Open network storage mkt grows 17pc y-o-y in 1Q11

FRAMINGHAM, USA: The total open networked disk storage market (NAS Combined with Open / iSCSI SAN) grew 17.3 per cent year-over-year in the first quarter to $4.7 billion in revenues, finds IDC in its latest study.

EMC continues to maintain its leadership in the total open networked storage market with 30.8 per cent revenue share, followed by NetApp with a 16.1 per cent revenue share.

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In the Open SAN market, which grew 13.4 per cent year-over-year, EMC was the leading vendor with 22.7 per cent revenue share, followed by IBM in second and HP in third with 14.8 per cent and 13.4 per cent share, respectively.

The NAS market grew 27.1 per cent year-over-year, led by EMC with 48.8 per cent revenue share and followed by NetApp with 30.8 per cent share.

The iSCSI SAN market continues to show strong growth, posting 23.0 per cent revenue growth compared to the prior year's quarter.

Dell led the market with 32.9 per cent revenue share, followed by HP and EMC tied for second with 14.4 per cent and 14.2 per cent market share respectively.

"Strong growth in key midrange (price bands 6 & 7, $50K-149.99K) and high-end (price bands 9 & 10, $250K+) segments helped drive overall year-over-year gains in the first quarter," said Liz Conner, senior research analyst, Storage Systems, IDC. "Products offering scale-out architecture, file storage, and capacity optimizing features, such as data deduplication, helped drive the midrange market, while the high-end saw a renewed interest in Fibre Channel."