The Blade Server Market is expected to grow in the future largely driven by x86 blade servers. In terms of share, x86 servers captured a share around 85.6% of the overall Indian blade server market for the year 2015.

It is forecasted to grow at a CAGR of 9.2% during the period 2015 to 2020, according to Publisher. There has been a significant demand for blade servers over the years and this demand is expected to continue in the forecast period too. Especially, the enterprises showing much interest towards blade servers as it allows more processing power in less rack space, reducing power consumption and simplifying cabling. Moreover, big data and cloud computing technologies are boosting the blade server market in India.

The Indian blade server market is categorized into key segments - by products, by end users, by data center types and by services.  In terms of blade server market penetration, the tier 4 data centers dominate by value followed by tier 3, tier 2 and tier 1 data centers. The blade server penetration in tier 4 data centers is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 11.44% during the period 2015 to 2020. In terms of services, the installation and support services segment is leading in terms of market value. Whereas, professional and consulting services are expected to grow faster during the forecast period.

“The key verticals - communications and media, banking and retail - are driving the blade server market”. The increasing adoption of blade servers by SMBs need to optimize the business by enterprises and the operational cost associated with blade servers are some of the key drivers expected to drive the Indian market in the future. The Indian market is dominated by some of the key players, which includes Cisco, Systems, Dell, Inc., Hewlett Packard, Fujitsu Limited, IBM and Oracle Corporation.

Essential Key Takeaways:
- The x86 blade servers market revenue is estimated to reach $276.6 million by the end of 2015 and forecast to grow at a CAGR of 9.2% from 2015 to 2020.
- The blade server market penetration in enterprise segment forecast to reach $415.9 million by 2020.
- Indian blade server market by server type estimated to grow at a CAGR of 8.1% during the period 2015 to 2020.

- Blade servers market by tier 4 data centers is projected to grow at a CAGR of 11.44% from the period 2015 to 2020.