https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/12/06/server_sales_dip/

The global server market hasn't been able to match the heady highs of 2018 so far this year and Q3 was no exception as both shipments and the value of those boxes dropped.

Vendors managed to sell 3.1 million servers during the three months, down 3 per cent year-on-year, equating to revenue of $22bn, itself down 6.7 per cent. But number-cruncher IDC said things are not as bleak as they seem.