Global server shipments up 12%

Worldwide server shipments increased 12 per cent in the second quarter of this year, according to new research by Gartner.

Revenue generated through this increase rose by 5.7 per cent, reaching a total of $13.8 billion (£7.36 billion).

The increase, despite the current economic condition, was largely due to an "upswing in x86 server replacements that started in the first quarter", analysts said.

"This, coupled with Web data centre build outs and growth in emerging markets, produced solid Q2 results," explained Jeffrey Hewitt, research vice president at Gartner.

Meanwhile, RISC-Itanium Unix servers fell 7.9 per cent in shipments but grew 9.4 per cent in revenue, indicating that higher-end systems were the hardware platforms that drove sales in this space, said Mr Hewitt.

In the first quarter of 2008, global server shipments grew eight per cent, while revenue generated through server sales was up by only 2.5 per cent.

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