Abstract
This IDC study is the result of our ongoing compilation of market data related to the Fibre Channel (FC) switch market in each of the 13 countries in the Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) or APEJ region. This study follows IDC' s Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Fibre Channel Switch 2007-2011 Forecast and Analysis (IDC #AP261107P) that was published in November 2007.
This study provides the following:
- A summary of the APEJ market in 1H07 compared with the data in 1H06
- Factory and market revenues as well as port shipments broken down by country, switch segment, and vendor
- Forecasts for the regional market from 2007 to 2011
- Market strategies
- A discussion of how future trends, such as 8Gbps and 10Gbps connectivity, and competing technologies, such as the Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI), will affect the competitive position of FC switch vendors
"Amid the positive economic climates in most APEJ markets and a large pool of disk storage capacity that remains unconnected to storage area networks (SAN), IDC observed an overall increase in the adoption of networked storage solutions in 1H07. The FC switch market grew 26.2% and 64.9% in terms of factory revenue and unit shipments, respectively, compared with the growth in 1H06. Over the next five years, the APEJ FC switch market is expected to register robust growth in port shipments but with attenuated revenue growth, as margins continue to be pressured by falling price points," says Cheryl Ganesan-Lim, market analyst, Storage, IDC Asia/Pacific.
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- IDC Opinion
- In This Study
- Scope
- Methodology
- Data Collection and Analysis
- Reliability and Validity
- Definitions
- Situation Overview
- Figure: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Storage Area Network Connectivity
- Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Fibre Channel Switch Revenue and Shipments, 1H06 and 1H07
- Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Fibre Channel Chassis Switch Revenue and Shipments, 1H06 and 1H07
- Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Fibre Channel Fixed-Port Switch Revenue and Shipments, 1H06 and 1H07
- Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Fibre Channel Switch Market by Country
- Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Fibre Channel Switch Market by Country, 1H06 and 1H07
- Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Chassis Switch Market by Country, 1H06 and 1H07
- Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Fixed-Port Fibre Channel Switch Market by Country, 1H06 and 1H07
- Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Fibre Channel Switch Market by Vendor
- Figure: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Fibre Channel Switch Sequential Vendor Market Share, 1H06-1H07
- Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Fibre Channel Switch Market Revenue by Vendor, 1H06 and 1H07
- Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Fibre Channel Switch Port Shipments by Vendor, 1H06 and 1H07
- Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Fibre Channel Chassis Switch Market Revenue by Vendor, 1H06 and 1H07
- Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Fibre Channel Chassis Switch Port Shipments by Vendor, 1H06 and 1H07
- Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Fibre Channel Fixed-Port Switch Market Revenue by Vendor, 1H06 and 1H07
- Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Fibre Channel Fixed-Port Switch Port Shipments by Vendor, 1H06 and 1H07
- Future Outlook
- Forecast and Assumptions
- Table: Key Forecast Assumptions for the Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Fibre Channel Switch Market, 2007-2011
- Fibre Channel Switch Forecast
- Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Fibre Channel Switch Factory Revenue by Segment, 2006-2011 (US$000)
- Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Fibre Channel Switch Market Revenue by Segment, 2006-2011 (US$000)
- Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Fibre Channel Switch Port Shipments by Segment, 2006-2011
- Fibre Channel Switch Average Market Price Forecast
- Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Fibre Channel Switches Average Market Price per Port, 2006-2011 (US$)
- Fibre Channel Switch Forecast by Country
- Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Fibre Channel Switch Market Revenue by Country, 2006-2011 (US$000)
- Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Chassis Switch Market Revenue by Country, 2006-2011 (US$000)
- Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Fibre Channel Fixed-Port Switch Market Revenue by Country, 2006-2011 (US$000)
- Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Fibre Channel Switch Port Shipments by Country, 2006-2011
- Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Chassis Switch Port Shipments by Country, 2006-2011
- Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Fibre Channel Fixed-Port Switch Port Shipments by Country, 2006-2011
- Market Context
- Table: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Fibre Channel Switch, 2006-2011: Comparison of the Current and Previous Forecasts
- Figure: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Fibre Channel Switch, 2006-2011: Comparison of the Current and Previous Forecasts
- Essential Guidance
- Key Technology and Market Trends to Watch
- 8Gbps and 10Gbps Fibre Channel Connectivity and 10Gbps Internet Small Computer Systems Interface
- Fibre Channel over Ethernet
- Market Strategies
- Actions to Consider
- Key Technology and Market Trends to Watch
- Learn More
- Related Research
- Definitions
- Storage Network Infrastructure: Fibre Channel Switches
- Synopsis

