This IDC Forecast Update provides a map of short and longer-term opportunities for three external disk storage installation environments in Western Europe by vertical market based on new IDC forecasts for external disk systems as of the end of March 2012.
The analysis in this study highlights key changes in IDC's vertical markets forecast for external DAS, NAS, and SAN based on market developments observed in the past six months. This study is consistent with the forecast update published in IDC's Western European Vertical Markets External Disk Systems Spending 2011–2015 Forecast Update (IDC #SS01U, April 2012). A more detailed analysis of key trends can be found in IDC's Western European Vertical Markets External Disk Systems 2011–2015 Forecast by Installation (SAN/NAS/DAS) (IDC #SS04T, October 2011). Data is also available in pivot table format to subscribers of the European Storage Systems with Vertical Views service.
Forecasts for external DAS, SAN, and NAS spending in Western Europe for 2010–2015 are provided for the following 11 vertical markets: discrete manufacturing, process manufacturing, retail/wholesale, transport, communications, utilities, financial services, business services, government/education, healthcare, and other.