Worldwide Enterprise Server Cloud Computing 2011-2015 Forecast

This IDC study presents IDC's enterprise server cloud computing forecast from 2011 through 2015 in terms of customer revenue, shipments, CPU type, form factor, and workload.

"Both public and private cloud will grow in the server market through 2015," said Katherine Broderick, senior research analyst, IDC's Enterprise Servers and Datacenter Trends. "Cloud will grow from a $5.2 billion opportunity in 2011, representing almost 885,000 units, to a $9.4 billion market in 2015, with over 1.8 million units."