APPLICATION CENTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE MARKET SIZE AND SHARE ANALYSIS - GROWTH TRENDS AND FORECASTS (2025 - 2032)

Application Centric Infrastructure Market, By Component (Hardware, Software, and Services), By Deployment Mode (On-Premises, Cloud-Based, and Hybrid), By End User (IT and Telecom, BFSI, Healthcare and Life Sciences, Retail and Consumer Goods, Government and Defense, Energy and Utilities, Manufacturing, and Others), By Geography (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, Middle East, and Africa)

Published In: 24 Dec, 2025
Code: CMI9132
Pages: 155
Formats: Excel and PDF
Industry: Information and Communication Technology
- Historical Range: 2020 - 2024
- Forecast Period: 2025 - 2032

The global application centric infrastructure market is estimated to be valued at USD 6 Bn in 2025 and is expected to reach USD 11 Bn by 2032, exhibiting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14% from 2025 to 2032. The global application centric infrastructure market represents a paradigm shift in modern data center and network architecture, fundamentally transforming how organizations design, deploy, and manage their IT infrastructure.

Application centric infrastructure is an innovative approach that prioritizes applications and their specific requirements, moving away from traditional network-centric models to create more agile, scalable, and efficient computing environments. This revolutionary infrastructure model integrates software-defined networking (SDN), network function virtualization (NFV), and policy-driven automation to deliver seamless application deployment and management capabilities.

Market Dynamics

The global application centric infrastructure market is propelled by several compelling drivers that reflect the evolving technological landscape and changing business requirements. The primary driver is the unprecedented digital transformation initiatives across industries, compelling organizations to modernize their infrastructure to support cloud-native applications, microservices architectures, and DevOps methodologies that demand agile, programmable, and policy-driven infrastructure solutions. The exponential growth of data volumes, IoT devices, and edge computing requirements necessitates infrastructure that can dynamically adapt to varying workload demands while maintaining optimal performance and security standards.

However, the market faces significant restraints including substantial initial investment requirements that can deter small and medium enterprises from adoption, along with the complexity of migration from legacy infrastructure systems that often requires extensive organizational change management and specialized technical expertise. The shortage of skilled professionals with ACI expertise presents another challenge, as organizations struggle to find qualified personnel capable of designing, implementing, and managing these sophisticated infrastructure environments.

Key Features of the Study

This report provides in-depth analysis of the global application centric infrastructure market, and provides market size (USD Billion) and compound annual growth rate (CAGR%) for the forecast period (2025–2032), considering 2024 as the base year
It elucidates potential revenue opportunities across different segments and explains attractive investment proposition matrices for this market
This study also provides key insights about market drivers, restraints, opportunities, new product launches or approvals, market trends, regional outlook, and competitive strategies adopted by key players
It profiles key players in the global application centric infrastructure market based on the following parameters – company highlights, products portfolio, key highlights, financial performance, and strategies
Key companies covered as a part of this study include Cisco Systems Inc, VMware Inc, Juniper Networks Inc, Arista Networks Inc, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Dell Technologies Inc, Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, Nokia Networks, IBM Corporation, Fujitsu Ltd, Extreme Networks, Ciena Corporation, Broadcom Inc, F5 Networks Inc, and Citrix Systems Inc
Insights from this report would allow marketers and the management authorities of the companies to make informed decisions regarding their future product launches, type up-gradation, market expansion, and marketing tactics
The global application centric infrastructure market report caters to various stakeholders in this industry including investors, suppliers, product manufacturers, distributors, new entrants, and financial analysts
Stakeholders would have ease in decision-making through various strategy matrices used in analyzing the global application centric infrastructure market

Market Segmentation

Component Insights (Revenue, USD Billion, 2020 - 2032)
- Hardware
- Software
- Services
Deployment Mode Insights (Revenue, USD Billion, 2020 - 2032)
- On-Premises
- Cloud-Based
- Hybrid
End User Insights (Revenue, USD Billion, 2020 - 2032)
- IT and Telecom
- BFSI
- Healthcare and Life Sciences
- Retail and Consumer Goods
- Government and Defense
- Energy and Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Others
Regional Insights (Revenue, USD Billion, 2020 - 2032)
- North America
  - U.S.
  - Canada
- Latin America
  - Brazil
  - Argentina
  - Mexico
  - Rest of Latin America
- Europe
  - Germany
  - U.K.
  - Spain
  - France
  - Italy
  - Russia
  - Rest of Europe
- Asia Pacific
  - China
  - India
  - Japan
  - Australia
  - South Korea
  - ASEAN
  - Rest of Asia Pacific
- Middle East
  - GCC Countries
  - Israel
  - Rest of Middle East
- Africa
  - South Africa
  - North Africa
  - Central Africa
Key Players Insights
- Cisco Systems Inc
- VMware Inc
- Juniper Networks Inc
- Arista Networks Inc
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- Dell Technologies Inc
- Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
- Nokia Networks
- IBM Corporation
- Fujitsu Ltd
- Extreme Networks
- Ciena Corporation
- Broadcom Inc
- F5 Networks Inc
- Citrix Systems Inc

Research Objectives and Assumptions
- Research Objectives
- Assumptions
- Abbreviations
Market Purview
- Report Description
  - Market Definition and Scope
- Executive Summary
  - Global Application Centric Infrastructure Market, By Component
  - Global Application Centric Infrastructure Market, By Deployment Mode
  - Global Application Centric Infrastructure Market, By End User
  - Global Application Centric Infrastructure Market, By Region
Market Dynamics, Regulations, and Trends Analysis
- Market Dynamics
- Driver
- Restraint
- Opportunity
- Impact Analysis
- Key Developments
- Regulatory Scenario
- Product Launches/Approvals
- PEST Analysis
- PORTER’s Analysis
- Merger and Acquisition Scenario
- Industry Trends
Global Application Centric Infrastructure Market, By Component, 2020-2032, (USD Billion)
- Introduction
  - Market Share Analysis, 2025 and 2032 (%)
  - Y-o-Y Growth Analysis, 2021 - 2032
  - Segment Trends
- Hardware
  - Introduction
  - Market Size and Forecast, and Y-o-Y Growth, 2020-2032, (USD Billion)
- Software
  - Introduction
  - Market Size and Forecast, and Y-o-Y Growth, 2020-2032, (USD Billion)
- Services
  - Introduction
  - Market Size and Forecast, and Y-o-Y Growth, 2020-2032, (USD Billion)
Global Application Centric Infrastructure Market, By Deployment Mode, 2020-2032, (USD Billion)
- Introduction
  - Market Share Analysis, 2025 and 2032 (%)
  - Y-o-Y Growth Analysis, 2021 - 2032
  - Segment Trends
- On-Premises
  - Introduction
  - Market Size and Forecast, and Y-o-Y Growth, 2020-2032, (USD Billion)
- Cloud-Based
  - Introduction
  - Market Size and Forecast, and Y-o-Y Growth, 2020-2032, (USD Billion)
- Hybrid
  - Introduction
  - Market Size and Forecast, and Y-o-Y Growth, 2020-2032, (USD Billion)
Global Application Centric Infrastructure Market, By End User, 2020-2032, (USD Billion)
- Introduction
  - Market Share Analysis, 2025 and 2032 (%)
  - Y-o-Y Growth Analysis, 2021 - 2032
  - Segment Trends
- IT and Telecom
  - Introduction
  - Market Size and Forecast, and Y-o-Y Growth, 2020-2032, (USD Billion)
- BFSI
  - Introduction
  - Market Size and Forecast, and Y-o-Y Growth, 2020-2032, (USD Billion)
- Healthcare and Life Sciences
  - Introduction
  - Market Size and Forecast, and Y-o-Y Growth, 2020-2032, (USD Billion)
- Retail and Consumer Goods
  - Introduction
  - Market Size and Forecast, and Y-o-Y Growth, 2020-2032, (USD Billion)
- Government and Defense
  - Introduction
  - Market Size and Forecast, and Y-o-Y Growth, 2020-2032, (USD Billion)
- Energy and Utilities
  - Introduction
  - Market Size and Forecast, and Y-o-Y Growth, 2020-2032, (USD Billion)
- Manufacturing
  - Introduction
  - Market Size and Forecast, and Y-o-Y Growth, 2020-2032, (USD Billion)
- Others
  - Introduction
  - Market Size and Forecast, and Y-o-Y Growth, 2020-2032, (USD Billion)
Global Application Centric Infrastructure Market, By Region, 2020 - 2032, Value (USD Billion)
- Introduction
  - Market Share (%) Analysis, 2025, 2028 & 2032, Value (USD Billion)
  - Market Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), 2021 - 2032, Value (USD Billion)
  - Regional Trends
- North America
  - Introduction
  - Market Size and Forecast, By Component, 2020 - 2032, Value (USD Billion)
  - Market Size and Forecast, By Deployment Mode, 2020 - 2032, Value (USD Billion)
  - Market Size and Forecast, By End User, 2020 - 2032, Value (USD Billion)
  - Market Size and Forecast, By Country, 2020 - 2032, Value (USD Billion)
    - U.S.
    - Canada
- Latin America
  - Introduction
  - Market Size and Forecast, By Component, 2020 - 2032, Value (USD Billion)
  - Market Size and Forecast, By Deployment Mode, 2020 - 2032, Value (USD Billion)
  - Market Size and Forecast, By End User, 2020 - 2032, Value (USD Billion)
  - Market Size and Forecast, By Country, 2020 - 2032, Value (USD Billion)
    - Brazil
    - Argentina
    - Mexico
    - Rest of Latin America
- Europe
  - Introduction
  - Market Size and Forecast, By Component, 2020 - 2032, Value (USD Billion)
  - Market Size and Forecast, By Deployment Mode, 2020 - 2032, Value (USD Billion)
  - Market Size and Forecast, By End User, 2020 - 2032, Value (USD Billion)
  - Market Size and Forecast, By Country, 2020 - 2032, Value (USD Billion)
    - Germany
    - U.K.
    - Spain
    - France
    - Italy
    - Russia
    - Rest of Europe
- Asia Pacific
  - Introduction
  - Market Size and Forecast, By Component, 2020 - 2032, Value (USD Billion)
  - Market Size and Forecast, By Deployment Mode, 2020 - 2032, Value (USD Billion)
  - Market Size and Forecast, By End User, 2020 - 2032, Value (USD Billion)
  - Market Size and Forecast, By Country, 2020 - 2032, Value (USD Billion)
    - China
    - India
    - Japan
    - Australia
    - South Korea
    - ASEAN
    - Rest of Asia Pacific
- Middle East
  - Introduction
  - Market Size and Forecast, By Component, 2020 - 2032, Value (USD Billion)
  - Market Size and Forecast, By Deployment Mode, 2020 - 2032, Value (USD Billion)
  - Market Size and Forecast, By End User, 2020 - 2032, Value (USD Billion)
  - Market Size and Forecast, By Country, 2020 - 2032, Value (USD Billion)
    - GCC Countries
    - Israel
    - Rest of Middle East
- Africa
  - Introduction
  - Market Size and Forecast, By Component, 2020 - 2032, Value (USD Billion)
  - Market Size and Forecast, By Deployment Mode, 2020 - 2032, Value (USD Billion)
  - Market Size and Forecast, By End User, 2020 - 2032, Value (USD Billion)
  - Market Size and Forecast, By Country/Region, 2020 - 2032, Value (USD Billion)
    - South Africa
    - North Africa
    - Central Africa
Competitive Landscape
- Cisco Systems Inc
  - Company Highlights
  - Product Portfolio
  - Key Developments
  - Financial Performance
  - Strategies
- VMware Inc
  - Company Highlights
  - Product Portfolio
  - Key Developments
  - Financial Performance
  - Strategies
- Juniper Networks Inc
  - Company Highlights
  - Product Portfolio
  - Key Developments
  - Financial Performance
  - Strategies
- Arista Networks Inc
  - Company Highlights
  - Product Portfolio
  - Key Developments
  - Financial Performance
  - Strategies
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise
  - Company Highlights
  - Product Portfolio
  - Key Developments
  - Financial Performance
  - Strategies
- Dell Technologies Inc
  - Company Highlights
  - Product Portfolio
  - Key Developments
  - Financial Performance
  - Strategies
- Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
  - Company Highlights
  - Product Portfolio
  - Key Developments
  - Financial Performance
  - Strategies
- Nokia Networks
  - Company Highlights
  - Product Portfolio
  - Key Developments
  - Financial Performance
  - Strategies
- IBM Corporation
  - Company Highlights
  - Product Portfolio
  - Key Developments
  - Financial Performance
  - Strategies
- Fujitsu Ltd
  - Company Highlights
  - Product Portfolio
  - Key Developments
  - Financial Performance
  - Strategies
- Extreme Networks
  - Company Highlights
  - Product Portfolio
  - Key Developments
  - Financial Performance
  - Strategies
- Ciena Corporation
  - Company Highlights
  - Product Portfolio
  - Key Developments
  - Financial Performance
  - Strategies
- Broadcom Inc
  - Company Highlights
  - Product Portfolio
  - Key Developments
  - Financial Performance
  - Strategies
- F5 Networks Inc
  - Company Highlights
  - Product Portfolio
  - Key Developments
  - Financial Performance
  - Strategies
- Citrix Systems Inc
  - Company Highlights
  - Product Portfolio
  - Key Developments
  - Financial Performance
  - Strategies
Analyst Recommendations
- Wheel of Fortune
- Analyst View
- Coherent Opportunity Map
References and Research Methodology
- References
- Research Methodology
- About us

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