The global SDDC market will grow from USD 75.9 billion in 2024 to USD 184.5 billion by 2029 at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19.4% during the forecast period. The SDDC market is gaining popularity in various segments, including enterprises, telecom service providers, cloud service providers, and managed service providers, by combining complete infrastructure management, advanced automation, and real-time resource optimization. This SDDC provides complete administration of virtualization, automatic supplies, resource allocation, and improved security. More and more organizations are now turning to SDDC to increase productivity, conform to growth requirements, and optimize the return from IT investments. The solutions focus on computing, storage, and network virtualization powered by AI, automation, and seamless interaction with current IT systems.
Major trends affecting SDDC include increased demand for hybrid cloud solutions, in which SDDC plays a vital role in controlling and combining on-premises and cloud systems. Another trend is the rise of automation and artificial intelligence in operations, integrating predictive maintenance and automated processes within the SDDC to improve service delivery and minimize downtime.
SDDC works smoothly with current IT setups, supporting hybrid and multi-cloud environments and ensuring interoperability with legacy systems. This flexibility allows large enterprises to innovate and adapt to changing market conditions while controlling their extensive IT ecosystems.
Software-defined networking solutions use software controllers to automate network tasks, such as routing, switching, and load balancing, ensuring efficient and reliable data flow within the data center. The centralized control and automation capabilities of Software-defined networking enable quick and efficient network adjustments, reducing downtime and enhancing operational efficiency. SDDCN also supports advanced security measures, such as micro-segmentation and automated threat detection, providing robust protection for data center networks. Programmatically managing network resources enables seamless integration with cloud services and other digital infrastructure.
Prominent companies like Cisco and Juniper Networks are pioneers in the software-defined networking market, providing advanced solutions that enhance network management within data centers. The software-defined networking solution is projected to grow as organizations seek to modernize their network infrastructure to support digital transformation initiatives. The increasing adoption of cloud services, IoT, and edge computing drives the need for agile and secure network management solutions.
Software-defined networking offers a cost-effective alternative with greater control than traditional networking; this enables centralized control of the network traffic without configuring the settings of individual switches. Software-defined networking provides dynamic, cost-effective, manageable, and adaptable solutions, making it ideal for dynamic applications utilizing high bandwidth. Software-defined networking aids end users in managing the high degree of change necessary on the network to support virtual workloads, reducing the complexity of the network in data centers, and allowing for automation and orchestration of network configurations.
Software-defined networking provides advantages, such as on-demand and simplified implementation of rules, prioritization, and restrictions. Software-defined networking has a variety of applications for CSPs that require complex networking with heavy data traffic management capabilities. Software-defined networking enables network automation, programmability, and architectural flexibility for policy-driven control and self-service innovation by unbundling the traditional device-bound vertically integrated device stack. During the forecasted period, the software-defined networking solution is expected to have the highest market share owing to several factors, such as the proliferation of emerging technologies, such as 5G, IoT, and cloud computing, which need robust and flexible network infrastructures and digital transformation across industries.
By end user, the managed service providers hold the highest CAGR during the forecast period.
Managed service providers utilize SDDC to manage all data center assets using software, leading to better automation, quicker responses, and more intelligent use of resources. This approach helps MSPs offer customized and on-demand services, which is essential in today’s changing IT landscape. In addition, SDDC supports MSPs to satisfy customer demands more quickly and efficiently. Also, including SDN and SDS in SDDC gives MSPs new functionality for managing complicated networks and large-scale storage systems.Major trends affecting SDDC include increased demand for hybrid cloud solutions, in which SDDC plays a vital role in controlling and combining on-premises and cloud systems. Another trend is the rise of automation and artificial intelligence in operations, integrating predictive maintenance and automated processes within the SDDC to improve service delivery and minimize downtime.
The large enterprises segment holds the largest market share during the forecast period based on organization size.
The SDDC market is divided by organization size into large enterprises and SMEs. The large enterprise segment holds the largest market share. Organizations with an employee strength of more than 1,000 can be considered large enterprises. SDDC provides robust and adaptable solutions for handling complicated IT systems in large enterprises. The deployment of SDDC in large enterprises helps quickly set up and expand resources, meeting the changing demands of extensive workloads and global operations. It also makes better use of resources with automated setups and rules, reduces running costs, and matches company goals. Built-in tools for monitoring and analyzing within SDDC systems give clear views on how things are running correctly, how security is maintained, and how rules are followed, enabling active management and fine-tuning.SDDC works smoothly with current IT setups, supporting hybrid and multi-cloud environments and ensuring interoperability with legacy systems. This flexibility allows large enterprises to innovate and adapt to changing market conditions while controlling their extensive IT ecosystems.
Based on the solutions, the software-defined networking segment holds the highest CAGR during the forecast period.
Software-defined data center networking solutions transform network management within data centers by virtualizing and automating network functions. It abstracts network resources and creates a software-based control layer that manages data flow across the network. This virtualized layer enables dynamic configuration and optimization of network resources based on real-time demands.Software-defined networking solutions use software controllers to automate network tasks, such as routing, switching, and load balancing, ensuring efficient and reliable data flow within the data center. The centralized control and automation capabilities of Software-defined networking enable quick and efficient network adjustments, reducing downtime and enhancing operational efficiency. SDDCN also supports advanced security measures, such as micro-segmentation and automated threat detection, providing robust protection for data center networks. Programmatically managing network resources enables seamless integration with cloud services and other digital infrastructure.
Prominent companies like Cisco and Juniper Networks are pioneers in the software-defined networking market, providing advanced solutions that enhance network management within data centers. The software-defined networking solution is projected to grow as organizations seek to modernize their network infrastructure to support digital transformation initiatives. The increasing adoption of cloud services, IoT, and edge computing drives the need for agile and secure network management solutions.
Software-defined networking offers a cost-effective alternative with greater control than traditional networking; this enables centralized control of the network traffic without configuring the settings of individual switches. Software-defined networking provides dynamic, cost-effective, manageable, and adaptable solutions, making it ideal for dynamic applications utilizing high bandwidth. Software-defined networking aids end users in managing the high degree of change necessary on the network to support virtual workloads, reducing the complexity of the network in data centers, and allowing for automation and orchestration of network configurations.
Software-defined networking provides advantages, such as on-demand and simplified implementation of rules, prioritization, and restrictions. Software-defined networking has a variety of applications for CSPs that require complex networking with heavy data traffic management capabilities. Software-defined networking enables network automation, programmability, and architectural flexibility for policy-driven control and self-service innovation by unbundling the traditional device-bound vertically integrated device stack. During the forecasted period, the software-defined networking solution is expected to have the highest market share owing to several factors, such as the proliferation of emerging technologies, such as 5G, IoT, and cloud computing, which need robust and flexible network infrastructures and digital transformation across industries.
Breakdown of primaries
We interviewed Chief Executive Officers (CEOs), directors of innovation and technology, system integrators, and executives from several significant SDDC market companies.- By Company: Tier I: 30%, Tier II: 45%, and Tier III: 25%
- By Designation: C-Level Executives: 35%, Director Level: 25%, and Others: 40%
- By Region: North America: 45%, Europe: 20%, Asia Pacific: 30%, Rest of World: 5%
Research coverage:
In the market report, we covered the SDDC market across segments. We estimated the market size and growth potential for many segments based on offerings, solutions, organization size, end users, and region. It contains a thorough competition analysis of the major market participants, information about their businesses, essential observations about their product and service offerings, current trends, and critical market strategies.Reasons to buy this report:
With information on the most accurate revenue estimates for the whole SDDC industry and its subsegments, the research will benefit market leaders and recent newcomers. Stakeholders will benefit from this report’s increased understanding of the competitive environment, which will help them better position their companies and develop go-to-market strategies. The research offers information on the main market drivers, constraints, opportunities, and challenges, as well as aids players in understanding the pulse of the industry.The report provides insights on the following pointers:
- Analysis of key drivers (Increasing demand for data security, Customization and control over IT infrastructure, enhanced performance, and reliability), restraints (complexity of implementation and management), opportunities (integration with emerging technologies like AI, ML, and automation into SDDC), and challenges (inadequate maturity in storage virtualization lead to inefficient data management and slower performance) influencing the growth of the SDDC market.
- Product Development/Innovation: Comprehensive analysis of emerging technologies, R&D initiatives, and new service and product introductions in the SDDC industry.
- Market Development: In-depth details regarding profitable markets: the paper examines the global SDDC industry.
- Market Diversification: Comprehensive details regarding recent advancements, investments, unexplored regions, new goods and services, and the SDDC industry.
- Competitive Assessment: Thorough analysis of the market shares, expansion plans, and service portfolios of the top competitors in the SDDC industry, such as VMware (US), Microsoft (US), Cisco (US), HPE (US), and IBM (US).
Table of Contents
1 Introduction
2 Research Methodology
4 Premium Insights
5 Market Overview and Industry Trends
6 Software-Defined Data Center Market, by Offering
7 Software-Defined Data Center Market, by Solution
8 Software-Defined Data Center Market, by Organization Size
9 Software-Defined Data Center Market, by End-user
10 Software-Defined Data Center Market, by Region
11 Competitive Landscape
12 Company Profiles
13 Adjacent/Related Markets
14 Appendix
List of Tables
List of Figures
Companies Mentioned
- Vmware
- Microsoft
- Cisco
- Hpe
- IBM
- Dell Technologies
- Oracle
- Nutanix
- Huawei
- Fujitsu
- Juniper Networks
- Commvault
- Arista Networks
- Datacore Software
- Scality
- Suse
- Netapp
- Citrix
- Nuage Networks
- Lenovo
- Rackspace Technology
- Lightbits
- Hiveio
- Whizworks
- Pi Systems and Networks
Methodology
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Table Information
| Report Attribute | Details |
|---|---|
| No. of Pages | 240 |
| Published | August 2024 |
| Forecast Period | 2024 - 2029 |
| Estimated Market Value ( USD | $ 75.9 Billion |
| Forecasted Market Value ( USD | $ 184.5 Billion |
| Compound Annual Growth Rate | 19.4% |
| Regions Covered | Global |
| No. of Companies Mentioned | 25 |
