Global External Disk Storage Market 2011-2015

TechNavio's analysts forecast the Global External Disk Storage market to grow at a CAGR of 7.9 percent over the period 2011-2015. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the increasing need to reduce overall data management costs. The Global External Disk Storage market has also been witnessing growing popularity of automated-tiered storage. However, the rapid evolution of technology is forcing end-users to delay equipment purchases which could pose a challenge to the growth of this market.

TechNavio's report, the External Disk Storage Market 2011-2015, has been prepared based on an in-depth analysis of the market with inputs from industry experts. The report covers the Americas, and the EMEA and APAC regions; it also covers the Global External Disk Storage market landscape and its growth prospects in the coming years. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market.

Key vendors dominating this market space include EMC Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP), IBM Corp., Dell Inc., NetApp Inc., and Hitachi Ltd. Other vendors mentioned in the report: SolarWinds Inc., Oracle Corp., Fujitsu Ltd., Buffalo Technology Inc., Western Digital Corp., iomega Corp., Seagate Technology Inc., D-Link Systems Inc., NetGear Inc., Apple Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., and Synology Inc.

Key questions answered in this report:

• What will the market size be in 2015 and at what rate will it grow?
• What key trends is this market subject to?
• What is driving this market?
• What are the challenges to market growth?
• Who are the key vendors in this market space?
• What are the opportunities and threats faced by each of these key vendors?
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of each of these key vendors?

Table of Contents

1. Executive Summary

2. Introduction

3. Market Coverage

4. Market Landscape
4.1 Global External Disk Storage Market Forecast
4.2 Global Network Storage Market Forecast
4.3 Global SAN Market Forecast
4.4 Global NAS Market Forecast
4.5 Global DAS Market Forecast

5. Geographical Segmentation
5.1 Global External Disk Storage Market
5.2 Global Network Storage Market
5.3 Global SAN Market
5.4 Global NAS Market
5.5 Global DAS Market

6. Vendor Landscape
6.1 Global External Disk Storage Market
6.2 Global Network Storage Market
6.3 Global SAN Market
6.4 Global NAS Market
6.5 Global DAS Market
6.6 Major Acquisitions

7. Buying Criteria

8. Market Growth Drivers
8.1 Drivers for the Global External Disk Storage Market
8.2 Drivers for the Global SAN Market
8.3 Drivers for the Global NAS Market
8.4 Drivers for the Global DAS Market

9. Drivers and their Impact
9.1 Drivers for the Global External Disk Storage Market and their Impact
9.2 Drivers for the Global SAN Market and their Impact
9.3 Drivers for the Global NAS Market and their Impact
9.4 Drivers for the Global DAS Market and their Impact

10. Market Challenges
10.1 Challenges for the Global External Disk Storage Market
10.2 Challenges for the Global SAN Market
10.3 Challenges for the Global NAS Market
10.4 Challenges for the Global DAS Market

11. Impact of Drivers and Challenges
11.1 Impact of Drivers and Challenges on the Global External Disk Storage Market
11.2 Impact of Drivers and Challenges on the Global SAN market is illustrated below:
11.3 Impact of Drivers and Challenges on the Global NAS market is illustrated below
11.4 Impact of Drivers and Challenges on the Global DAS market is illustrated below:

12. Market Trends
12.1 Trends for the Global External Disk Storage Market
12.2 Trends for the Global SAN Market
12.3 Trends for the Global NAS Market
12.4 Trends for the Global DAS Market

13. Key Vendor Analysis
13.1 EMC Corp.
13.2 Hewlett-Packard Co.
13.3 IBM Corp.
13.4 Dell Inc.
13.5 NetApp Inc.
13.6 Hitachi Ltd.
14. Other Reports in this Series

List of Exhibits

Exhibit 1: Categorization of External Disk Storage Market
Exhibit 2: Global External Disk Storage Market 2011-2015 (US$ billion)
Exhibit 3: Global External Disk Storage Market by Category 2011-2015 (US$ billion)
Exhibit 4: Global External Disk Storage Market by Category 2011 (percentage)
Exhibit 5: Global External Disk Storage Market by Category 2011-2015 (percentage)
Exhibit 6: Global External Disk Storage Market by Capacity 2011-2015 (terabytes)
Exhibit 7: Global Network Storage Market 2011-2015 (US$ billion)
Exhibit 8: Global Network Storage Market by Category 2011-2015 (US$ billion)
Exhibit 9: Global Network Storage Market by Category 2011
Exhibit 10: Global Network Storage Market by Category 2011-2015 (percentage)
Exhibit 11: Global Network Storage Market by Sub-category 2011-2015 (US$ billion)
Exhibit 12: Global Network Storage Market by Sub-category 2011-2015 (percentage)
Exhibit 13: Global Network Storage Market by Capacity Per Unit 2011-2015 (terabytes)
Exhibit 14: Global SAN Market 2011-2015 (US$ billion)
Exhibit 15: Global SAN Market by Category 2011-2015 (US$ billion)
Exhibit 16: Global SAN Market by Category 2011
Exhibit 17: Global SAN Market by Category (percentage)
Exhibit 18: Global SAN Market by Capacity Per Unit 2011-2015 (terabytes)
Exhibit 19: Global Fiber SAN Market 2011-2015 (US$ billion)
Exhibit 20: Global IP SAN Market 2011-2015 (US$ billion)
Exhibit 21: Global NAS Market 2011-2015 (US$ billion)
Exhibit 22: Global NAS Market by Category 2011-2015 (US$ billion
Exhibit 23: Global NAS Market by Category 2011
Exhibit 24: Global NAS Market by Category 2011-2015 (percentage)
Exhibit 25: Global NAS Market by Capacity 2011 (terabytes)
Exhibit 26: Global Enterprise NAS Market 2011-2015 (US$ billion)
Exhibit 27: Global Internet Usage in Enterprises (petabytes per month)
Exhibit 28: Global Archive Capacity by Content Type (petabytes)
Exhibit 29: Global Consumer NAS Market 2011-2015 (US$ billion)
Exhibit 30: Global Consumer NAS Market 2011-2015 (shipments in thousands)
Exhibit 31: Global Consumer NAS Market by Average Price Per Unit (US$)
Exhibit 32: Global Internet Use by Consumers (exabytes per month)
Exhibit 33: Global DAS Market 2011-2015 (US$ billion)
Exhibit 34: Global DAS Market by Capacity 2011 (terabytes)
Exhibit 35: Global External Disk Storage Market by Capacity Growth 2011
Exhibit 36: Comparison of Growth Rate between SAN, NAS, DAS, and External Disk Storage 2011-2015
Exhibit 37: Global External Disk Storage Market by Geographical Segmentation 2011
Exhibit 38: Global Network Storage Market by Geographical Segmentation 2011
Exhibit 39: Global SAN Market by Geographical Segmentation 2011
Exhibit 40: Global NAS Market by Geographical Segmentation 2011
Exhibit 41: Global DAS Market by Geographical Segmentation 2011
Exhibit 42: Global External Disk Storage Market by Vendor Segmentation 2011
Exhibit 43: Global Network Storage Market by Vendor Segmentation 2011
Exhibit 44: Global SAN Market by Vendor Segmentation 2011
Exhibit 45: Global Fiber SAN Market by Vendor Segmentation 2011
Exhibit 46: Global IP SAN Market by Vendor Segmentation 2011
Exhibit 47: Global NAS Market by Vendor Segmentation 2011
Exhibit 48: Global Enterprise NAS Market by Vendor Segmentation 2011
Exhibit 49: Global Consumer NAS Market by Vendor Segmentation 2011
Exhibit 50: Major Vendors in the Global External Disk Storage Market by Product Categorization
Exhibit 51: Major Acquisitions in the Global External Disk Storage Market