 "Blu-Ray
Disc, has won the next generation optical format war over HD DVD. This
is good news for its supporters and will help the industry to move
beyond the commoditized DVD drive business. However, this will not be
enough to reignite the soft optical disc drive (ODD) market quickly.
Strong competition remains from much more affordable DVD burners, video
distribution over the Internet, and much higher capacity external hard
disk drives. Nonetheless, IDC believes Blu-ray drives will follow an
adoption curve similar to that of DVDs in the late 1990's, and become a
mass-market product in 2009." - Wolfgang
Schlichting, Research Director, Removable Storage at IDC. |
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Marked Motivation Shift is Behind
Corporate Investments in Information Management for Compliance
The 2007 Information Management for Compliance Survey,
conducted by IDC
and ARMA International, reveals a marked shift in the motivations
behind corporate investments in records management and information
initiatives, although compliance with regulatory requirements and the
mitigation of litigation liabilities remain the primary motivation. The
survey data and discussions with end users point to the following
trends:
- A rising
proportion of corporations are looking to put in place an information
governance regime.
- Regulatory
drivers have extended beyond Sarbanes-Oxley compliance to support
broader state and local data retention requirements.
- Firms are
starting to adopt policies for disposition of nonrecords and
convenience copies.
- Corporate
erecords management programs are immature relative to physical records
management efforts.
Technology
Spending Priorities
In the 2007 survey, the top 5 priorities were as follows:
- Records
management applications
- Document
management/imaging applications
- Email and IM
archiving
- Data retention
policy definition, workflow, and tracking tools
- Search and
discovery applications
More About Key Priorities
and Investment Drivers
To identify more key priorities
and investment drivers, challenges, and isolated trends related to
records management and information retention practices, read IDC's
survey Highlights from the 2007 Information Management for
Compliance Survey (Doc
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Storage
Support Services Market to Pass the $10 Billion Mark, Driven by
Increasing Data Storage Requirements
The storage support
services market will expand from $9 billion in 2006 to just over $10
billion in 2011, representing a CAGR of 2.3%. IDC expects this
expansion to be driven by the growth in the disk storage systems.
Key
Findings
- The trend toward
lower cost storage systems is expected to slow, but not stop the need
for support services.
- Disk support
services are expected to grow at a five-year CAGR of 3.0%, while tape
support services are expected to contract at a five-year CAGR of -1.8%.
IDC's
Recommendations to Vendors
Vendors that wish to participate in the storage support services market
need to focus on services beyond just break/fix. As enterprises
continue to store more data, there will be a need for services that
help these enterprises optimize their storage systems, so important
data can be retrieved when it is needed.
Learn About Top Market
Storage Support Players
To complete the study, Worldwide Storage Support Services
2007–2011 Forecast and Competitive Analysis (Doc
# 210044), IDC surveyed four top storage hardware player
including Dell, HP, IBM and Sun Microsystems. These companies shared
information regarding their storage support offerings, operations and
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Long-term
Outlook for Total Worldwide R-HDD Market Finds Shipment and Revenue
Growth of More Than 50%
IDC released the
industry's first market size and forecast for the worldwide removable
hard disk drive (R-HDD) market, revealing that the opportunity looks
bright for R-HDD adoption. Worldwide shipments will increase at a 65%
compound annual growth rate (CAGR), totaling over 3 million R-HDD
solutions and additional disk cartridges in 2012. Meanwhile, total
worldwide R-HDD revenue will grow equally as strong with a 52% CAGR.
Key
Trends
- The current
R-HDD solutions are increasingly based on standardized products that
allow for data sharing and interchange.
- The majority of
the R-HDD solutions will be used for direct-attached server and
host-based backup and recovery functions, impacting the low-end tape
drives negatively.
- The challenge
for large, tape-centric OEMs will be transitioning customers to R-HDDs
while managing their large, profitable tape portfolios.
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Gain
Guidance and Learn More
To
gain guidance and understand key opportunities and challenges of the
fast growing R-HDD market, read IDC's study Worldwide
Removable Hard Disk Drive 2008–2012 Forecast and Analysis:
The Quest
for a Viable Tape Replacement (Doc
# 210169).
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Virtualization
and Storage Combined: The Key to a Reliable and Automated "Virtualized"
Datacenter
Server
virtualization is reshaping overall IT priorities, and it has the
potential to disrupt many existing storage practices. Indeed, major
server and storage virtualization technologies (e.g., block/file
virtualization, space-efficient data replication, and deduplication)
will affect organizations' SAN infrastructure, data protection,
disaster recovery, and data retention practices.
Key
Drivers Bringing Server and Storage Virtualization Technologies Together
- Virtual server
“sprawl” and server mobility for disaster recovery
are driving the need for the rapid provisioning and replication
capabilities found in block-level virtualized storage.
- Efficient
storage and protection of growing volumes of replicated and
unstructured data are driving the need for file-level virtualization
and data deduplication solutions.
Why
Combine Them
Individually, server and storage virtualization technologies can help
IT departments solve many current problems. Combined, however, they can
speed responsiveness to business requirements while reducing long-term
hardware costs, system complexity, and administrative overhead.
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More
on the Best Strategies to Set up a Reliable Virtual Datacenter
With
all the different products and technologies appearing on the market,
the real challenge is understanding how virtualization and storage
technologies affect existing IT practices. IDC presentation, Virtualization
and Storage: A 360-Degree Strategy for Building a Virtual Datacenter
(Doc
# 210084), provides IT and storage managers with guidance on
the best strategies for avoiding potential problems and setting up a
highly reliable and automated "virtualized" datacenter.
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Evaluating
options for file system software
Options include single-instance file systems and distributed file
systems–both federated and clustered. By Noemi Greyzdorf
Infostor Magazine
March 20, 2007
It’s
Official: There’s Too Much Information
"Finding a way to store these data should be the last thing they are
worried about, Dave Reinsel, an analyst at IDC tells the Business
Technology Blog. The real concerns are liability, security, privacy and
similar issues related to how the data get used."
The Wall Street Journal
March 13, 2008
Storage
Sales Hang In There
"Despite the current global economic uncertainties, the disk storage
systems market is benefiting from a wide variety of drivers, ranging
from the simple need to store ever-increasing volumes of business data
to the more sophisticated objectives around consolidation,
virtualization and ease of management," stated IDC research manager
Brad Nisbet."
Enterprise Storage Forum
March 6, 2008
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| Tentative Title |
Analyst |
| Compliance
Infrastructure |
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| Email Archiving
2008-2012 Forecast and Analysis |
Vivian Tero |
| Legal Discovery
and Litigation Support Taxonomy and 2008-2012 Forecast |
Vivian Tero |
| Solid
State Disk Drives |
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| DataJacking - The
Problem and the Prevention |
John Rydning |
| Storage
and Data Management Services |
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| Data Center
Services: Competitive Landscape |
Doug Chandler |
| Worldwide Storage
Services 2008-2012 Forecast |
Doug Chandler |
| Storage
Mechanisms: Disk |
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| Worldwide Hard
Disk Drive Quarterly: CY 4Q07 Summary and Outlook |
John Rydning |
| Worldwide Hard
Disk Drive 2008-2012 Forecast and Analysis |
John Rydning |
| Worldwide Hard
Disk Drive Quarterly: CY 1Q08 Summary and Outlook |
John Rydning |
| Storage
Mechanisms: Optical/Removable |
|
| Worldwide Blue
Laser DVD, DVD, CD Drive 2008-2012 Forecast and Analysis |
Wolfgang
Schlichting |
| Worldwide CD and
DVD Drive Market Forecast and Analysis, 2Q08-1Q08 |
Wolfgang
Schlichting |
| Storage
Mechanisms: Tape |
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| Worldwide Branded
Tape 2007 Vendor Analysis |
Robert Amatruda |
| Worldwide Tape
Drive 2008-2012 Forecast and Analysis |
Robert Amatruda |
| Worldwide
Combined Disk and Tape Storage 4Q07 and 2007 Market Share Update |
Brad Nisbet |
| Worldwide Tape
Automation 2008-2012 Forecast and Analysis |
Robert Amatruda |
| Storage
Systems |
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| Xyratex
– Vendor Profile |
Benjamin Woo |
| Network
Controller Storage Virtualization Forecast |
Richard Villars |
| FC HBA &
FCoE HBA Forecast |
Richard Villars |
| FC Switch
Forecast |
Richard Villars |
| Worldwide Disk
Storage Systems Forecast, 2008-2012 |
Natalya Yezhkova |
| Worldwide Disk
Storage Systems 2007 Vendor Shares: Year in Review |
Natalya Yezhkova |
| An Assault on RAID |
Benjamin Woo |
| Search: The
Killer Function for Storage |
Benjamin Woo |
| Enterprise
Storage Consumption Model: What Will We Keep |
Richard Villars |
| Storage
Software |
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| C2C Profile |
Michael
Margossian |
| Yosemite Profile |
Michael Margossian |
| SyncSort Profile |
Michael Margossian |
| Thin
Provisioning: Addressing Market Needs |
Michael Margossian |
| Archiving
Software Market Forecast, 2006-2012 |
Laura DuBois |
| Email Archiving
Applications Market Size and Forecast, 2006-2012 |
Laura DuBois |
| Data Protection
and Recovery Software Market Forecast, 2006-2012 |
Laura DuBois |
| Device Management
Software Market Forecast, 2006-2012 |
Michael Margossian |
| File Systems
Software Market Forecast, 2006-2012 |
Noemi Greyzdorf |
| Storage
Infrastructure Software Market Forecast, 2006-2012 |
Noemi Greyzdorf |
| Storage
Management Software Market Forecast, 2006-2012 |
James Baker |
| Storage
Replication Software Market Forecast, 2006-2012 |
James Baker |
| Storage Software
Market Forecast, 2006-2012 |
Laura DuBois |
| Special
Reports |
|
| Storage
Technology Futures to 2015 - 2nd Edition |
Jeff Janukowicz |
| HPC
Storage: A Software Perspective |
Noemi Greyzdorf |
| HPC
Storage: A
Hardware Perspective |
Ben Woo/David
Reinsel |
| File-Level
Storage: Expanding Options |
Brad Nisbet/Noemi
Greyzdorf/Rick Villars |
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IDC
at SNW
April 09, 2008
Orlando, FL
Got Files? The Expanding Options for
File-Level Storage by Brad Nisbet
Enterprise SSDs by Jeff
Janukowicz
Storagenomics 2008 and Beyond by
Benjamin Woo
IDC
Storage Virtualization and Data Centers Management Roadshow 2008
April 29, 2008
Moscow, Russia
Semicon
Singapore 2008
May 5-7, 2008
Singapore
Market Trends Briefing on May 5, 2008: The Future of the
Disk Drive Industry: Is it Solid? by David Reinsel
IDC
Storage Virtualization and Data Centers Management Roadshow 2008
May 29,2008
Kiev, Ukraine
IDC
IT Forum
June 4-5, 2008
Boston, MA
Storage and Data Management Solutions
by Rick Villars
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Special Reports
Compliance Infrastructure
- Highlights from the 2007 Information
Management for Compliance Survey - Doc
# 211216
- Clearwell Systems Launches Version 3.0 of
Its eDiscovery Platform - Doc
# 210905
- Attenex Launches Its Snapshot Review
Solution Bundle at Legal Tech NY 08 - Doc
# 210955
- RenewData Strengthens Its ESI Risk
Management Offering, Announces New Partnerships with Content Archiving
Vendors AXS-One and Mimosa - Doc
# 211024
- Leveraging CA netViz and SPECTRUM to
Support PCI DSS Compliance: The Convergys Case - Doc
# 210167
Solid State Disk Drives
- EMC Integrates SSDs into Symmetrix -
Trend Setting or a Flash in the Pan? - Doc
# 210531
Storage and Data Management
Services
- Brocade Acquires SBS to Broaden Its
Professional Services for the Datacenter - Doc
# 211244
- Worldwide Services 2008 Top 10
Predictions: The Business Model Transformation Continues - Doc
# 211139
- Dell Launches Storage Assessment Services
to Help Drive IT Simplification - Doc
# 211053
- Storage Professional Services Survey:
Customer Needs and Buying Intentions - Doc
# 210426
- CommVault ROMS Service Enables 24 x 7
Data Management - Doc
# 210693
- Worldwide Storage Support Services
2007–2011 Forecast and Competitive Analysis - Doc
# 210044
- Worldwide Online Backup Services
2007–2011 Forecast: A New Market Emerges - Doc
# 209868
Storage Mechanisms: Disk
- Hitachi GST Moves to 160GB per Disk for
Mainstream Mobile 2.5in. Disk Drives - Doc
# 211231
- Fujitsu Enables a Half-Terabyte of
Portable Storage - Doc
# 211172
- Toshiba's New 1.8in. Hard Disk Drive -
Breakthrough Performance for Portable PCs - Doc
# 211173
- At Last, Seagate's 250GB Mobile 2.5in.
Hard Disk Drive - Doc
# 210550
- Hitachi Expands Its Mobile 2.5in.
Portfolio by Adding Another Platter - Doc
# 210307
- Toshiba Broadens Its Market Reach with
New 1.8in. Disk Drives - Doc
# 210055
Storage Mechanisms:
Optical/Removable
- Worldwide CD and DVD Drive 1Q08-4Q08
Forecast and Analysis - Doc
# 211308
- Blu-ray Drives and Personal Storage in
EMEA - Doc
# 211277
- Separating Rumors from Reality: The
Format War Begins to Taper - Doc
# 210438
- The Blu-ray and HD DVD Stalemate - Does
Warner's Move Overcome the Stalemate? - Doc
# 210395
- Personal Home Storage: Saving and Sharing
Family Content - Doc
# 210443
- Worldwide CD and DVD Drive 4Q07-3Q08
Forecast and Analysis - Doc
# 210024
Storage Mechanisms: Tape
- EMC Targets Mainframe Market with its new
Virtual Tape Library - DLm4080 - Doc
# 211447
- Worldwide Branded Tape 3Q07 Vendor
Analysis - Doc
# 210548
- Worldwide Removable Hard Disk Drive
2008–2012 Forecast and Analysis: The Quest for a Viable Tape
Replacement - Doc
# 210169
Storage Software
- FAST2008 Focuses on File System
Innovations - Doc
# 211423
- Asempra Addresses the Need for Options in
Recovery Time and Recovery Point Objectives - Doc
# 211092
- Network Appliance Enables Role-Driven
Data Protection with Protection Manager Product - Doc
# 210723
- TeraCloud Acquires Estorian - Provider of
Email Archiving and eDiscovery - Doc
# 210779
- DataCore Takes Virtualization to the Next
Level - Doc
# 210401
- Network Appliance to Acquire Onaro:
Expanding Enterprise Manageability - Doc
# 210355
- IBM Acquires Scale-Out Grid Storage
Technology with XIV Systems: Delivering a Storage Solution for the Next
Generation of Information as a Service - Doc
# 210333
- IDC's Quarterly Storage Software Tracker
Overview and Methodology - Doc
# 209915
Storage Systems
- Worldwide Disk Storage Systems 4Q07
Update - Doc
# 211353
- EMC Wants Its Pi and to Eat It Too - Doc
# 211304
- Outlook for Sun's Storage Vision: Partly
Cloudy - Doc
# 211048
- Worldwide Combined Disk and Tape Storage
3Q07 Market Share Update - Doc
# 211018
- Brocade's DCX: Building a Backbone for
Next Generation Data Center Connectivity - Doc
# 210746
- Dell Completes Acquisition of EqualLogic,
Adds New Product Family to Its Storage Portfolio - Doc
# 210826
- Network Appliance to Acquire Onaro:
Expanding Enterprise Manageability - Doc
# 210355
- Virtualization and Storage: A 360-Degree
Strategy for Building a Virtual Datacenter - Doc
# 210084
Storage Systems with Vertical
Views
- An Industry Perspective: Storage Spending
and Drivers by Vertical Market - Doc
# 211075
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European Storage Mechanisms:
Optical/Removable
- EMEA Optical/Removable Storage
1Q08–4Q08 Forecast and Analysis - Doc
# 211326
- Blu-ray Drives and Personal Storage in
EMEA - Doc
# 211277
European Storage Systems
- IDC's Annual European Storage Survey, A
Companion Powerpoint - Doc #
RS52Q
- Disaster Recovery and Disk-Based Data
Protection, Investments Made During Uncertain Times: IDC's Annual
European Storage Survey, 2007 - Doc #
RS01Q
- Major European Storage Trends: A Holistic
View of Europe's Storage Market - Doc
# TB20080124
- Western Europe's Installed Base of
External Disk Storage Systems Capacity - Doc #
RS51Q
Asia/Pacific Disk Storage
Systems
- Vendor Profile 2007: Hitachi Data Systems
- Doc
# AP261113Q
- Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Disk
Storage Systems 2007–2011 Midyear Forecast Update Report - Doc
# AP261111P
- Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Disk
Storage Systems 2007: Year in Review and Outlook for 2008 - Doc
# AP261101Q
- The Market Impact and Outlook for File
Area Networks - Doc
# AP261110P
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