Updated date - Aug 18, 2019

[135 Pages Report] The micro mobile data center market accounted for USD 2.20 billion in 2016 and is projected to reach USD 8.47 billion by 2022, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 26.01%. The micro mobile data center is a self-contained infrastructural design achieved by integrating the storage, processing, and networking modules required to run indoor and outdoor applications in a secure computing environment. Micro mobile data centers are available in standardized prefabricated sizes that enable the data center owners to save their capital investment and the time needed in building data centers by the traditional approach. The size and flexibility features of micro mobile data centers make them ideal for use in applications, such as high-density networks, remote office support, and mobile computing. The growing requirement for high performing, energy efficient, and cost-effective data center solutions is the major growth driver of the micro mobile data center market. In this report, 2016 is considered as the base year and 2017�2022 is the forecast period.

Attractive Opportunities in Micro Mobile Data Center Market



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High density application segment is expected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period. The high density networks application is expected to grow in the coming years, as majority of the internet service providers (ISPs), cloud service providers, and Content Delivery Network (CDN) providers are increasingly deploying micro mobile data centers to support their high density networks

By rack unit, 25�40 RU rack unit is expected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period

The 25�40 RU rack unit is expected to witness a faster growth rate in this market. The adoption of micro mobile data centers in hybrid cloud environments is fostering the growth of these solutions. These micro mobile data centers are ideal for saving space, require less time to deploy, and provide means for cost saving.

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North America is expected to contribute the largest market size, in terms of revenue during the forecast period, by virtue of being a technologically advanced region, with a high number of early adopters and the presence of major market players. North America is witnessing surging growth owing to the increasing number of companies deploying micro mobile data centers to expand the capacity of pre-existing data center infrastructure. The micro approach is emerging as a substitute for brick-and-mortar data centers of all sizes and capacities. North America has the largest number of cloud service providers and a large number of pre-existing data center facilities, and this is expected to cause an increase in investments related to technological development of the existing infrastructure, contributing to the growth in the number of micro mobile data center deployments. The top countries contributing to the micro mobile data center market in North America include the US and other countries. The US is expected to hold the largest market share, owing to the presence of major market players. Most of the market players, including HPE, Dell, IBM, and Panduit Corp. have their headquarters in the US. These players are focusing on introducing the next-generation data center technologies to attract customers, which is expected to further fuel the market in North America.

Market Dynamics

Driver: Growing demand for hybrid cloud infrastructure

The fear of vendor lock-in is often cited as a major impediment to the cloud service adoption. Multi-cloud management has enabled the end-users to switch between different vendors and reduce the dependency on a single vendor. This relative independency promotes end-users to negotiate with vendors for improved pricing, Service-Level Agreements (SLAs), or both. In addition, multi-cloud management also offers flexibility in data deployment and enables end-users to move their workload to multiple clouds as per the requirement. In addition, to avail the maximum level of independence, end-users can adopt multi-cloud management platforms to manage the complex applications over multiple heterogeneous cloud platforms. Hence, multi-cloud management eliminates vendor lock-in and enables seamless migration from one vendor to another.

Traditional data centers are often built-to-order and offer the option of customization according to the user�s environment. These functionalities enable the data center users to deploy data center components from different vendors and adapt them as per their requirements and the overall operating environment. However, the micro mobile data centers lack this ability of full customization and availing services from different vendors, owing to their standardized nature and prefabricated modules. These data centers are equipped with components that are standardized by their vendors. Thus, organizations adopting them are restricted to a single vendor, which restrains the user from adding new solutions from different vendors to optimize the data center. This lack of customization and limitation in buying options may act as a hindrance to the growth of the global micro mobile data center market.

Demand for computing power is increasing in various sectors including industries, offices, distribution warehouses, telecom clouds, and others. Telecommunication companies are seen adopting higher-density micro mobile data center deployments, with 8kW to 10kW per cabinet. Distribution centers that need computing power to manage inventory, transactions, and shipping data prefer micro mobile data centers to process orders more efficiently and quickly. Moreover, retail outlets are focusing on growing their in-store computing power to help provide customers with real-time discount and advertise products they are most likely to purchase. This surge in demand for real-time computing is anticipated to drive the growth in the micro mobile data center market. Micro mobile data centers are easy to procure, simple to deploy, and are integrated systems that are easily scalable. Customers, owing to the benefits of micro mobile data centers, are able to expand network edges and provide more computing.

Micro mobile data centers are prefabricated solutions that are available in predetermined sizes. These data centers are available in a varied range of standard rack unit sizes that differ in performance. These data centers of different sizes cater to varied applications based on consumer requirements. However, owing to the standard predetermined size of micro mobile data centers, end-users might not be able to deploy these solutions based on their design preference. End-users might have some physical constraints for deployment of their infrastructure and the prefabricated approach of micro mobile data centers might deter these end-users from adopting these solutions. This proves to be a challenge for the micro mobile data center providers and market growth, but slowly vendors have started providing customized design for these solutions in order to overcome such challenges.

Scope of the Report

Report Metric Details Market size available for years 2015�2022 Base year considered 2016 Forecast period 2017�2022 Forecast units Million (USD) Segments covered By Application Type (Instant DC and Retrofit, High Density Networks, Remote Office, Mobile Computing), By Rack Unit (Up To 25 RU, 25�40 RU, above 40 RU), Organization Size, Industry and Region Geographies covered North America, Europe, APAC, MEA, and Latin America Companies covered Schneider Electric SE (France), Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (China), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Development LP (US), Eaton Corporation Plc (Ireland), Panduit Corp. (US), Zellabox Pty Ltd. (Australia), Hitachi, Ltd. (Japan), Vertiv Co. (US), International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation (US), Rittal GmbH & Co. KG (Germany), Canovate Group (Turkey), Dell Inc. (US), Instant Data Centers, LLC. (US) and Dataracks (UK)

The research report categorizes the market to forecast the revenues and analyze the trends in each of the following sub-segments:

Micro Mobile Data Center Market By Application

Instant DC and retrofit

High density networks

Remote office support

Mobile computing

Others (data replication, data center consolidation, emergency management, infrastructure upgrade and hardening, overhaul of existing communications, and temporary installations)

Micro Mobile Data Center Market By Rack Unit

Up to 25 RU

25-40 RU

Above 40 RU

Micro Mobile Data Center Market By Organization Size

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)

Large enterprises

Micro Mobile Data Center Market By Vertical

Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI)

IT and telecom

Government and defense

Healthcare

Education

Retail

Energy

Manufacturing

Others (media and entertainment, and transportation and logistics)

Micro Mobile Data Center Market By Region

North America United States

Europe United Kingdom

Asia Pacific (APAC) China

Middle East and Africa (MEA) United Arab Emirates

Latin America Brazil



Key Market Players

Schneider Electric SE (France), Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (China), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Eaton Corporation Plc (Ireland), Panduit Corp. (US), Zellabox Pty Ltd. (Australia), Hitachi, Ltd. (Japan), Vertiv Co. (US), International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation (US), Rittal GmbH & Co. KG (Germany), Canovate Group (Turkey), Dell Inc. (US), Instant Data Centers, LLC. (US) and Dataracks (UK)

Schneider Electric is a global provider of energy management and automation solutions. The company is headquartered in Rueil-Malmaison, France and was founded in 1871. The company operates through 4 business segments: building, infrastructure, industry, and IT. It offers micro mobile data centers solutions that are rapidly deployable, secure, cost effective, energy efficient, and sustainable, and can process and store data within an organization's local network. As of 2016, the company had a global workforce strength of more than 143,901 employees. The company has its clientele spread across North America, Western Europe, APAC, and Rest of the World (RoW).

Recent Developments

In March 2017, the company launched the Micro mobile data center Express line of products. These products are cost-effective solutions that help build and deploy micro mobile data centers at the network edge. They cater to applications, such as IoT, hyper converged data centers, and edge data centers.

In January 2017, Schneider Electric partnered with HPE to offer the HPE Micro mobile data center solution that address the increasing demand from distributed IT enterprises.

In June 2015, the company launched its Micro mobile data center solutions portfolio. The micro mobile data center solutions are ideal for customers who need to reduce latency and quickly add capacity, while ensuring a secure and easy to manage environment.

Critical questions the report answers:

Where will all these developments take the industry in the long term?

What are the upcoming trends for the Micro Mobile Data Center market?

Which segment provides the most opportunity for growth?

Who are the leading vendors operating in this market?

What are the opportunities for new market entrants?

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