Data Center Automation Market Report 2026

The data center automation market size has grown rapidly in recent years. It will grow from $12.45 billion in 2025 to $14.59 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17.2%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to growth of virtualization technologies, rising enterprise data volumes, increasing it operational complexity, demand for improved system uptime, adoption of centralized infrastructure management.

The data center automation market size is expected to see rapid growth in the next few years. It will grow to $27.55 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17.2%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to ai-based predictive operations, expansion of hybrid cloud environments, focus on energy efficiency optimization, rising adoption among smes, demand for scalable and agile it infrastructure. Major trends in the forecast period include ai-driven data center operations, cloud-native automation platforms, iot-enabled infrastructure monitoring, energy-efficient automated data centers, intelligent manufacturing data integration.

The increase in the volume and speed of data generation is expected to drive the growth of the data center automation market going forward. Data generation refers to the creation or production of data from various sources and activities and is rising due to widespread adoption of digital technologies such as smartphones, IoT devices, social media platforms, and online transactions, which continuously generate vast amounts of information. Data center automation supports this growth by providing the infrastructure and tools necessary to efficiently manage and process the increasing data volumes. For instance, in November 2024, according to the International Telecommunication Union, a Switzerland-based specialized agency, global mobile broadband traffic for end-user internet usage surpassed 1 zettabyte in 2023 and is projected to reach around 1.3 zettabytes in 2024, while fixed broadband traffic is expected to rise from 5.1 zettabytes in 2023 to about 6 zettabytes in 2024. Therefore, the rising volume and speed of data generation is driving the growth of the data center automation market.

Major companies operating in the data center automation market are developing innovative products, such as Anymal, to reduce operational costs. Anymal is a quadrupedal robot designed for versatile mobility and autonomous operation in challenging environments, such as industrial sites, construction sites, and outdoor terrain. For instance, in March 2023, Anybotics AG, a Switzerland-based robotics company, launched Anymal, a line of advanced-legged robots designed for autonomous inspection and data collection in complex and demanding environments. The robots are built for safety, with features such as emergency stops, warning lights, safety handles, and compliance with international standards. They are also ruggedized, impact-protected, and dust- and waterproof, making them suitable for all-weather operation and use in explosive atmospheres. The deployment of ANYmal robots, including ANYmal X, aims to improve worker safety, increase productivity, and support sustainable industrial facilities.

In March 2024, International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), a US-based technology company, acquired Pliant for an undisclosed amount. Through this acquisition, IBM aims to enhance its network and IT infrastructure automation capabilities to simplify and accelerate infrastructure provisioning, management, and orchestration across hybrid-cloud and multicloud environments. Pliant.io Inc. is a US-based technology company specializing in network and IT infrastructure automation.

Major companies operating in the data center automation market are Microsoft Corporation; Dell Technologies Inc.; Siemens AG; Intel Corporation; IBM Corporation; Cisco Systems Inc.; Oracle Corporation; Fujitsu Ltd.; ABB Limited; Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP; Broadcom; VMware, Inc.; Service Now Inc.; Arista Networks, Inc.; Citrix Systems Inc.; EntIT Software LLC; BMC Software Inc.; Veristor Systems Inc.; Chef Software Inc.; Puppet; HashRoot Ltd.; Micro Focus International plc; Brocade Communications Systems; CA Technologies; Riverturn Inc.

North America was the largest region in the data center automation market in 2025. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the data center automation market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the data center automation market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

Tariffs have introduced cost pressures in the data center automation landscape by increasing prices for imported servers, networking equipment, and automation hardware used in both on-premise and cloud deployments. These impacts are most evident across solution components and infrastructure automation tools, with asia-pacific and north america being highly affected due to their dependence on global supply chains. Large enterprises face higher capital expenditure, while smes experience slower adoption due to pricing sensitivity. However, tariffs are also encouraging local manufacturing, regional sourcing strategies, and greater investment in software-driven automation, which is strengthening long-term resilience and innovation within the ecosystem.

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Data center automation involves using software, hardware, and procedures to automate data center infrastructure and operations management, provisioning, monitoring, and upkeep. Data center automation aims to streamline IT service delivery, boost efficiency, minimize errors, and improve scalability and agility within the data center environment.

The main components of data center automation are solution and services. A data center automation solution refers to a set of software tools, technologies, and processes designed to automate and streamline various aspects of data center management and operations. They are deployed based on on-premise and cloud modes by large size enterprises, and small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) of manufacturing, banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI), healthcare, retail, information technology (IT) and telecommunication, and other end-users.

The data center automation market consists of revenues earned by entities by providing services such as server automation, network automation, storage automation, security automation. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The data center automation market also includes sales of servers, storage systems, routers, switches, and networking devices. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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