Japan Disk Storage Systems 2004-2008 Forecast and 2003 Vendor Shares

This IDC study compiles the survey and analyses on the disk storage systems market in Japan between 2001 and 2003 as well as the market forecast up to 2008. The shipment records and forecast are analyzed from the perspectives of the shipment revenue and terabyte shipments. The shipment records and market share of suppliers are surveyed in terms of shipment revenue, terabyte shipments, and shipment volume between 2001 and 2003. The market analysis and forecast are provided by OS type, connection environment type (DAS/SAN/NAS), by external/internal type, by captive/non-captive type, and by distribution channel type. As for the external disk storage systems market, shipment records and forecast are provided based on system price range from high-end, midrange to low-end.

"It is important for storage suppliers to create new business opportunities aimed at improving the efficiency of storage management and reducing TCO at the time when disk storage moves into a period of low growth," observes Masaaki Moriyama, research manager, Japan Storage Systems, IDC Japan.