Abstract
In 2005, Freecom, LaCie, Maxtor, Netgear, and Western Digital entered the
consumer network storage fray. This increased product availability and
competition, leading to lower prices for consumers for higher densities. In
late 2006, PC heavyweight Hewlett-Packard entered this market, followed in
January by residential gateway heavyweight ZyXel. Goliath Microsoft also
launched its Windows Home Server, adding to the recent fanfare of CES. HP is
the first OEM to commit to shipping product with Microsoft' s new platform, but
we expect other announcements in the near future.
While still a small market, it more than doubled from 2004 to 2006. Two
crucial roadblocks for the consumer network storage space are complexity and
understanding. Vendors are waiting for consumers to catch up with their home
network storage offerings. Many consumers are still not familiar with what
network storage is and what the benefits entail. As digital entertainment
files grow in number and size, so will the need for more storage. This report
includes discussions of market trends, technology trends, suppliers, consumer
survey results, and 2005 and 2006 worldwide vendor market shares, and provides
five-year forecasts by capacity, price tier, and geographic region for
consumer network storage. In addition, a detailed vendor matrix on product
lines and features is also provided.
Table of Contents
- Executive Summary
- Market Overview
- In-Stat’s Definition of Consumer Network Storage
- Market Challenges & Opportunities
- Advantages of Network Storage as a Home Server vs. Direct Storage
- Consumer Survey Results
- Supporting Multiple PCs & Operating Systems in the Home
- New Technology File System (NTFS) vs. File Allocation Table (FAT32)
for Storage: Why Both?
- Market Trends
- Demand & Supply for Consumer Network Storage
- Bridge/Adapter Products
- Integrated Products (Router + Storage)
- Enclosure Products
- USB Ports & Print Server
- Media Serving & Media Streaming
- Media Serving Software, Firmware & Platform Vendors
- DigiOn
- Mediabolic (Macrovision)
- Microsoft
- Windows Home Server
- To RAID or Not to RAID?
- Customers
- OS Support
- CE Device Support
- Privacy & Password Protection
- Platform Requirements
- Network Health Monitoring
- TwonkyVision
- Syabas Technology
- Technology Trends
- Digital Living Network Alliance
- Networked Media Product Requirements (NMPR)
- Transcoding
- Serial ATA Interface
- Gigabit Ethernet
- SAN, NAS, & NDAS Technology
- SAN & NAS
- Zetera’s Z-SAN-a Proprietary SAN
- NDAS
- Primary Market Vendors
- Buffalo Technology
- D-Link
- Freecom
- Hewlett-Packard
- I-O Data
- Iomega
- LaCie
- Linksys
- Maxtor (Seagate)
- Netgear
- SimpleTech (Fabrik)
- Western Digital
- Ximeta
- ZyXel
- Vendors That Exited
- Anthology Solutions
- SMC Networks
- Detailed Vendor Product & Feature Matrix
- Worldwide Vendor Market Shares
- Forecasts
- Market Size by Capacity
- Market Size by Price Tier
- Market Size by Geographic Region
- Methodology
- Related In-Stat Reports
List of Tables
- Table 1. Number of PCs Per Home: Broadband Users vs. Home Network Users
vs. General Consumers
- Table 2. Detailed Vendor Product & Feature Matrix, Section 1
- Table 3. Detailed Vendor Product & Feature Matrix, Section 2
- Table 4. Detailed Vendor Product & Feature Matrix, Section 3
- Table 5. Detailed Vendor Product & Feature Matrix, Section 4
- Table 6. Detailed Vendor Product & Feature Matrix, Section 5
- Table 7. 2005 & 2006 Worldwide Vendor Market Shares: Consumer Network
Storage (Units)
- Table 8. Worldwide Consumer Network Storage by Capacity, 2004-2011 (Units)
- Table 9. Worldwide Consumer Network Storage by Price Tier, 2004-2011
(Units)
- Table 10. Worldwide Consumer Network Storage by Geographic Region,
2004-2011 (Units)
List of Figures
- Figure 1. Worldwide Consumer Network Storage, 2004-2011 (Units)
- Figure 2. 2005 vs. 2006 Worldwide Vendor Market Shares: Consumer Network
Storage
- Figure 3. Worldwide Consumer Network Storage by Capacity, 2004-2011 (Units)
- Figure 4. Worldwide Consumer Network Storage by Price Tier, 2004-2011
(Units)
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