Japan IT Infrastructure Forecast, 2024–2028
This IDC research report provides market forecasts across the Japan IT infrastructure-related hardware, software, and service markets. Specifically, the scope of coverage includes enterprise infrastructure (servers and enterprise storage systems), Ethernet switches for datacenters, system infrastructure software, IT infrastructure services, WAN services for public cloud connectivity, and public cloud services (IaaS). It also provides market forecasts by product category, deployment model, and buyer type for hardware (enterprise infrastructure and datacenter Ethernet switches).Yukihisa Hode, research manager, Infrastructure and Devices, IDC Japan, analyzes the situation as follows, "There are growing expectations that the promotion of digital transformation and the expansion of digital business initiatives through the use of AI will become the driving force behind future economic growth. In response to this, we predict that the Japan IT infrastructure market will continue to grow steadily, centered on the public cloud (IaaS [infrastructure as a service]). IT suppliers should quickly develop IT infrastructure strategies for AI workloads that are compatible with multicloud environments, including private environments, and support their customers' IT infrastructure transformation through both the modernization of legacy systems and transformation to digital business."This is the English translation of the Japanese document IDC #JPJ50703824.
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Market forecast
Japan IT Infrastructure Market
Japan IT Infrastructure Market Forecast
Japan IT Infrastructure Forecast by Product Category: Hardware
Enterprise Infrastructure
OEM Server
OEM Storage
ODM Direct
Datacenter Ethernet Switches
Japan IT infrastructure Market Forecast by Deployment Model: Hardware
Japan IT Infrastructure Market Forecast by Buyer Type: Hardware
Market context
Drivers and Inhibitors
Drivers
Gradual Recovery of the Japan Economy
Expanding Use of AI and Digital Business Initiatives
Hybrid IT Infrastructure Leads to Operational Complexity
Inhibitors
Falling Unit Prices and Development of Alternative Solutions
Cloud Service Cost Optimization
Significant Market Developments
Expanding Investment in IT Infrastructure for GenAI
The Shift to IaaS Is Accelerating
Legacy System Modernization
Fluidity in the Virtualization Market
Platformization of Infrastructure Operation Services
Changes from Prior Forecast
Market Definition
Japan IT Infrastructure Market
Japan Enterprise Infrastructure Market
Japan Datacenter Ethernet Switch Market
Japan System Infrastructure Software Market
Japan IT infrastructure Services Market
Consulting/Implementation
Managed Services
Support
Japan WAN Service Market for Public Cloud Connection
Japan Public Cloud Service (IaaS) Market
Classification of Deployment Models
Buyer Type Classification
Service Provider
Cloud Infrastructure and Software and Digital Services
Communication Services
Managed Services
Enterprise
Methodology
Related Research
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