target audience: TECH SUPPLIER  Publication date: Sep 2024 - Document type: Market Forecast - Doc  Document number: # US51545824

Worldwide Server Infrastructure Workloads by Operating System Environment Forecast, 2024–2028: Linux Growth Persists Despite Market Concerns as AI Demand Skyrockets

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  • Max Pepper Loading
  • Greg Macatee Loading

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  • IDC Market Forecast Figure

    • Figure: Worldwide Server Infrastructure Workloads Spending Snapshot by Selected Market

  • Executive Summary

  • Advice for Technology Suppliers

  • Market Forecast

    • Table: Worldwide Server Infrastructure Workloads Spending Share by Operating System Environment, 2021–2028 ($B)

    • Figure: Worldwide Server Infrastructure Workloads Spending Share by Operating System Environment, 2021–2028

    • Table: Worldwide Server Infrastructure Running Windows Operating System Spending by Workload Category and Type, 2021–2028 ($B)

    • Figure: Worldwide Server Infrastructure Running Windows Operating System Spending by Workload Category, 2021–2028

    • Table: Worldwide Server Infrastructure Running Linux Operating System Spending by Workload Category and Type, 2021–2028 ($B)

    • Figure: Worldwide Server Infrastructure Running Linux Operating System Spending by Workload Category and Type, 2021–2028

    • Table: Worldwide Server Infrastructure Running Mainframe OS/Other Spending by Workload Category and Type, 2021–2028 ($B)

    • Figure: Worldwide Server Infrastructure Running Mainframe OS/Other Spending by Workload Category and Type, 2021–2028

  • Market Context

    • Drivers and Inhibitors

    • Drivers

    • Continuous Growth of Public Cloud

    • Edge Workload Development

    • Growth of AI/ML Support Among Workloads

    • Inhibitors

    • Infrastructure Repurposing

    • Macroeconomic Impact

    • Significant Market Developments

    • Changes from Prior Forecast

    • Figure: Worldwide Server Infrastructure Workloads Spending by Operating System Environment, 2021–2028: Comparison of October 2023 and September 2024 Forecasts

  • Market Definition

    • Operating System Environments

    • Core (Server) Operating Systems

    • Workload Categories

    • Application Development and Testing

    • Business Applications

    • Data Management

    • Digital Services

    • Email/Collaborative and Content Applications

    • Infrastructure

    • Engineering/Technical

  • Methodology

  • Related Research