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• Cloud Business Communications Growing by 23% per year; RingCentral Leads
• Amazon Cloud Growth is Hardly Hampered by the Chasing Pack
• Hyperscale Operators Continue Ramping Up Share of Cloud Markets
• Dallas and Washington DC now the Highest Growth US Colocation Markets
• Cisco Ends 2016 on Collaboration Market High; Microsoft the Main Challenger
• Battle Intensifies for Cloud Infrastructure Leadership as Q4 sees Three-Way Tie
• Microsoft Leads in Burgeoning SaaS Market; Oracle and Google are on a Charge
• Microsoft, Google and IBM Public Cloud Surge is at Expense of Smaller Providers
• Equinix, Digital Realty and NTT Extend Colocation Leadership in 2016
• Enterprise Spending Nudged Downwards in 2016; Cisco Maintains a Big Lead
• 2016 Review Shows $148 billion Cloud Market Growing at 25% Annually

2016

• Hyperscale Data Center Count Passes the 300 Milestone in December
• HPE & Cisco Maintain Lead in Cloud Infrastructure; Dell EMC and ODMs Challenge
• Amazon Dominates Public IaaS and Ahead in PaaS; IBM Leads in Private Cloud
• Dell Technologies Challenging HPE, Cisco and Microsoft for Cloud Infrastructure Leadership
• SaaS Growth Driven by ERP & Collaboration; Microsoft now the Overall Leader
• Cisco Continues to Roll with the Punches in Switching & Router Market
• Amazon Leads; Microsoft, IBM & Google Chase; Others Trail
• HPE, Cisco and Microsoft Continue to Lead Burgeoning Cloud Infrastructure Market
• Top Three Colocation Operators Extending Leadership via Acquisitions
• Big Four Still Dominate in Q1 as Cloud Market Growth Exceeds 50%
• Microsoft is on a Charge in the SaaS Market
• Just Five Metros Generate 27% of Worldwide Colocation Revenues
• HPE Maintains Lead in Cloud Infrastructure but Cisco Narrows the Gap
• US Accounts for Almost Half of all Major Cloud and Internet Data Centers
• Cisco Extends Collaboration Leadership as Market Reaches All-Time High
• Cisco’s Dominant Share of Switching & Routers Holds Steady
• AWS Remains Dominant Despite Microsoft and Google Growth Surges
• Low Growth in Enterprise Spending During 2015; Wide Variances by Segment
• 2015 Review Shows $110 billion Cloud Market Growing at 28% Annually
• UCaaS Continues to Disrupt Traditional Business Communications

2015

• Cisco and Arris Take Different Directions in Video Leadership Battle
• HPE, Cisco and Microsoft Lead in Huge Data Center Infrastructure Market
• Data Center Investments are Dramatically Reshaping the IT Industry
• Cisco Gains Share in APAC and Bounces Back in EMEA; Juniper Rises in the US
• Silicon Valley and Washington DC are the Highest Growth US Colocation Markets
• Quarterly Cloud Service Revenues Top $6B as Growth Rate Increases
• US and China Account for 54% of all Major Cloud and Internet Data Centers
• Public Cloud Generating over $20B in Quarterly Revenues for IT Companies
• Cisco Strengthens Collaboration Leadership Despite Disruptive Competitors
• HP Finally Overtakes Cisco in Cloud Infrastructure Equipment Leadership Battle
• The Big Four Cloud Providers are Leaving the Rest of the Market Behind
• Arris Set to Lead Video Market but Cisco is Not Going Away
• As Colocation Market Consolidates – Who are the Market Leaders?
• Cloud Helps to Boost Video Infrastructure Network Spending
• Microsoft and HP Lead in $114B Data Center Infrastructure Market
• Microsoft Closes in on Cisco as Hosted/Cloud Collaboration Market Overtakes Premise
• Cisco and HP Tied for Cloud Infrastructure Equipment Leadership in Q1
• AWS Still Bigger than its Four Main Competitors Combined Despite Surging Growth
• Arris Acquisition of Pace to put it Right on the Heels of Cisco
• Focus of Video Infrastructure Software Spending Shifting to the Headend
• Microsoft Again Trails Cisco as UC Collaboration Market Hits All-Time High
• Cisco Maintains Lead in Public Cloud Infrastructure while HP Leads in Private
• A Post-Merger TelecityGroup & Interxion would lead EMEA Colocation Market
• AWS Market Share Reaches Five-Year High Despite Microsoft Growth Surge

2014

• 2014 Review Shows Enterprise Spending Flat; Wide Variances by Segment
• Cloud Security the Bright Spot in Network Security Market Growth
• Cloud Infrastructure Leadership Battle Becoming a Two-Horse Race
• Cisco Leads in both Video Infrastructure Software and Hardware; Arris Challenges
• Cisco Once Again Pulls Away from Microsoft in Enterprise Collaboration
• US, Japan, UK and China Lead in Retail Colocation Revenues
• 8x8 and RingCentral Lead the UCaaS Market; Mitel Grows the Fastest
• Cisco SP Routing Market Share Bounces Back Thanks to APAC & EMEA
• Microsoft Cloud Revenues Leap; Amazon is Still Way Out in Front
• Stellar Growth Forecast for some Video Infrastructure Software Market Segments
• IBM & Microsoft Among Leaders in both Cloud Hardware/Software and Infrastructure Services
• Ruckus Wireless Cements Position as Main Challenger to Cisco in SP Wi-Fi
• Cisco Claws Back Enterprise Collaboration Leadership from Microsoft
• SP Routing Market at an All-time High while Cisco Share Drops
• Microsoft and IBM Chase Amazon while Google Falls Off the Pace
• European Carrier Neutral Colocation Growth Hits a High
• Cisco Increases its Lead in Mobile Internet Infrastructure
• Cisco Extends Video Infrastructure Software Lead over Nagra in Q1
• Cisco Holds off HP in Leadership Battle for Cloud Infrastructure
• Hybrid Deployments are Leading the UCaaS Growth Spurt
• Microsoft Takes Over Enterprise Collaboration Leadership from Cisco
• Microsoft is Pulling Ahead of the Pack Chasing Amazon
• Cisco Leads in Two of Three Video Infrastructure Software Categories
• Equinix and NTT Lead Regional Retail Colocation Markets in Q4
• Amazon, Salesforce and IBM Lead in Cloud Infrastructure Service Segments
• Cisco Leads in Public Cloud Infrastructure Market; HP is #1 in Private Cloud
• UCaaS Penetration of Managed & Hosted Business Voice Grows: but Where Are the Telcos?
• Juniper and Alcatel-Lucent Gain Market Share as NFV Shakeup Nears
• Amazon Continues to Dominate IaaS/PaaS Despite Strong Push from Microsoft & IBM

2013

• Mature US Colocation Market Led by Equinix and CenturyLink-Savvis
• Cisco Maintains Lead in Four of Five Video Infrastructure Segments
• HP Bounces Back in Cloud Infrastructure Market; Cisco Hangs on to Lead
• Public Cloud Leads UCaaS Market; Private Cloud has Higher Growth
• Cisco Holds off Microsoft Surge in UC Collaboration Market
• IBM, Microsoft and Google Make Little Headway Against Amazon’s IaaS/PaaS Dominance
• Equinix, TelecityGroup and Interxion the Clear Leaders in EMEA Colocation Market
• Worldwide Colocation Revenues to hit $30B by 2017
• Cisco Maintains Lead in Cloud Infrastructure Market
• Enterprise Spending Bounces Back in Q2 as Cisco Remains Dominant
• Equinix and Digital Realty Lead in an Increasingly Global Colocation Market
• IBM, Microsoft and Google Still Playing Catch-Up with Amazon in IaaS/PaaS Market
• Vocalocity and ShoreTel Lead UCaaS Growth Ranking in Q2
• 8x8 Continues to Lead Growing UCaaS Market
• Cisco Now Leads in Four of Five Video Infrastructure Segments
• Cisco Grabs IBM's Lead in Cloud Infrastructure Equipment
• Volumes Up but Prices Plummet in the Enterprise
• Equinix Extends Leadership of Fragmented Colocation Market
• Cloud Boom Continues as Quarterly IaaS/PaaS Revenues Exceed $2B
• Juniper Claws Back Some SP Router & Carrier Ethernet Market Share in Q1
• Chinese Network CAPEX to Peak in 2013
• 8x8 and ShoreTel Leading High-Growth Cloud UCaaS Market
• IBM Share of Cloud Infrastructure Equipment Hits Two-Year High
• Arris/Motorola Narrows the Gap on Cisco in Q4 Video Infrastructure Market
• Amazon’s Cloud IaaS and PaaS Investments Pay Off
• Microsoft Shaking up the Enterprise Voice Market
• Cisco Dominance of Enterprise Networking Undiminished in 2012
• UCaaS Now Driving $2 billion Cloud UC Services Market
• Telcos in Danger of Being Left Behind by Disruptive Cloud UC Services

2012

• IaaS and PaaS revenues growing at 65% per year
• Video infrastructure revenues top $8 billion for fourth consecutive quarter
• Voice still accounts for 48% of the APAC collaboration equipment market
• Cisco increases its lead in high-growth mobile internet infrastructure market
• Big gains for Cisco in N. America; ALU and Huawei turn the tables in APAC
• Video Infrastructure Market Reaches New Heights in Q2
• Cloud: Competition or Collaboration?
• North America Lags Behind on IPv6 Readiness
• Stellar quarter for Cisco as US operators open their wallets
• HP, IBM and Dell Lead the Burgeoning APAC Data Center Infrastructure Market
• Emerging Opportunities and Perils of All Things Cloud: Will vendors and service providers co-exist in blissful matrimony or is chance of divorce high?
• Cisco and Avaya Tighten their Grip on the Enterprise Voice Market
• Polycom Pulls Away from Cisco in APAC Videoconferencing Market