This IDC study presents the 2006-2010 forecast for the worldwide storage software market. Forecasts are provided for the total market, by geographic region, and by operating environment.

"The storage software market is undergoing several important shifts at once, mirroring the changes going on regarding the way customers manage storage," said Doug Chandler, program director, IDC Storage Software. "We forecast ongoing growth in this market, particularly in the areas of archiving and replication software, but also pertaining to data protection as well as storage management software."