This IDC study (which is a translation of the Japanese report IDC #J8140112) examines the revenue in Japan disk storage system market by industry and by company for the period from 2006 to 1H07, and also presents a forecast of the market until 2011. The revenue of the Japan disk storage system market by industry was forecasted from the viewpoints of OS, connection environment (DAS/SAN/NAS), and external/internal storages. The revenue by company size was analyzed and forecasted by external/internal storages.

"To achieve further growth in the market, suppliers should study ways to generate demand in fields with high potential for growth, develop new segments through the use of existing solutions, and continue to strengthen the existing segments," observes Ayuchi Takamatsu, research analyst, Storage Systems, IDC Japan.