By Angelica
Mari for Brazil Tech
The server
market in Brazil has seen a 17 percent drop in revenue in the second quarter of
2015, according to a report by analyst house IDC.
According to
the report, the months between April and June saw very few purchasing deals, a
consequence of the current instability in the local economy.
"The
market performance was impacted by economic and political issues that the
country has been facing since the end of last year," says IDC analyst Luis
Altamirano.
"These
factors, combined with the dollar hike, caused investments to decrease given
all the uncertainty in the Brazilian business scenario," he added.
Despite the
drop in revenues, the local market saw growth of 2 percent in server sales
during the second quarter. By comparison, the first quarter saw a drop of 12
percent in revenue and 5 percent in sales volumes.
The predictions
for the rest of the year are more upbeat - and the main reason for it is the
various government tenders for acquisition of datacenter equipment that have
been launched recently.
Based on
those upcoming purchases, IDC forecasts an overall 22 percent drop in server
revenues and a 7 percent decrease in sales volumes for 2015.