The Market Impact and Outlook for File Area Networks

This IDC study examines the impact of File Area Networks (FANs) on the storage market and vendors. It discusses the current market situation, the reasons for its popularity, and the drive among users to embrace it. This study also provides an overview of the possible early adopters of this technology, as well as the outlook for its future.

"The continued economic growth of Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) or APEJ country markets has dictated the relentless growth of unstructured data. At the same time, the rapid expansion and decentralization of business operations have gained momentum. These factors have created issues concerning the management of files, especially from remote locations. FANs are seen as the answer to addressing this issue. IDC notes the immense interest among vendors in tapping this new market. FAN promises to be the next hot area of the storage industry," says Jack Yu, senior market analyst, Storage Research, IDC Asia/Pacific.