Gartner Says Worldwide Server Shipments Grew 1.9 Per Cent, While Revenue Decreased 2.1 Per Cent in the Third Quarter of 2013

In the third quarter of 2013, worldwide server shipments grew 1.9 per cent year-on-year, while revenue declined 2.1 per cent from the third quarter of 2012, according to Gartner, Inc.

“The worldwide server market remains in a relatively weak performance mode as we move through the second half of the year,” said Jeffrey Hewitt, research vice president at Gartner. “There were only three regions that exhibited vendor revenue growth. They were Canada at 6.5 per cent, the Middle East and Africa at 12.1 per cent and the United States with 0.9 per cent growth. In shipments, the Middle East and Africa had the greatest increase at 13 per cent compared to the third quarter of 2012.”