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Japan Storage Solutions Competitive Analysis 2007

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: IDC
Published: April 2008
Product Code: R104-33500
Description

This IDC study (which is a translation of the Japanese report IDC #J7400309) presents the Japan storage solutions market's actual performance from 2004 to 2006 as well as forecasts up to 2011. The term "storage solutions market" refers to the overall market for storage hardware, software, and services. Besides discussing the actual performance and market forecasts, IDC analyzes the current situation of storage solutions vendors in Japan, including the issues faced, through a comparison with the worldwide market. Furthermore, IDC presents some recommendations for storage vendors in Japan.

"Japan's storage solutions market has been growing continuously but many of the traditional structural problems have not been solved. To enjoy continuous stable growth, it is important for storage vendors to gain a better understanding of the changes in business opportunities in the Japan storage solutions market and take active steps to solve the structural issues," observes Masaaki Moriyama, Group Director, Storage/Server, IDC Japan.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents

IDC Opinion

In This Study

Methodology

Survey Period

Period

Numerical Data

Executive Summary

Situation Overview

Japan Storage Solutions Market Outlook

Table: Japan Storage Solutions Revenue by Segment, 2003-2006

Figure: Japan Storage Solutions Revenue by Segment, 2003-2006

Figure: Japan Storage Solutions Revenue Shares by Segment, 2003 and 2006

Table: Japan Storage Solutions Revenue Breakdown by Segment, 2003-2006

Changes in Maturity Level of the Storage Solutions Market

Figure: Japan Storage Solutions Year-on-Year Growth Rate, Oligopoly Trends, and Market Size by Segment, 2005 and 2006

Comparison of Worldwide and Japan Storage Solutions Markets

Figure: Worldwide and Japan Storage Solutions Growth Rates, 2004-2006

Table: Worldwide Storage Solutions Revenue by Segment, 2003-2006

Figure: Worldwide Storage Solutions Revenue by Segment, 2003-2006

Figure: Worldwide Storage Solutions Revenue Shares by Segment, 2003 and 2006

Figure: Worldwide and Japan Storage Solutions Revenue Shares by Segment, 2003 and 2006

Figure: Worldwide Storage Solutions Growth Rates by Segment, 2004-2006

Figure: Japan Storage Solutions Growth Rates by Segment, 2004-2006

Figure: Japan Market's Share in Worldwide Storage Solutions Market by Segment, 2003-2006

Issues in Japan Storage Solutions Market

User Issues

Vendor Issues

Storage Solutions Market Segment Trends in Japan

Japan Storage Hardware Market

Disk Storage Systems

Tape Automation

Optical Automation

Fibre Channel Switch (FC Switch)

Table: Japan Storage Hardware Revenue by Segment, 2004-2006

Figure: Japan Storage Hardware Revenue by Segment, 2003-2006

Table: Japan External Disk Storage Systems Revenue by Supplier, 2004-2006

Japan Storage Software Market

Table: Japan Storage Software Revenue by Segment, 2004-2006

Figure: Japan Storage Software Revenue by Segment, 2004-2006

Table: Japan Storage Software Revenue by Vendor, 2004-2006

Japan Storage Services Market

Table: Japan Storage Service Revenue by Segment, 2003-2006

Figure: Japan Storage Service Revenue by Segment, 2003-2006

Table: Japan Leading Storage Service Vendor Revenues, 2004-2006

Japan Storage Solutions Vendor Trends

Changes in Vendors' Positioning and Reasons

Table: Japan Leading Storage Vendor External Disk Storage Systems/Software/Service Revenue Shares, 2005

Table: Japan Leading Storage Vendor External Disk Storage Systems/Software/Service Revenue Shares, 2006

Figure: Relationship Between Total Storage Solutions Revenue Growth Rate, and Software and Service Revenue Share, 2005

Figure: Relationship Between Total Storage Solutions Revenue Growth Rate and Software and Service Revenue Share, 2006

Future Outlook

Japan Storage Solutions Market Forecast

Storage Solutions Market Forecast

Storage Hardware Market Forecast

Storage Software Market Forecast

Storage Services Market Forecast

Table: Japan Storage Solutions Revenue Forecast by Segment, 2006-2011

Table: Japan Storage Solutions Revenue Forecast Breakdown by Segment, 2006-2011

Figure: Japan Storage Solutions Revenue Forecast by Segment, 2006-2011

Figure: Japan Storage Solutions Market: Hardware and Software/Service Share Forecasts, 2006-2011

Market Context

Table: Japan Storage Solutions Revenue: Previous and Current Forecasts Compared, 2005-2011

Figure: Japan Storage Solutions Revenue: Previous and Current Forecasts Compared, 2005-2011

Essential Guidance

Actions to Consider

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Related Research

Definitions

Storage Hardware Definitions

Disk Storage Systems

Tape Automation

Optical Automation

Fibre Channel Switch

Storage Software Definitions

Data Protection/Recovery Software (Function-Specific Market 1)

Storage Replication Software (Function-Specific Market 2)

Archive/HSM Software (Function-Specific Market 3)

File System Software (FSS) (Function-Specific Market 4)

Storage Management Software (Function-Specific Market 5)

Storage Infrastructure Software (Function-Specific Market 6)

Storage Device Management Software (Function-Specific Market 7)

Other Storage Software (Function-Specific Market 8)

Definitions of Storage Services

Service Definitions

Synopsis

Ordering and More Information
Price and Delivery Options



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