Methodology

IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Disk Storage Systems Forecast

Forecast and Assumptions

Table: Worldwide Enterprise Storage Systems Hardware, Software, and Services Customer Revenue, 2007–2015 ($B)

Table: Top 3 Assumptions for the Worldwide Enterprise Storage Systems Market, 2012–2016

Table: Key Forecast Assumptions for the Worldwide Enterprise Storage Systems Market, 2012–2016

Figure: Worldwide Enterprise Storage Systems Revenue Growth by Storage Location, 2008–2016

Figure: Worldwide Enterprise Storage Systems Capacity Shipped Growth by Storage Location, 2008–2016

Impact of the Thailand Flooding on the Enterprise Storage Systems Industry

Market Context

Table: Worldwide Enterprise Storage Systems Revenue, Capacity Shipped, and Price per Gigabyte, 2007–2016: Comparison of November 2011 and May 2012 Forecasts

Figure: Worldwide Enterprise Storage Systems Revenue, 2007–2016: Comparison of November 2011 and May 2012 Forecasts

Figure: Worldwide Enterprise Storage Systems Revenue Growth, 2008–2016: Comparison of November 2011 and May 2012 Forecasts

Figure: Worldwide Enterprise Storage Systems Capacity Shipped, 2007–2016: Comparison of November 2011 and May 2012 Forecasts

Figure: Worldwide Enterprise Storage Systems Capacity Shipped Growth, 2008–2016: Comparison of November 2011 and May 2012 Forecasts

Related Research

Scope, Methodology, and Market Definitions

Scope

Methodology

Historical Market Values and Exchange Rates

Table: Exchange Rates, 2003–2011 (%)

Enterprise Storage Systems Definition

Entry-Level Business Storage

Technology Segmentations

Storage Location

Data Redundancy

Operating System

Protocol

Installation

Topology

Table: IDC's Storage Connectivity Segmentation

Performance-Optimized, Capacity-Optimized, and I/O-Intensive Storage Systems

Storage Class/Price Band

Storage Class

Price Band

Enterprise Storage Market Metrics

Customer Revenue

Terabytes

Market Values and Exchange Rates

Appendix: Additional Forecasts

Table: Worldwide Enterprise Storage Systems Revenue by Region, 2007–2016 ($B)

Table: Worldwide Enterprise Storage Systems Revenue Share by Region, 2007–2016 (%)

Table: Worldwide Capacity-Optimized, Performance-Optimized, and I/O-Intensive Storage Systems Revenue, Capacity Shipped, and Price per Gigabyte, 2007–2016

Table: Worldwide Capacity-Optimized, Performance-Optimized, and I/O-Intensive Storage Systems Revenue and Capacity Share, 2007–2016 (%)

Table: Worldwide Enterprise Storage Systems Revenue by Storage Location, 2007–2016 ($B)

Table: Worldwide Enterprise Storage Systems Capacity Shipped by Storage Location, 2007–2016 (PB)

Table: Worldwide Enterprise Storage Systems Price per Gigabyte by Storage Location, 2007–2016 ($)

Table: Worldwide External Enterprise Storage Systems Revenue by Topology, Installation, and Protocol, 2007–2016 ($B)

Table: Worldwide External Enterprise Storage Systems Revenue Share by Topology, Installation, and Protocol, 2007–2016 (%)

Table: Worldwide External Enterprise Storage Systems Capacity Shipped by Topology, Installation, and Protocol, 2007–2016 (PB)

Table: Worldwide External Enterprise Storage Systems Capacity Shipped Share by Topology, Installation, and Protocol, 2007–2016 (%)

Table: Worldwide External Enterprise Storage Systems Price per Gigabyte by Topology, Installation, and Protocol, 2007–2016 ($)

Table: Worldwide External Enterprise Storage Systems Revenue by Storage Class and Price Band, 2007–2016 ($B)

Table: Worldwide External Enterprise Storage Systems Revenue Share by Storage Class and Price Band, 2007–2016 (%)

Table: Worldwide External Enterprise Storage Systems Capacity Shipped by Storage Class and Price Band, 2007–2016 (PB)

Table: Worldwide External Enterprise Storage Systems Capacity Shipped Share by Storage Class and Price Band, 2007–2016 (%)

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