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Ethernet Storage Market Momentum Continues in First Half of 2010

September 24, 2010March 1, 2014 David Dale Leave a comment

The inexorable growth of the market for Ethernet storage continued in the first half of 2010 – in fact we’re getting very close to Ethernet storage being the majority of networked storage in the Enterprise.

According to IDC’s recent Q2 2010 Worldwide Storage Systems Hardware Tracker, Ethernet Storage (NAS plus iSCSI) revenue market share climbed to 45%, up from 39% in 2009, 32% in 2008 and 28% in 2007, as shown below.

	2007	2008	2009	Q2 2010
FC SAN	72%	68%	61%	55%
iSCSI SAN	6%	10%	13%	15%
NAS	22%	29%	26%	30%

In terms of capacity market share, we have already see the crossover point, with Ethernet Storage at 52% of the total PB shipped, up from 47% in 2009, 42% in 2008 and 37% in 2007, as shown in the following table.

	2007	2008	2009	Q2 2010
FC SAN	62%	58%	53%	48%
iSCSI SAN	8%	13%	15%	18%
NAS	29%	29%	32%	34%

Ethernet Storage Market Momentum Continues

June 18, 2010March 1, 2014 David Dale Leave a comment

Earlier this month IDC released their Q1 2010 Worldwide Storage Systems Hardware Tracker, a well-established analysis of revenue and capacity shipments for the quarter. For the purposes of classification, IDC calls networked storage (as opposed to direct-attached storage) “Fabric Attached Storage” – which consists of Fibre Channel SAN, iSCSI SAN and NAS.

In Q1, Ethernet Storage (NAS plus iSCSI) revenue market share climbed to 43%, up from 39% in 2009, 32% in 2008 and 28% in 2007 – demonstrating continued market momentum. A more detailed breakdown is:

	2007	2008	2009	Q1 2010
FC SAN	72%	68%	61%	57%
iSCSI SAN	6%	10%	13%	14%
NAS	22%	29%	26%	29%

In terms of capacity market share, Ethernet Storage was 51% of the total PB shipped, up from 48% in 2009, 42% in 2008 and 37% in 2007, as shown in the following table.

	2007	2008	2009	Q1 2010
FC SAN	62%	58%	53%	49%
iSCSI SAN	8%	13%	15%	17%
NAS	29%	29%	32%	34%

So, the evidence is that the gains seem in the trough of the recession in 2008 and 2009 are continuing into the recovery. There seem to be three major factors driving this:

· Continuing maturity and acceptance of the technology for enterprise applications

· Companies’ willingness to try something new to reduce costs

· The continued rapid growth of unstructured data driving NAS capacity.

But that’s just my opinion. What’s your take?

iSCSI v FCoE Infosmack

April 14, 2010March 1, 2014 David Dale Leave a comment

The podcast about FCoE and iSCSI that I mentioned in my last blog is now posted on Storage Monkeys.

Check it out. Clearly, we were having way too much fun!

Tags: iSCSI, FCoE, Ethernet, convergence

Ethernet Storage Market Momentum

March 15, 2010March 1, 2014 David Dale Leave a comment

Despite the recession of the past couple of years, the market for Ethernet Storage has shown grown significantly both in terms of equipment shipped and in terms of market share. Last week’s release by IDC of their Q42009 Worldwide Storage Systems Hardware Tracker, gave us an opportunity to see the latest numbers.

For the purposes of classification, IDC calls networked storage (as opposed to direct-attached storage) “Fabric Attached Storage” – which consists of Fibre Channel SAN, iSCSI SAN and NAS.

During 2009, Ethernet Storage revenues (NAS plus iSCSI) grew 51% year-over year to $5.372 billion, following a 5% decline in 2008. This compares with 25% revenue growth for the Fabric Attached Storage market as a whole, following a 17% decline in 2008. The revenue market share of Ethernet Storage climbed to 39% in 2009, up from 32% in 2008 and 28% in 2007.

In terms of capacity shipped, the story is even better. During 2009, vendors shipped 2,829 PB of Ethernet Storage – 128% year-over year, following 22% growth in 2008. This compares with 105% capacity growth for the Fabric Attached Storage market as a whole, following 9% growth in 2008. The capacity market share of Ethernet Storage climbed to 47%, up from 42% in 2008 and 37% in 2007.

The highest growth category of the whole sector was iSCSI, as has been the case for the past few years. In 2007 iSCSI SAN revenues grew by 62%; in 2008 we saw 26% growth (despite a recession which caused a 22% decline in FC SAN revenues); and in 2009 we saw 68% growth to $1.807 billion.

So, what’s contributing to the steady growth in tough economic times? My take is that there are probably three factors:
• Continuing maturity and acceptance of the technology
• Companies’ willingness to try something new to reduce costs in tough economic times
• The continued rapid growth of unstructured data driving NAS capacity.

What’s your take?