Global Software-defined Storage (SDS) Market 2015-2019

About SDS
SDS abstracts software services such as data management, data protection, placement of data, and I/O capabilities from the underlying storage infrastructure to increase the flexibility, scalability, and automation and to reduce the cost of enterprise storage. SDS is a component of SDDC and is gaining popularity among several enterprises worldwide. This technology enhances virtualization concepts such as resource pooling, abstraction, and automated management of the storage infrastructure. It offers support for legacy application, cloud services, and Big Data analytics.
TechNavio's analysts forecast the Global SDS market to grow at a CAGR of 35.20 percent over the period 2015-2019.
Covered in this Report
The report covers the present scenario and the growth prospects of the Global SDS market for the period 2015-2019. In terms of end-users, the Global SDS market can be segmented into three: Small Enterprises, Medium-sized Enterprises, and Large Enterprises.
TechNavio's report, the Global SDS Market 2015-2019, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. The report covers the Americas, and the APAC and EMEA regions; it also covers the Global SDS market landscape and its growth prospects in the coming years. The report includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market.
Key Regions
‧ Americas
‧ APAC
‧ EMEA
Key Vendors
‧ EMC
‧ HP
‧ IBM
‧ NetApp
‧ VMware
Other Prominent Vendors
‧ Coraid
‧ DataCore
‧ Dell
‧ Hitachi Data Systems
‧ Nexenta
‧ Pivot3
‧ RedHat
‧ SwiftStack
Key Drivers
‧ Reduction in Data Center Cost & Energy
‧ For a full, detailed list, view our report
Key Challenges
‧ Requirement-based Data Management
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Key Trends
‧ Flash-based Storage Adoption
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Key Questions Answered in this Report
‧ What will the market size be in 2019 and what will the growth rate be?
‧ What are the key market trends?
‧ What is driving this market?
‧ What are the challenges to market growth?
‧ Who are the key vendors in this market space?
‧ What are the market opportunities and threats faced by the key vendors?
‧ What are the strengths and weaknesses of the key vendors?

01. Executive Summary
02. List of Abbreviations
03. Scope of the Report
03.1 Market Overview
03.2 Product Offerings
04. Market Research Methodology
04.1 Market Research Process
04.2 Research Methodology
05. Introduction
06. Market Landscape
06.1 Market Overview
06.2 Market Size and Forecast
06.3 Five Forces Analysis
07. Market Segmentation by Components
07.1 Control Plane
07.2 Data Services
08. Market Segmentation by Industry Verticals
08.1 Global SDS Market by Industry Verticals
08.2 Global SDS Market by BFSI
08.3 Global SDS Market by Government
08.4 Global SDS Market by HealthCare
09. Market Segmentation by End-users
09.1 Global SDS Market by End-users
09.2 Global SDS Market by SMEs
09.3 Global SDS Market by Large Enterprises
10. Geographical Segmentation
10.1 Global SDS Market by Geographical Segmentation
10.2 SDS Market in the Americas
10.3 SDS Market in the EMEA Region
10.4 SDS Market in the APAC Region
11. Buying Criteria
12. Market Growth Drivers
13. Drivers and their Impact
14. Market Challenges
15. Impact of Drivers and Challenges
16. Market Trends
17. Trends and their Impact
18. Vendor Landscape
18.1 Competitive Scenario
18.1.1 Key News
18.1.2 Mergers and Acquisitions
18.2 Other Prominent Vendors
19. Key Vendor Analysis
19.1 EMC2
19.1.1 Key Facts
19.1.2 Business Overview
19.1.3 Business Segmentation by Revenue 2013
19.1.4 Business Segmentation by Revenue 2012 and 2013
19.1.5 Geographical Segmentation by Revenue 2013
19.1.6 Business Strategy
19.1.7 Recent Developments
19.1.8 SWOT Analysis
19.2 HP
19.2.1 Key Facts
19.2.2 Business Overview
19.2.3 Business Segmentation by Revenue 2013
19.2.4 Business Segmentation by Revenue 2012 and 2013
19.2.5 Geographical Segmentation by Revenue 2013
19.2.6 Business Strategy
19.2.7 Recent Developments
19.2.8 SWOT Analysis
19.3 IBM
19.3.1 Key Facts
19.3.2 Business Description
19.3.3 Business Segmentation
19.3.4 Revenue Segmentation by Business Segment
19.3.5 Revenue Segmentation by Business Operation
19.3.6 Revenue Comparison of Business Segments 2012 and 2013
19.3.7 Revenue Segmentation by Geography
19.3.8 Business Strategy
19.3.9 Key Developments
19.3.10 SWOT Analysis
19.4 NetApp
19.4.1 Key Facts
19.4.2 Business Overview
19.4.3 Business Segmentation by Revenue 2014
19.4.4 Business Segmentation by Revenue 2013 and 2014
19.4.5 Geographical Segmentation by Revenue 2014
19.4.6 Business Strategy
19.4.7 Recent Developments
19.4.8 SWOT Analysis
19.5 VMware
19.5.1 Key Facts
19.5.2 Business Overview
19.5.3 Product Groups
19.5.4 Business Segmentation by Revenue 2013
19.5.5 Business Segmentation by Revenue 2012 and 2013
19.5.6 Geographical Segmentation by Revenue 2013
19.5.7 Recent Developments
19.5.8 SWOT Analysis
20. Other Reports in this Series



List of Exhibits
Exhibit 1: SDS by End-Users
Exhibit 2: Market Research Methodology
Exhibit 3: Segmentation of Software Defined Data Center
Exhibit 4: Global SDS Market Revenue (US$ billions)
Exhibit 5: Emc2: Business Segmentation by Revenue 2013
Exhibit 6: Emc2: Business Segmentation by Revenue 2012 and 2013 (US$ million)
Exhibit 7: Global Software Defined Storage Market : Geographical Segmentation by Revenue 2013
Exhibit 8: HP: Business Segmentation by Revenue 2013
Exhibit 9: HP: Business Segmentation by Revenue 2012 and 2013 (US$ million)
Exhibit 10: HP: Geographical Segmentation by Revenue 2013
Exhibit 11: IBM: Business Segmentation
Exhibit 12: IBM: Revenue Segmentation by Business 2013
Exhibit 13: IBM: Revenue Segmentation 2013
Exhibit 14: IBM: Revenue Comparison of Business Segments 2012 and 2013 (US$ million)
Exhibit 15: IBM: Revenue Segmentation by Geography 2013
Exhibit 16: Global Software Defined Storage Market : Business Segmentation by Revenue 2014
Exhibit 17: Global Software Defined Storage Market : Business Segmentation by Revenue 2013 and 2014 (US$ billion)
Exhibit 18: Global Software Defined Storage Market : Geographical Segmentation by Revenue 2014
Exhibit 19: VMware: Product Groups
Exhibit 20: VMware: Business Segmentation by Revenue 2013
Exhibit 21: VMware: Business Segmentation by Revenue 2012 and 2013 (US$ million)
Exhibit 22: VMware: Geographical Segmentation by Revenue 2013