back to article 2015 server sales hit all-time record of 9.7m machines

The global server industry is in rude health, clocking up a record 9.7 million shipments in 2015 and hauling US$55.1 billion through the door along the way. That's eight per cent more revenue and 4.9 per cent more shipments than recorded in 2014, according to analyst firm IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker. Cloud is …

  1. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Don't worry: IBM has a few good ideas for destroying their non-x86 business.

  2. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Refresh year

    IBM had their refresh year on both Power and mainframe, new systems were out. Q4 is also the quarter when IBM does the bulk of their systems business. We'll see how they do in Q4 for 2016 without the boost from refreshes.... Still kind of amazing that they can be that large with zero Intel.

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