Data Center Knowledge has updated its list of companies with the most servers (at least the ones that release the information). I wrote about this server list last year and some of the changes from last year include adding Intel (INTC) and Facebook to the list, SoftLayer’s acquisition of The Planet, and increases in server fleets.
Server Growth
| Firm | Servers (2009) | Servers (2010) | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel | -- | 100,000 | NA |
| OVH | 55,000 | 80,000 | 45 |
| SoftLayer | 21,000 | 76,000 | 262 |
| Akamai Technologies | 48,000 | 73,000 | 52 |
| 1&1 Internet | 55,000 | 70,000 | 27 |
| Rackspace | 50,038 | 63,996 | 28 |
| -- | 60,000 | NA | |
| iWeb | 10,000 | 35,000 | 250 |
Some notable companies that have not changed since 2009 include:
* SBC Communications
* Verizon
* Time Warner
* AT&T
* Peer1/ServerBeach.
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One thing that many of these companies have in common is that they are cloud companies or companies that enable cloud computing. The research firm IDC reported in 2009 that only 14.3% (2.2 Exabytes) of the 15.4 Exabytes of enterprise storage capacity resides in the public cloud. IDC believes this number will grow to 27.6% by 2013.
If IDC is right, over the next 3-4 years, server fleets will continue to grow.
Ralph Bach has been in IT long enough to know better and has blogged from his Bach Seat about IT, careers, and anything else that catches his attention since 2005. You can follow him on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. Email the Bach Seat here.