- Datacenter network infrastructure and AI impact
- Ethernet switching in the datacenter and AI impact
- Multicloud networking and AI impact
- Automation of datacenter networks
- Application delivery network infrastructure
- Service mesh technologies and AI impact
- Datacenter network spending, segmented by technology/region
- Growth of bare metal ODM/white-box switching
- Detailed market forecasts and enterprise buyer insights
- Network disaggregation, including open source network operating systems such as SONiC
- Software-defined networking (SDN) and intent-based networking
- IaaS networking (network services provided by IaaS cloud giants)
- Networking for converged and hyperconverged infrastructure
- IDC Innovators documents on networking start-ups
- Evolution of open source networking technologies
- Software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) markets and technologies
- Key industry partnerships and alliances in datacenter networking
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Markets and Subjects Analyzed
Core Research
- Datacenter Network Forecast and Analysis
- Datacenter Switching Forecast and Market Share
- Application Delivery Controller Forecast and Analysis
- Datacenter SDN/IBN Forecast and Analysis
- Multicloud Networking Forecast and Analysis
- Service Mesh Technologies Forecast and Analysis
- Market Assessments and Forecasts for IaaS Networking
- IT Buyer Studies: Deployment of Datacenter/Multicloud Networking
- Datacenter/Multicloud Network Customer Requirements
- SD-WAN Forecast and Analysis
In addition to the insight provided in this service, IDC may conduct research on specific topics or emerging market segments via research offerings that require additional IDC funding and client investment.
Key Questions Answered
- What are the greatest growth opportunities for datacenter network infrastructure vendors (AI and other fast-growing workloads) in on-premises datacenters and public clouds?
- As hybrid IT and multicloud proliferate, what challenges and opportunities are available to established vendors, cloud providers, and start-ups?
- What are enterprise requirements for multicloud networking?
- How and where will public clouds continue to impact the datacenter network landscape, driving new innovations and best practices?
- What IaaS networking services from cloud giants will have the greatest market impact?
- How will buying centers change as multicloud networking and cloud-native technologies gain wider adoption?
Companies Covered
- A10 Networks, Inc.
- AT&T Inc.
- Accton Technology Corp.
- Alibaba Group Holding Limited
- Alkira Inc.
- Amazon Web Services Inc.
- Arista Networks, Inc.
- Array Networks, Inc.
- Broadcom Inc.
- Celestica Inc.
- Cisco Systems Inc.
- Citrix Systems, Inc.
- Dell Technologies Inc.
- Delta Networks, Inc.
- Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
- Equinix Inc.
- Extreme Networks, Inc.
- F5 Inc.
- Fortinet, Inc.
- Google LLC
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- IBM
- Intel Corporation
- Juniper Networks, Inc.
- KEMP Technologies, Inc.
- Marvell Technology Group Ltd.
- Microsoft Corporation
- NVIDIA Corporation
- Nefeli Networks, Inc.
- New H3C Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Nokia Corporation
- Oracle Corporation
- Pica8 Inc.
- Pluribus Networks, Inc.
- Quanta Services Inc.
- Radware Ltd.
- Riverbed Technology, Inc.
- Silver Peak Systems, Inc.
- Snapt Inc.
- Teridion, Inc.
- VMware, Inc.
- Verizon Communications, Inc.
- Versa Networks, Inc.
- Volterra SA