IDC Market Forecast Figure

Figure: Worldwide Global StorageSphere Installed Base Snapshot

Executive Summary

Advice for Technology Suppliers

Market Forecast

The Cost to Install Storage Capacity

Is 7,925EB of Storage Capacity Enough?

Worldwide IDC Global StorageSphere Forecast

Table: Worldwide Global StorageSphere Installed Base by Available and Utilized, 2021–2026 (EB)

Figure: Worldwide Global StorageSphere Installed Base by Available and Utilized, 2016–2026

The World Is Becoming More Efficient with the Installed Base of Storage Capacity: Storage Utilization Rates Are Moving Higher

Figure: Worldwide Global StorageSphere Utilized Share, 2016–2026

Cloud and Noncloud

Table: Worldwide Global StorageSphere Installed Base by Cloud Versus Noncloud, 2021–2026 (EB)

Figure: Worldwide Global StorageSphere Storage Utilized Share by Cloud Versus Noncloud, 2016–2026

Enterprise Datacenter Global StorageSphere: Cloud and Noncloud

Table: Worldwide Enterprise Datacenter Global StorageSphere Installed Base by Cloud Versus Noncloud, 2021–2026 (EB)

Figure: Worldwide Enterprise Datacenter Global StorageSphere Installed Base Share by Cloud Versus Noncloud, 2016–2026

IDC Global StorageSphere by Core, Edge, and Endpoint

Table: Worldwide Global StorageSphere Installed Base by Core, Edge, and Endpoint, 2021–2026 (EB)

Figure: Worldwide Global StorageSphere Installed Base Share by Core, Edge, and Endpoint, 2016–2026

Regional IDC Global StorageSpheres

Table: Worldwide Global StorageSphere Installed Base by Region, 2021–2026 (EB)

Figure: Worldwide Global StorageSphere Installed Base Share by Region, 2016–2026

Regional Cloud and Noncloud StorageSphere Installed Base

Table: Worldwide Cloud Enterprise Datacenter Global StorageSphere Installed Base by Region, 2021–2026 (EB)

Figure: Worldwide Cloud Enterprise Datacenter Global StorageSphere Installed Base Share by Region, 2016–2026

Figure: Worldwide Global StorageSphere Noncloud Installed Base Share by Region, 2016–2026

IDC Global StorageSphere by Consumer Versus Enterprise

Figure: Worldwide Global StorageSphere Installed Base Share by Consumer and Enterprise, 2016–2026

Figure: Worldwide Global StorageSphere Storage Utilized Share by Consumer and Enterprise, 2016–2026

IDC Global StorageSphere by System/Application

Table: Worldwide Global StorageSphere Installed Base by System/Application, 2021–2026 (EB)

Figure: Worldwide Global StorageSphere Installed Base Share by System/Application, 2016–2026

IDC Global StorageSphere by Storage Media Type

Table: Worldwide Global StorageSphere Installed Base by Storage Media Type, 2021–2026 (EB)

Figure: Worldwide Global StorageSphere Installed Base Share by Storage Media Type, 2016–2026

Market Context

Drivers and Inhibitors

Drivers

Broader Adoption and Diffusion of Phones, Compute and IoT Devices, and Video Surveillance Systems Worldwide

Declining Cost of Storage Media

Inhibitors

Data Compression/Reduction

Another Black Swan Event

Significant Market Developments

DNA Data Storage

Web3 and Metaverse

Changes from Prior Forecast

Table: Worldwide Global StorageSphere Installed Base, 2016–2026: Comparison of March 2021 with May 2022 Forecasts (EB)

Figure: Worldwide Global StorageSphere Installed Base, 2016–2026: Comparison of March 2021 with May 2022 Forecasts

Market Definition

Methodology

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