EMEA External Enterprise Storage Systems Forecast, 2024-2028: Recovery Already Under Way and an Optimistic Outlook

"We knew going in that 2023 would not be an easy year given geopolitical uncertainty, depleted supply chains, diverted budgets, and shifting focus among organizations," said Luis Fernandes, senior research manager, IDC's Future of Digital Infrastructure. "But the market is responding in the best way possible: growth is expected across almost all vectors, adding value and providing customers with the tools to move forward in the face of new workloads and paradigms."

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Executive Summary

Advice for Technology Suppliers

Market Forecast

Market Context

• Drivers and Inhibitors
  • Drivers
    • Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI
    • Investments in Business Resilience
    • Delivery of Storage as a Service
  • Inhibitor
    • Software-Defined Storage
• Significant Market Developments
• Changes from Prior Forecast

Market Definition

• Enterprise Storage Systems Definition
• Technology Segmentations
  • Vendor Type
• Storage Product Category
  • External OEM
  • Internal OEM
• ODM Direct Storage
• Storage Array Type
• Data Access
• Installation
• Topology
• Storage Class/Price Band
  • Storage Class
  • Price Band
• Enterprise Storage Market Metrics

Methodology

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