target audience: TECH SUPPLIER  Publication date: Sep 2024 - Document type: Market Forecast - Doc  Document number: # US52611524

Worldwide Server Operating System Environments Forecast, 2024–2028: Ready to Rebound

By:  Greg Macatee Loading

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Table of Contents


  • IDC Market Forecast Figure

    • Figure: Worldwide Server Operating System Environments Deployments Snapshot

  • Executive Summary

  • Advice for Technology Suppliers

  • Market Forecast

    • Table: Worldwide Physical Server Operating System Environments Paid Shipments/Subscriptions and Nonpaid Deployments by Platform, 2023–2028

    • Table: Worldwide Virtualized Server Operating System Environments Paid Shipments/Subscriptions and Nonpaid Deployments by Platform, 2023–2028

    • Table: Worldwide Combined Physical and Virtualized Server Operating System Environments Paid Shipments/Subscriptions and Nonpaid Deployments by Platform and Product, 2023–2028

    • Figure: Worldwide Combined Physical and Virtualized Server Operating System Environments Paid Shipments/Subscriptions/Deployments Share by Platform, 2023 and 2028

    • Figure: Worldwide Combined Physical and Virtualized Server Operating System Environments Paid Shipments/Subscriptions and Nonpaid Deployments Share by Platform, 2023 and 2028

    • Table: Worldwide Windows Physical Server Operating System Environments Paid Shipments/Subscriptions and Nonpaid Deployments by Region, 2023–2028

    • Table: Worldwide Linux Physical Server Operating System Environments Paid Shipments/Subscriptions and Nonpaid Deployments by Region, 2023–2028

    • Table: Worldwide Other Physical Server Operating System Environments Paid Shipments/Subscriptions and Nonpaid Deployments by Region, 2023–2028

    • Table: Worldwide Server Operating System Environments Commercial Revenue by Platform, 2023–2028 ($M)

  • Market Context

    • Drivers and Inhibitors

    • Drivers

    • AI

    • Hardware Improvements

    • Inhibitors

    • Competing Budget Priorities

    • Infrastructure Repurposing

    • Declines and Decelerations in Server Shipments

    • Significant Market Developments

    • Changes from Prior Forecast

    • Table: Worldwide Combined Physical and Virtualized Server Operating System Environments Paid Shipments/Subscriptions and Nonpaid Deployments, 2019–2028: Comparison of July 2023 and September 2024 Forecasts (M)

    • Figure: Worldwide Combined Physical and Virtualized Server Operating System Environments Paid Shipments/Subscriptions and Nonpaid Deployments, 2019–2028: Comparison of July 2023 and September 2024 Forecasts

    • Table: Worldwide Server Operating System Environments Commercial Revenue, 2019–2028: Comparison of July 2023 and September 2024 Forecasts ($M)

    • Figure: Worldwide Server Operating System Environments Commercial Revenue, 2019–2028: Comparison of July 2023 and September 2024 Forecasts

  • Market Definition

    • Operating System Environments

    • Core (Server) Operating Systems

  • Methodology

    • IDC Competitive Market Definition

  • Related Research