The quarterly IDC Worldwide Server Tracker was released on May 28, 2014 and it reported that in spite of a decrease in overall server sales, blade servers continue to increase with HP leading the way.  To save you the task of reading all of the irrelevant server data, here’s a summary of their blade server findings:

As a personal commentary, this quarter’s Worldwide server tracker contains the least amount of information about blade servers since I started covering it in 2010.  It’s quite apparent they have assigned this tool to a new analyst, but I’m hoping they will change the data they release in their press release for Q2 to be more focused on blade servers.

If you want to read the entire press release, please visit http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS24890714

Kevin Houston is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of BladesMadeSimple.com.  He has over 17 years of experience in the x86 server marketplace.  Since 1997 Kevin has worked at several resellers in the Atlanta area, and has a vast array of competitive x86 server knowledge and certifications as well as an in-depth understanding of VMware and Citrix virtualization.  Kevin works for Dell as a Server Sales Engineer covering the Global Enterprise market.

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