Abstract
This IDC study provides an overview of the disk drive
technology and the key factors influencing disk drive adoption rate
in the Asia/Pacific region, with an emphasis on storage market
user' s behavior trend to current data growth. It introduces the
advantages of Serial ATA (SATA), Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), and
Fibre Channel (FC) drives and market perspectives from end users
and vendors. Furthermore, IDC provides a strategic forecast including possible
drive adoption trend in the region, actions to be taken,
business strategy, and end-user demand shifts.
"Single drive support architecture will
not survive today because of data diversity and applications' demands.
Enterprise users now have to consider the multiple drive support
to existing business applications. With the inner shifts of data
type, a future use of SATA and SAS will take
over the place where the FC drive stands today. Another
challenge is from the solid state disk (SSD) and the
price issue associated with technology innovation. Green and its features
are largely affecting the disk drive invention. Sooner or later,
we will see the huge movement from the disk drive
market," says Reco Li, senior research analyst, Storage Research, IDC
Asia/Pacific.
Table of Contents
- IDC Opinion
- In This Study
- Situation Overview
- Introduction
- Technology Positioning
- Serial ATA Drive
- Serial Attached SCSI Drive
- Fibre Channel Drive
- Technology Differentiation
- Performance Benchmarks
- New Technology Drivers
- Market Adoption Trends
- Technology Life Cycle
- Future Outlook
- Market Predictions
- Market Impact
- Essential Guidance
- Actions to Consider
- Strategies
- Learn More
- Related Research
- Synopsis
- Table: Disk Storage Systems Usage Scenario, Score 1–5
- Table: Typical Disk Drive Share in Applications
- Table: Technology Drivers For Disk Drive (SATA, SAS, FC) Innovation Assumptions
- Table: Asia/Pacific Disk Storage Key Vendor Major Product Family Disk Drives, 2009
- Figure: Worldwide Disk Drive Market Terabyte Capacity Forecast, 2005–2012
- Figure: Worldwide Disk Drive Type $/Gigabyte Forecast, 2005–2012
- Figure: Multiple Purpose of the Disk Drives in Information Life-Cycle Management
- Figure: Disk Drive Invention Life Cycle Overview
- Figure: An IDC View of Hard Disk Drive Technology Development
- Figure: Typical Use of Disk Storage in the Worldwide IT Environment, July 2008
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