Africa Data Center Server Market Size & Share Analysis - Growth Trends & Forecasts (2025 - 2031)

The Africa Data Center Server Market is Segmented by Form Factor (Blade Server, Rack Server, and Tower Server), by End User (IT and Telecommunication, BFSI, Government, Media and Entertainment, and Other End Users), and by Geography (South Africa, Nigeria, and Rest of Africa). The Market Sizes and Forecasts are Provided in Terms of Value (USD) for all the Above Segments.

Africa Data Center Server Market Size & Share Analysis - Growth Trends & Forecasts (2025 - 2031)

Africa Data Center Server Market Size

Africa Data Center Server Market Summary
Study Period 2019 - 2031
Base Year For Estimation 2024
Forecast Data Period 2025 - 2031
Historical Data Period 2019 - 2023
CAGR 15.40 %
Market Concentration Medium

Major Players

Africa Data Center Server Market Major Players

*Disclaimer: Major Players sorted in no particular order

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Africa Data Center Server Market Analysis

The Africa Data Center Server Market is expected to register a CAGR of 15.4% during the forecast period.

The Africa data center server market reached a value of USD 2.3 billion in the previous year, and it is further projected to register a CAGR of 15.4% during the forecast period. The increasing demand for cloud computing among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), government regulations for local data security, and growing investment by domestic players are some of the major factors driving the demand for data centers in the region.

  • The upcoming IT load capacity of the Africa data center construction market is expected to reach 1226 MW by 2029.
  • The region's construction of raised floor area is expected to increase 5.2 million sq. ft by 2029.
  • The region's total number of racks to be installed is expected to reach 260K units by 2029. South Africa is expected to house the maximum number of racks by 2029.
  • There are close to 70 submarine cable systems connecting Africa, and many are under construction. One such submarine cable that is estimated to start service in 2024 is Africa-1, which stretches over 10,000 Kilometers with a landing point in Port Said, Ras Ghareb, Egypt.

Africa Data Center Server Industry Overview

The upcoming DC construction projects in the region will increase the demand for data center servers in the coming years. The Africa data center server market is moderately consolidated with a few major players, such as Dell Inc., Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Fujitsu, and Lenovo Group Limited. These major players, with a prominent market share, focus on expanding their regional customer base.

In August 2023, Dell Inc. is transitioning its servers with Next-generation Dell PowerEdge Servers from OSA to ESA with PowerEdge R760 powered by 4th generation Intel Xeon Processors.

In January 2023, Cisco Systems Inc. announced the launch of the 7th generation of UCS C-Series and X-Series servers, powered by 4th generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors. With support for the latest Intel processors, Cisco has launched two new blades for the X-Series: the Cisco UCS X210c M7 Compute Node and the Cisco UCS X410c M7 Compute Node.

Africa Data Center Server Market Leaders

  1. Dell Inc.

  2. Hewlett Packard Enterprise

  3. Lenovo Group Limited

  4. Cisco Systems Inc.

  5. IBM Corporation

  6. *Disclaimer: Major Players sorted in no particular order
Africa Data Center Server Market Concentration
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Africa Data Center Server Market News

  • June 2023: Kingston Technology Company, Inc., a significant provider of memory products and technology solutions, announced the launch of its 32 GB and 16 GB Server Premier DDR5 5600 MT/s and 5200 MT/s ECC Unbuffered DIMMs and ECC SODIMMs.
  • September 2022: Lenovo Group Ltd. introduced dozens of new servers, storage systems, and Hyperconverged Infrastructure appliances, as well as a cloud-based hardware management service. Intel Corp. Sapphire Rapids server processors would be incorporated into some of the new systems it is rolling out. The processors, which are scheduled to launch in the market next year, use a ten-nanometer Intel 7 manufacturing process.

Africa Data Center Server Market Report - Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION

  • 1.1 Study Assumption & Market Definition
  • 1.2 Scope of the Study

2. Research Methodology

3. Executive Summary

4. Market Dynamics

  • 4.1 Market Overview
  • 4.2 Market Drivers
    • 4.2.1 Adoption of cloud computing services
    • 4.2.2 Advent of 5G networks
  • 4.3 Market Restraints
    • 4.3.1 Rising CapEx for data center construction
    • 4.3.2 Cybersecurity Threats and Ransomware attacks
  • 4.4 Value Chain / Supply Chain Analysis
  • 4.5 Industry Attractiveness - Porter's Five Forces Analysis
    • 4.5.1 Threat of New Entrants
    • 4.5.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers/Consumers
    • 4.5.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
    • 4.5.4 Threat of Substitute Products
    • 4.5.5 Intensity of Competitive Rivalry
  • 4.6 Assessment of COVID-19 Impact

5. MARKET SEGMENTATION

  • 5.1 Form Factor
    • 5.1.1 Blade Server
    • 5.1.2 Rack Server
    • 5.1.3 Tower Server
  • 5.2 End-User
    • 5.2.1 IT & Telecommunication
    • 5.2.2 BFSI
    • 5.2.3 Government
    • 5.2.4 Media & Entertainment
    • 5.2.5 Other End-User
  • 5.3 Geography
    • 5.3.1 South Africa
    • 5.3.2 Nigeria
    • 5.3.3 Rest of Africa

6. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

  • 6.1 Company Profiles
    • 6.1.1 Dell Inc.
    • 6.1.2 Hewlett Packard Enterprise
    • 6.1.3 Lenovo Group Limited
    • 6.1.4 Fujitsu Limited
    • 6.1.5 Cisco Systems Inc.
    • 6.1.6 Kingston Technology Company Inc.
    • 6.1.7 Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.
    • 6.1.8 Inspur Group
    • 6.1.9 International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation
    • 6.1.10 Atos SE
  • *List Not Exhaustive

7. INVESTMENT ANALYSIS

8. MARKET OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE TRENDS

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Africa Data Center Server Industry Segmentation

A data center server is basically a high-capacity computer without peripherals like monitors and keyboards. It is a hardware unit installed inside a rack, having a central processing unit (CPU), storage, and other electrical and networking equipment, making them powerful computers that deliver applications, services, and data to end-user devices.

The Africa data center server market is segmented by form factor (blade server, rack server, and tower server), by end-user (IT and telecommunication, BFSI, government, media and entertainment, and other end users), and by geography (South Africa, Nigeria, and Rest of Africa). The market sizes and forecasts are provided in terms of value (USD) for all the above segments.

Form Factor Blade Server
Rack Server
Tower Server
End-User IT & Telecommunication
BFSI
Government
Media & Entertainment
Other End-User
Geography South Africa
Nigeria
Rest of Africa
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Africa Data Center Server Market Research Faqs

What is the current Africa Data Center Server Market size?

The Africa Data Center Server Market is projected to register a CAGR of 15.40% during the forecast period (2025-2031)

Who are the key players in Africa Data Center Server Market?

Dell Inc., Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Lenovo Group Limited, Cisco Systems Inc. and IBM Corporation are the major companies operating in the Africa Data Center Server Market.

What years does this Africa Data Center Server Market cover?

The report covers the Africa Data Center Server Market historical market size for years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The report also forecasts the Africa Data Center Server Market size for years: 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030 and 2031.

Africa Data Center Server Industry Report

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