Abstract
This IDC study presents a five-year forecast for the online backup services market for 2007-2011. IDC estimates 2006 revenue for the worldwide online backup services market to be $170 million, forecast to grow to $715 million by 2011.
According to Doug Chandler, research director for Storage Services research at IDC, "The online backup services market is being driven by the tremendous growth in data generation that is happening in both the consumer and business spheres. Consumers and small businesses especially are interested in alternative methods of protecting their data as traditional backup methods fall short regarding efficiency, reliability, and ease of use. With the advent of cheaper broadband access, users' greater comfort level with Web-based services, and the need many businesses have for a second site for remote data protection purposes, online backup has become an attractive approach for many customers."
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- IDC Opinion
- In This Study
- Methodology
- Definitions
- Situation Overview
- A Brief History
- New Market Landscape: Key Drivers
- Table: Storage-as-a-Service Taxonomy
- Massive Growth in Data Generation
- Figure: Consumption of External Disk Capacity by Type, 2005-2010
- Small/Medium-Sized Business Storage Challenges
- Figure: Consideration of Data Backup as a Service
- Widespread Broadband Adoption
- Continuing Growth in PC Storage Capacity and Content
- The Shift Away from Traditional Tape Backup
- Increasing Interest in and Adoption of Software as a Service
- The Google (Web Services) Effect
- Key Issues for Providers
- Table: Online Backup Provider Types, 2007
- Table: Online Backup Customer Types, 2007
- Technology OEMs
- Online Backup Start-Ups
- Carriers/ISPs/Cable TV Firms
- Web Services Firms
- Future Outlook
- Forecast and Assumptions
- Table: Worldwide Online Backup Services Spending, 2006-2011
- Table: Key Forecast Assumptions for the Worldwide Online Backup Services Market, 2007-2011
- Potential Market Evolution
- Table: Online Backup Market: Stages of Development
- Essential Guidance
- Learn More
- Related Research
- Synopsis
