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Open Rack enclosures set to become the de facto standard in AI data centers by 2030

Analyst Opinion 08 Oct 2025 Vladimir Galabov Manoj Sukumaran Siraj Aziz

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The rack market faces a major shift by 2030: 21-inch Open Rack Enclosures will constitute over 70% of annual shipments as major data center operators adopt them, while 19-inch EIA-310 racks remain mostly for enterprises. This report discusses the factors that influence this accelerated transition.

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Vladimir Galabov

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Senior Research Director, Enterprise Infrastructure

Vlad is responsible for the enterprise infrastructure teams at Omdia, including the cloud and data center research practice and the cybersecurity research practice. He guides the teams’ research strategy and produces research with a focus on disruptive trends, such as infrastructure upgrades necessary to enable broad adoption of AI, as well as the impact of AI on the enterprise infrastructure stack.

Vlad joined Omdia, formerly IHS Markit Technology, in 2016. He assumed the responsibility for the cloud and data center research practice in 2021, developing many of its unique, industry-leading technical analyses, including its flagship “single source of truth” data center capex and capacity model. He held senior positions at Intel and Ciena, where his data-led insights served as a central input into the companies’ strategies. Key market models he developed include an in-depth analysis of telecommunications network operations costs, a PC inventory tracker, and an actionable IoT market forecast. Vlad’s work has even facilitated decision-making in the British Parliament. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in economics and management from Aston University, the UK.

Manoj Sukumaran

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Principal Analyst, Data center IT

Manoj is Omdia’s data center computing and networking expert. He covers trailblazing technologies such as processors that enable the programmability of compute and networking hardware, edge computing, composable infrastructure, and the adoption of open compute hardware. He has over 15 years of experience in engineering and financial services, consulting, and research.

Before joining Omdia, Manoj was the founder and director of QWave India, a hardware engineering services company that specializes in designing data center hardware for clients such as Facebook and LinkedIn. His team delivered Facebook’s first three open compute switches, pioneering the bare metal switching technology that has revolutionized the data center. He also worked on the architecture and design of Open19’s first switch and server. Manoj has also held senior positions in financial services, consulting, and media companies. He holds two bachelor’s degrees—one in physics and one in information technology—and an MBA from India’s Mahatma Gandhi University.

Siraj Aziz

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Analyst, Cloud and Data Center

Siraj focuses on the data center infrastructure market, covering modular data centers, data center racks, and rack power distribution units (PDUs). Siraj has over five years of experience in the technology research industry, providing extensive desk research and end-to-end content creation across various topics such as smart cities, artificial intelligence (AI), and Internet of Things (IoT).

Prior to joining Omdia (previously IHS Markit) in July 2018, Siraj worked as a research assistant at the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He also had brief assignments as a research intern at the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) and Securities Commission Malaysia. Siraj earned a master’s degree in development studies from the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in 2019 and a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Kent, Canterbury, UK, in 2015

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