U.S. SMB Storage 2006: The Move to More Advanced Storage Features: Industry Report

U.S. SMB Storage 2006: The Move to More Advanced Storage Features

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: IDC
Published: March 2006
Product Code: R104-25115

Description

This IDC study discusses the results of a survey conducted in mid-2005 to determine needs, trends, and intentions of storage users across firms of differing sizes. The results reveal some distinctions as well as some similarities among small, medium-sized, and very large firms in terms of storage demographics, storage priorities and challenges, and areas of future storage spending. However, a trend that cannot be overlooked across firms of all sizes is the increasing role of disk in the data protection, disaster recovery and data archiving process.

According to Laura DuBois, research director, IDC Storage Software, "While tape remains entrenched in the very largest of firms, an increasing number of copies of data reside on disks for improved levels of application recovery, disaster recovery, and regulatory compliance. Medium-sized firms have the same requirements as larger firms for improved backup and recovery that disk-based data protection schemas can deliver and are perhaps more open to using exclusively disk in their protection processes."

According to Raymond Boggs, vice president of IDC's SMB research practice, 2006 will be a watershed year for the SMB storage market: "The stars are aligning to make 2006 the breakthrough year for SMBs stepping up to advanced storage solutions. The deployment of local area networks and broadband has helped drive storage needs to unprecedented levels, and a growing number of manufacturers have been crafting storage products and services to meet the often conflicting SMB needs of performance, ease of use, and affordability."

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IDC Opinion
In This Study
Methodology
Situation Overview
Figure: U.S. SMB Local Area Network Ownership by Company Size
Executive Summary
IT Resources/Expertise
Figure: U.S. SMB Full-Time IT Staff Support by Company Size
Purchasing
Networked Storage
SAN Deployments and Drivers
NAS Workload/Usage
Storage Spending and Priorities
Storage Management Challenges
iSCSI Adoption
Data Protection
SATA Workload and Adoption
ILM
Storage Environments
Figure: U.S. Business Total Disk Storage Capacity and Disk Storage Capacity at Remote Sites by Company Size Category
Figure: U.S. Business Change in Disk Storage Needs in the Next 12 Months by Company Size Category
Figure: U.S. Business Increase in Disk Storage Needs in the Next 12 Months by Company Size Category
Storage Priorities and Challenges
Figure: U.S. Business Top 2 Storage Priorities in the Next 12 Months by Company Size Category
Figure: U.S. Business Top Drivers for Planned Spending on Additional Storage Capacity by Company Size Category
Figure: U.S. Business Top 2 Challenges Relating to Storage Management by Company Size Category
Figure: U.S. Business Storage Management Issues Planned to Be Addressed in the Next 12 Months by Company Size Category
Network-Attached Storage Adoption
Figure: U.S. Business Number of Network-Attached Storage Devices Deployed by Company Size Category
Figure: U.S. Business Network-Attached Storage Disk Share Today and in the Next 12 Months by Company Size Category
Figure: U.S. Business Current Network-Attached Storage Workload/Usage by Company Size Category
Figure: U.S. Business Top 2 Priorities Relating to Network-Attached Storage Spending in the Next 12 Months by Company Size Category
Figure: U.S. Business Network-Attached Storage Vendors Currently in Use by Company Size Category
Figure: U.S. Business Network-Attached Storage Vendors Likely to Be Considered for Purchase in the Next 12 Months by Company Size Category
Storage Area Network Adoption
Figure: U.S. Business Storage Area Network Complexity and Scope by Company Size Category
Figure: U.S. SMB Storage Area Network Infrastructure Vendors in Use by Company Size Category
Figure: U.S. SMB Storage Area Network Infrastructure Vendors Likely to Be Considered in the Next 12 Months by Company Size Category
Figure: U.S. SMB Top 2 Priorities Relating to Storage Area Network Infrastructure Spending by Company Size Category
iSCSI Adoption
Figure: U.S. Business iSCSI Storage Purchased or Planned to Be Purchased by Company Size Category
Figure: U.S. Business Server Types Planned to Be Attached to iSCSI Storage by Company Size Category
Figure: U.S. Business Usage and Intended Usage of iSCSI Storage by Company Size Category
Data Protection
Figure: U.S. Business Current Tape Backup Environment by Company Size Category
Figure: U.S. Business Current or Planned Use of Disk-Based Backup or Virtual Tape by Company Size Category
Figure: U.S. Business Current or Planned Use of Disk-Based Vendor Solutions by Company Size Category
Figure: U.S. Business Effect of Disk-Based Backup Solutions on Tape and Optical Spending by Company Size Category
SATA-Based Storage
Figure: U.S. Business Top 2 Requirements for Storage Array Providers in the Next 12 Months by Company Size Category
Figure: U.S. Business Ownership or Plans to Purchase Storage Systems with SATA-Based Storage by Company Size Category
Figure: U.S. Business Inhibitors to Purchasing Storage Systems with SATA-Based Drives by Company Size Category
Figure: U.S. Business SATA Capacity Purchased in Last 12 Months, Installed, or Planned for Purchase in Next 12 months by Company Size Category
Figure: U.S. Business SATA Workloads/Usage by Company Size Category
Information Life-Cycle Management
Figure: U.S. Business Familiarity with Information Life-Cycle Management by Company Size Category
Figure: U.S. Business Priority for Information Life-Cycle Management in the Next 12 Months and Three Years by Company Size Category
Figure: U.S. Business Expected Benefits from Implementing Information Life-Cycle Management by Company Size Category
Figure: U.S. Business Awareness of Information Life-Cycle Management Solution Providers by Company Size Category
Figure: U.S. Business Information Life-Cycle Management Solutions Currently in Use by Company Size Category
Figure: U.S. Business Information Life-Cycle Management Vendors Likely to Be Considered for Purchase in the Next 12 Months by Company Size Category
Future Outlook
Figure: U.S. Business Current Disk Configurations by Company Size Category
Figure: U.S. Business Disk Configurations in the Next 12 Months by Company Size Category
Essential Guidance
Figure: U.S. Business Share of Current Storage Technology Spending by Company Size Category
Figure: U.S. Business Share of Storage Technology Spending Expected in Next 12 Months by Company Size Category
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Methodology
IDC's 2005 U.S. Small and Medium-Sized Business Survey
The IDC/Infoworld 2005 Trends in Storage Survey
Figure: U.S. Business Respondents' Role in the Acquisition of Storage Solutions by Company Size Category
Figure: U.S. Business Respondents' Job Titles by Company Size Category
Figure: U.S. Business Respondents' Scope of Involvement in the Acquisition of Storage Solutions by Company Size Category
Figure: U.S. Business Technologies for Which Respondents Influence Purchase by Company Size Category
Figure: U.S. Business Other Roles Involved in the Purchase of Storage Solutions by Company Size Category
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