Abstract

This IDC study presents the worldwide 2021 campus and branch (non-datacenter) Ethernet switch market shares.

"Organizations around the globe continue to invest in connectivity to support a wide variety of digital use cases. Ethernet switching platforms are a core component for enabling high-speed, reliable, and secure connectivity between users, devices, and things within campus and branch environments and the applications they rely on," says Brandon Butler, research manager, Enterprise Networks, IDC. "Factors driving the non-datacenter Ethernet switch market include enterprises engaging in significant refreshes of their network infrastructure to support new wired and wireless use cases and organizations embracing software-based management platforms for increased visibility, analytics, and automation."

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