Abstract
This IDC study provides IDC's 2006 worldwide market analysis and forecast for a
critical component in the market for network storage solutions, Fibre Channel
(FC) switches. It forecasts port shipments as well as factory and market
revenue for the sale of FC switches in four segments: chassis switches, 16-64
port fixed port switches, entry-level switches, and blade server embedded
switches.
This study discusses how future trends in virtual server and volume server
shipments, the deployment of storage in small and medium-sized businesses, and
competing technologies such as iSCSI will affect the competitive position of FC
switch vendors. It also discusses how continuing industry consolidation will
affect future developments and provides specific advice to these companies on
how to best take advantage of the changing world of networked storage.
"The next two years will be a period of solid revenue growth for the
consolidated group of remaining FC switch suppliers as companies continue their
move toward comprehensive, SAN-based storage architectures that support virtual
server environments and bladed server architectures," said Richard Villars,
vice president, Storage System at IDC. "As the market reaches a level of
saturation, however, FC switch suppliers must extend their focus into
file-level storage and greater management of data across the extended
enterprise."
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- IDC Opinion
- In This Study
- Situation Overview
- Table: Worldwide FC Switch Revenue and Shipments, 2004-2006
- Chassis Switches: Increased Competition Increases Pricing Pressure
- Table: Worldwide FC Chassis Switch Revenue and Shipments, 2004-2006
- Fixed Port Switches: New Markets Continue to Drive Revenue Growth and Port Expansions
- Table: Worldwide FC Fixed Port Switch Revenue and Shipments, 2004-2006
- Blade Server Embedded FC Switches: Lack of Standards and Pass-Through Limit Growth
- Table: Worldwide Blade Server Embedded FC Fixed Switch Revenue and Shipments, 2004-2006
- Vendor Analysis and Market Shares
- Table: Worldwide FC Switch Factory Revenue by Vendor, 2004 and 2005
- Table: Worldwide FC Switch Port Shipments by Vendor, 2004 and 2005
- Table: Worldwide FC Chassis Switch Factory Revenue by Vendor, 2004 and 2005
- Table: Worldwide FC Chassis Switch Port Shipments by Vendor, 2004 and 2005
- Table: Worldwide FC Fixed Port Switch Factory Revenue by Vendor, 2004 and 2005
- Table: Worldwide FC Fixed Port Switch Port Shipments by Vendor, 2004 and 2005
- Future Outlook
- Forecast and Assumptions
- Chassis Switches: Consolidation and Density
- Table: Worldwide Fibre Channel HBA Port Shipments and Blade Server FC Ports Shipped, 2004-2010 (000)
- Table: Key Forecast Assumptions for the Worldwide FC Switch Market, 2006-2010
- Table: Worldwide Fibre Channel Switch Factory Revenue by Segment, 2004-2010 ($M)
- Table: Worldwide Fibre Channel Switch Market Revenue by Segment, 2004-2010 ($M)
- Table: Worldwide Fibre Channel Switch Port Shipments by Segment, 2004-2010 (000)
- Figure: Worldwide Market Revenue for Chassis FC Switch and Switch Components of Switch-Based Network Controllers, 2004-2010
- Fixed Port Switches: Industry Consolidation Drives Market Changes
- Blade Server Embedded FC Switches: Riding the Blade Wave
- Market Context
- Table: Worldwide Fibre Channel Switch Factory Revenue, 2004-2010: Comparison of July 2005 and September 2006 Forecasts ($B)
- Figure: Worldwide Fibre Channel Switch Factory Revenue, 2004-2010: Comparison of July 2005 and September 2006 Forecasts
- Essential Guidance
- Learn More
- Related Research
- Definitions
- Synopsis
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