Fibre Channel-Based Storage Solutions Ready to Explode, Predicts IDC
Hi Kemble:
I know you are quite excited about Dell's prospects in China besides Dell's foray in to 'storage products'.Well here is some good news that will certainly help DELL's entry in to this arena.As for the timing-PERFECT! These guys know what they are doing or what!!!!
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Fibre To Capture 50% of External Open Disk Market By End of 2001
FRAMINGHAM, Mass., October 26, 1998 -- With major transformations underway in the worldwide storage technology market, "storage networks" has become the familiar buzzword. Most major suppliers (including Compaq, Sun, StorageTek) are on an aggressive path to creating viable storage networks. A just-released report from IDC, "1998 Worldwide Disk Systems Market Forecast and Review," defines the end-user consumption market for RAID storage systems, non-RAID disk systems, network-attached storage and related products.
"The Disk Storage Systems market has been a growth opportunity for some suppliers and a challenge for others. We have seen share consolidation among top RAID suppliers, but with a $45 billion annual prize by 2002, the market is attractive to new entrants offering storage networks and network attached storage," says IDC analyst Robert Gray. "Forty percent (40%) annual decline in price-per-megabyte and increased demands by users for high availability and value-added function combined, means this market is not for the faint of heart. But for suppliers that are innovative, it's a great market."
Key Data
IDC forecasts that the disk storage systems market will benefit from continuing revenue growth at a 1998-2002 CAGR of 10.9% to $45.0 billion. The exception is the Asia/Pacific region, which will see negative growth in 1998 and flat storage revenue in 1999. Storage systems market opportunities are categorized by:
Environment (server and network environment)
Server platform average sales value (ASV) (price band)
Storage product category (internal RAID or external RAID)
Geography
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