408-583-3397Greater China, S.E. Asia: ???? Jeffrey Song [email protected] +86 21-3919-8505Japan ?? Takashi Kimura, TAK Analytics [email protected] +81 3-6408-5566South Korea ???? Doug Moon, MBAP [email protected] +82 2-3453-9400 ABOUT INFONETICSInfonetics Research (www.infonetics.com) is an international market research and consulting firm serving the communications industry since 1990. A leader in defining and tracking emerging and established technologies in all world regions, Infonetics helps clients plan, strategize, and compete effectively. View Infonetics' About Us slides here.

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Directing Analyst, Data Center, Cloud, and SDN Infonetics Research +1-408-583-3385 Email contact Twitter: @cliffgrossner Source: Infonetics Research

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