2022 Build-Outs to Set Records as Cloud Looks to Metaverse and AI for Growth

Incline Village, NV.  February 4, 2022 —  According to a newly released report issued by 650 Group, US Hyperscaler Cloud market revenue grew 30% Y/Y in 4Q21 while the supply chain for Data Center Equipment into Hyperscalers performed unevenly due to continued semiconductor and component shortages.
 
650 Group’s Cloud Report covers Colocation, IaaS, SaaS, and Search & Social.
 
4Q21 Highlights:

• Different approaches to Social significantly impact Google and Meta (Facebook) performance
• Hyperscaler IaaS revenue growth outpaces Search and Social Revenue in 4Q21; Growth was even for full-year 2021
• US Hyperscaler made over $60M in Cloud revenue every hour during 2Q21
• Apple continues to lag the rest of the Hyperscalers in data center investment
• Network and compute utilization and expertise cause each hyperscaler to spend differently to get the same level of output from their equipment
• CAPEX guidance remains robust for 2022 despite lingering supply constraints and trade war events
• AWS, Azure, and GCP stay dominant in IaaS; Oracle and OVH invest in catching up while others fall behind
• Hyperscalers are poised to ramp next-generation server and networking architectures over the next two years focused on AI/ML, and a new class of metaverse focused hardware

 
The Cloud reports include CAPEX studies for the Colocation, IaaS, SaaS, and Search and Social Media markets, including a unique look at spending specifically for data center equipment.  In addition, going beyond just Cloud revenue provides a unique look into where and how the largest Cloud providers deploy equipment.  Finally, the report shows the trend towards more CAPEX spending occurring in IaaS as many SaaS providers choose IaaS instead of building their own infrastructure.
 
“4Q21 and 2021 IaaS revenue hit a record, far exceeding previous records,” said Alan Weckel, founding analyst for 650 Group.  “Many Cloud providers made significant and company changing bets during the second half of 2022, which will change the Cloud market and the way compute, networking, and storage get deployed in the future. As a result, CAPEX and investment are set to soar as the Cloud moves towards the metaverse and AI/ML in IaaS start to take off.”
 
About 650 Group
650 Group is a leading Market Intelligence Research firm for communications, data center, and cloud markets.  ​Our team has decades of research experience, has worked in the technology industry, and is actively involved in standards bodies.  650 Group focuses on leading-edge market trends and research and prides itself on first to market research with over 12 research programs focused on Cloud trends.
 

Arista, Cisco, Juniper, White Box, and SONiC Market Shares Differ Materially Between the Enterprise Market and the Cloud Market

INCLINE VILLAGE, NEV. – Aug. 26, 2021 – An upcoming report by 650 Group, a leading Market Intelligence Research firm for communications, data center, and cloud markets, provides unique insight into the differences of Ethernet Switches deployed into Enterprises networks compared to Cloud data centers.  

15 years ago, the Ethernet Switch market began a fundamental change when vendors began engineering purpose-built switches expressly for data center market and others for the campus network market instead of using just one platform for both. For Cisco, it was the creation of its branded Nexus product family, Juniper the QFX, Arista and a class of “white box” switch companies entered the market soon after, leveraging Broadcom merchant silicon sourcing strategies. 650 Group’s new report reflects the fact that the data center Ethernet Switch market today has further split into two unique areas, cloud and enterprise.  This new report reflects the idea that the needs of the enterprises are different than that of the cloud hyperscalers.

"Today, there is specific demand for different kinds of Data Center Ethernet Switches – one set for enterprises and another for cloud. As the two product sets diverged, vendors have specialized on one or the other.  For instance, the Enterprise market is focused on 25 Gbps and 100 Gbps speeds, while the Cloud market has moved to 400 Gbps and beyond," said Alan Weckel, Founder and Technology Analyst at 650 Group. "Enterprise vendors now use specialized switch semiconductors that are unique to the Enterprise segment.  The vendors also offer Enterprise-specific software features that support multi-cloud strategies spanning the premise, colocation, and cloud facilities.  

Switches built for the enterprises now have unique specifications compared to those built for the Cloud, and the market share that vendors have in each market differs between Enterprise and Cloud. For instance, Cisco's market share in the Enterprise is over 30 points higher than its Cloud market share.   We are excited to expand our research to create a new report focused on this exciting, multi-billion part of the Ethernet Switch market."

The Quarterly Ethernet Switch – Data Center – Enterprise report includes segmentation on a regional and worldwide basis and provides market data for the China and non-China markets.  The report contains the difference in market shares in China and its three leading vendors: H3C, Huawei, and Ruijie.  The report also focuses on the non-China market and its four prominent vendors: Arista, Cisco, Dell, and Juniper. White box remains minimal in the enterprise segment.  Future reports will include subscription, Network-as-a-Service, and hybrid-cloud segmentation.

About the Ethernet Switch – Data Center – Enterprise Quarterly Report
The Ethernet Switch – Data Center – Enterprise Quarterly Report offers a market assessment of vendor performance and market share in the enterprise portion of the data center switching market.  The report covers Modular, Fixed Managed, White Box, Disaggregation, and other segmentation and the following port speeds: 1 Gbps, 10 Gbps, 25 Gbps, 40 Gbps, 50 Gbps, 100 Gbps, 200 Gbps, 400 Gbps, 800 Gbps, and 1.6 Tbps.  650 Group publishes additional segment-specific reports in Data Center Switching.  For more information about the report, contact the sales department at 650 Group at +1 650 600 7104 or val@650group.com or www.650group.com

About 650 Group
650 Group is a leading Market Intelligence Research firm for communications, data center, and cloud markets.  ​Our team has decades of research experience, has worked in the technology industry, and is actively involved in standards bodies.
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Enterprise WLAN Market Rebounded with 25% growth in 1Q’21, Driven by 197% Y/Y Wi-Fi 6 Revenue Growth

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nevada – June 17, 2021 – A newly released report by 650 Group, a leading Market Intelligence Research firm for communications, data center, and cloud markets, indicates that the Enterprise Wireless LAN (WLAN) Infrastructure Market grew 25% Y/Y in 1Q21 to approximately $1.8 B.  The report also highlights that Cloud-Managed WLAN Services experienced 38% Y/Y revenue growth, a notable acceleration versus the previous five quarters. 

"Cloud-Managed WLAN Services are growing faster than they have the past several quarters as a larger group of vendors embrace this exciting technology,” said Chris DePuy, Founder and Technology Analyst at 650 Group.  “Our quarterly Cloud-Managed Services publication shows that some leading vendors like Commscope, Extreme Networks, HPE Aruba, and Juniper are growing more rapidly than the overall market.  As these companies improve and promote their cloud-managed services to their customers, it has expanded the size of the market."

The Cloud-Managed Network Services publication indicates that the top five vendors are Cisco Systems, Extreme Networks, HPE Aruba, Commscope, and Juniper.  In the Enterprise WLAN report, Cisco Systems, HPE Aruba, Ubiquiti, Commscope, and Extreme Networks rounded out the top five players by revenue.  Additionally, the report shows that Wi-Fi 6 market revenues nearly doubled Y/Y and forecasts that the highest growth Access Point types next year will be Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 6E systems. 

About the Enterprise WLAN and Cloud-Managed Network Services Quarterly Reports
The Enterprise Wireless LAN Quarterly Report offers a market assessment of vendor performance and market share, and forecasts.  The report covers Enterprise Indoor Access Points, Enterprise Outdoor Access Points, Controllers for the following speeds:  802.11n, 802.11ac Wave 1, 802.11ac Wave 2, Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 6E, Wi-Fi 7.  The Cloud-Managed Network Services Report entails Cloud-Managed Services Cloud-Managed Network Products for Enterprise WLAN and Campus Ethernet Switching. 650 Group publishes additional segment-specific reports in WLAN, such as customer size, vertical markets, and distribution channels. 
For more information about the report, contact the sales department at 650 Group at +1 650 600 7104 or val@650group.com or www.650group.com.

About 650 Group
650 Group is a leading Market Intelligence Research firm for communications, data center, and cloud markets.  ​Our team has decades of research experience, has worked in the technology industry, and is actively involved in standards bodies.
 
 

Profits Remain Elusive as Cloud Providers Target Revenue Growth over Profitability

INCLINE VILLAGE, NV, Feb. 22, 2021 - According to a new report published by 650 Group, titled: IaaS Hyperscaler SWOT Report 2020-2025, IaaS revenue grew to over $100 B in 2020 and $50 B in Capital Expenditures for data center equipment (servers, storage, networking) and other compute and IT equipment.  Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google GCP made up over 60% of the revenue with Alibaba being the largest non-US provider.

AWS brought in $86,000 per minute in revenue and made $26,000 per minute in profit dollars.  While GCP, in third place, brought in $3,300 per minute in revenue while losing $1,400 per minute in 2020.  Additionally, 2020 saw Alibaba record its first profitable quarter.

"While revenue continues to surge for IaaS as many businesses rely on it as a foundational building block for their data, profit dollars remain challenging as companies look to grow and expand instead of relying solely of profit to make investment decisions," said Alan Weckel, Founding Technology Analyst at 650 Group.

Continued Weckel: "2021 is shaping up as an important battle of US IaaS hyperscalers as they invest to their strengths to continuing expanding.  The battle for Artificial Intelligence (AI/ML) with IaaS providers is presently in its infancy with many suppliers vying for position for the underlying technology."

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650 Group offers this report for $995 to a single user at a single company and $1,995 to a group of five users at a single company and have additional options for redistribution and external use of the data.  To purchase:  https://650group.com/IaaS-Hyperscaler-SWOT-report.html

Companies covered in the report include hyperscale cloud providers Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google GCP in addition to IaaS comparisons with IBM, Oracle, and Alibaba. The report also discusses the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of the US Top-3 IaaS hyperscalers.

About 650 Group
650 Group is a leading Market Intelligence Research firm for communications, data center, and cloud markets.  Our team has decades of research experience, has worked in the technology industry, and is actively involved in standards bodies.  650 Group focuses on leading-edge market trends and research and prides itself on first to market research with numerous research programs focused on Cloud and technology trends. For more information, visit: http://www.650group.com
 
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Enterprise and Consumer’s Use of Cloud Resources Changing to the New Normal because of COVID-19

PORTOLA VALLEY, Calif.  Aug. 5, 2020 —  According to a newly released report issued by founding analysts of 650 Group, US Hyperscaler Cloud market revenue grew 11% Y/Y in 2Q’20 while the supply chain for Data Center Equipment into Hyperscalers performed unevenly due to shifting lead times and trade war impacts.

650 Group’s Cloud Report covers Colocation, IaaS, SaaS, and Search & Social.

2Q’20 Highlights:
* o    Search and Social revenue growth was uneven based on the change of viewing habits of consumers from COVID-19 as advertisers and consumers shifted behavior significantly during the quarter
* o    IaaS revenue growth was robust led by most surge capacity placed in IaaS companies' infrastructure instead of their own build-outs
* o    Four of the five largest hyperscalers are under US government scrutiny for monopolistic behavior
* o    Market capitalization is averaging over $1 Trillion for this group of companies
* o    Supply constraints remain in 3Q’20 related to COVID-19 and trade war events
* o    Hyperscalers are poised to ramp next-generation server and networking architectures over the next two years
* o    US hyperscaler revenue is nearly 10X the size compared to Chinese hyperscaler revenue in 1H’20
* o    US hyperscaler influence on the supply chain is increasing

The 650 Group Cloud Reports include CAPEX studies for the Colocation, IaaS, SaaS, and Search and Social Media markets, including a unique look at spending specifically for data center equipment.  Going beyond just cloud revenue provides a unique look into where and how the largest cloud providers deploy equipment.  In the report, you can see the trend towards more CAPEX spending occurring in IaaS as many SaaS providers choose IaaS instead of building out their own infrastructure.

“2Q20 IaaS cloud hit a record, far exceeding 4Q’19’s previous revenue record and over twice the revenue from just three years ago,” said Alan Weckel, founding analyst for 650 Group. “US trade war activities, mainly against Huawei, caused significant lead time increases in many critical components for cloud data center build-outs during the quarter as the 5G battle against China is having ripple effects into the cloud supply chain.”

About 650 Group 650 Group (www.650group.com) is a leading Market Intelligence Research firm for communications, data center, and cloud markets.  ​Our team has decades of research experience, has worked in the technology industry, and is actively involved in standards bodies.  650 Group focuses on leading-edge market trends and research and prides itself on first to market research with over 12 research programs focused on Cloud trends.