Abstract
This IDC study provides IDC' s update on the Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) or APEJ Fibre Channel (FC) switch market data having regard to results and trends in 1H06. This study provides forecasts for port shipments as well as factory and market revenues for the sales of FC switches in four segments: chassis switches, 16- to 64-port fixed-port switches, entry-level switches, and blade server-embedded switches. This study also discusses how future trends in virtual server and volume server shipments, deployment of storage in small and medium-sized businesses, and competing technologies such as the Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) will affect the competitive position of FC switch vendors. Furthermore, this study 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 group of remaining FC switch suppliers, as companies continue their move toward comprehensive, SAN-based storage architectures that support virtual server environments and blade server architectures," says Graham Penn, associate vice president, Storage, IDC Asia/Pacific. "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. Overall, the market in APEJ is still in its early stages of development, so renewed efforts to nurture vendor relationships are vital."
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- IDC Opinion
- In This Study
- Methodology
- Definitions
- Executive Summary
- Situation Overview
- Introduction
- Assess Current Situation
- Total Fibre Channel Switch Market in 1H06
- Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Fibre Channel Switch Revenue and Shipments, 1H05 and 1H06
- Chassis Switches: Increased Competition Increases Pricing Pressure
- Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Fibre Channel Chassis Switch Revenue and Shipments, 1H05 and 1H06
- Fixed-Port Switches: New Markets Continue to Drive Revenue Growth and Port Expansions
- Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Fibre Channel Fixed-Port Switch Revenue and Shipments, 1H05 and 1H06
- Blade Server-Embedded FC Switches: Lack of Standards and Pass-Through Limits Growth
- Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Market by Country
- Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Fibre Channel Switch Market by Country, 1H05 and 1H06
- Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Chassis Switch Market by Country, 1H05 and 1H06
- Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Fixed-Port Fibre Channel Switch Market by Country, 1H05 and 1H06
- Vendor Analysis and Market Shares
- Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Fibre Channel Switch Market Revenue by Vendor, 1H05 and 1H06 (US$000)
- Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Fibre Channel Switch Port Shipments by Vendor, 1H05 and 1H06 (000)
- Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Fibre Channel Chassis Switch Market Revenue by Vendor, 1H05 and 1H06 (US$000)
- Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Fibre Channel Chassis Switch Port Shipments by Vendor, 1H05 and 1H06 (000)
- Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Fibre Channel Fixed-Port Switch Market Revenue by Vendor, 1H05 and 1H06 (US$000)
- Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Fibre Channel Fixed-Port Switch Port Shipments by Vendor, 1H05 and 1H06 (000)
- Brocade
- McDATA
- Cisco
- QLogic
- Future Outlook
- Market Drivers and Inhibitors
- Forecast and Assumptions
- Table: Key Forecast Assumptions for Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Fibre Channel Switch, 2007-2010
- Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Fibre Channel Switch Factory Revenue by Segment, 2005-2010 (US$000)
- Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Fibre Channel Switch Market Revenue by Segment, 2005-2010 (US$000)
- Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Fibre Channel Switch Port Shipments by Segment, 2005-2010
- Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Fibre Channel Switches Average Price per Port, 2005-2010 (US$)
- Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Fibre Channel Switches by Market Revenue, 2005-2010 (US$000)
- Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Chassis Switches by Market Revenue, 2005-2010 (US$000)
- Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Fixed-Port Fibre Channel Switches by Market Revenue, 2005-2010 (US$000)
- Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Fibre Channel Switches by Port, 2005-2010
- Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Chassis Switches by Port, 2005-2010
- Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Fibre Channel Fixed-Port Switches by Port, 2005-2010
- Key Technology and Market Trends to Watch
- Fixed-Port Switches: Industry Consolidation Drives Market Changes
- Blade Server-Embedded FC Switches: Riding the Blade Wave
- Market Strategies
- Essential Guidance
- Actions to Consider
- Learn More
- Related Research
- Definitions
- Synopsis
