Software-Defined Data Center Market Analysis

Enterprise size (Large Enterprise, SMEs)

The global software-defined data center market is segmented and analyzed for demand and supply by enterprise size into large enterprises, and small & medium enterprises (SMEs). Out of the two enterprise sizes of the software-defined data centers, the SME segment is estimated to gain the largest market share of about 64% in the year 2037. The growth of the segment can be attributed to the surge in the number of SMEs globally owing to favorable government initiatives as well as the increasing trend of start-up businesses worldwide. For instance, it was found that there were around 330 million SMEs globally in 2020, a small increase from approximately 325 million in 2019.

Industry (IT & Telecom, BFSI, Government, Energy & Utilities, Retail & E-Commerce, Manufacturing, Healthcare)

The global software-defined data center market is also segmented and analyzed for demand and supply by industry into IT and telecom, BFSI, government, energy & utilities, retail & e-commerce, manufacturing, healthcare, and others. Amongst these segments, the IT & telecom segment is expected to garner a significant share of around 40% in the year 2037. The growth of the segment can be attributed to the rapid development of the IT & telecom sector owing to rising digitalization worldwide together with the adoption of the various latest communication technologies such as 5G. For instance, as per estimations the investment in digital transformation worldwide is expected to almost double between the years 2022 to the year 2025 from nearly USD 1.8 trillion to around USD 2.8 trillion.

On the other hand, the BFSI segment is projected to witness a massive CAGR during the forecast period, owing to the rising adoption of cloud strategy to improve scalability, agility, and data security. This, as a result, is anticipated to create numerous opportunities for the growth of the segment in the coming years.

Our in-depth analysis of the global market includes the following segments:

By Component	Network Virtualization Server Virtualization Storage Virtualization
By Enterprise Size	Large Enterprise Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
By Industry	IT and Telecom BFSI Government Energy & Utilities Retail & E-Commerce Manufacturing Healthcare Others

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

In the year 2025, the industry size of software-defined data center is estimated at USD 123.2 billion.

The software-defined data center market size was over USD 102.87 billion in 2024 and is anticipated to cross USD 1.81 trillion by 2037, growing at more than 24.7% CAGR during the forecast period i.e., between 2025-2037. The increasing number of IoT connected devices as well as the expansion of software-defined storage portfolio by major players will drive the market growth.

North America industry is likely to account for largest revenue share of 37% by 2037, owing to growing development of software with automated storage with a tremendous focus on hardware cost reductions.

The major players in the market are VMware, Inc, .Microsoft Corporation, Dell Inc., Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP, Juniper Networks, Inc., Citrix Systems, Inc., Oracle Corporation, IBM Corporation, Cisco Systems, Inc., Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Fujitsu Limited

Software-Defined Data Center Market Analysis