9.4.4Segment

IT Infrastructure Services

IT infrastructure service providers managing server, storage, network, and end-user computing environments.

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Verticals

Overview

IT Infrastructure Services covers the design, deployment, and support of IT infrastructure — networks, data centers, end-user computing, and the broad set of computer-related services that keep infrastructure running. At ~$55B (and growing rapidly) it spans infrastructure-services providers and the large category of other computer-related services, increasingly cloud- and automation-oriented.

Demand is driven by cloud migration, hybrid infrastructure complexity, automation, and the ongoing need to modernize and operate IT estates, with the ~18% growth reflecting strong cloud-and-services demand. It is a fragmented, fast-growing services category consolidating around scaled providers, with cloud, automation, and as-a-service models reshaping traditional infrastructure services.

Market snapshot

Market size
~$55B
Growth
~18.0%CAGR (2017–22, nominal)
Companies
~12,000
FragmentationFragmented

U.S. Census Bureau 2022 CBP/Economic Census, NAICS 541519 (other computer-related services); rapid growth reflects strong cloud-and-services demand.

Business model & economics

Revenue model
Infrastructure services, support, and as-a-service fees
Recurring revenue
Moderate–High — recurring support and as-a-service
EBITDA margin
Services- and automation-driven
Capex intensity
Low
  • Networks, data centers, and end-user computing services.
  • Cloud and automation reshaping the category.
  • Strong cloud-and-services-driven growth.

M&A deal context

High deal activity

Who’s acquiring

Infrastructure-services providersPE-backed services consolidatorsCloud & automation strategics

What’s driving deals

  • Cloud migration and hybrid complexity.
  • Automation and as-a-service models.
  • Infrastructure-services consolidation.

Verticals in this segment

  • 9.4.4.1Data Center Services & Colocation

    IT firms managing data center operations and co-location environments.

  • 9.4.4.2End User Computing Services

    Providers managing desktop, laptop, and end user device environments.

  • 9.4.4.3Network Infrastructure Services

    Providers managing enterprise LAN, WAN, and wireless infrastructure.

  • 9.4.4.4Server & Storage Management

    IT firms managing server and storage infrastructure environments.

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