Abstract
This study provides a detailed overview of external disk systems spending trends and forecasts for 11 industry sectors in Western Europe for 2007-2012. Trends are analyzed in detail, with a focus on the specific drivers that are shaping demand and on the solutions that are triggering investment in each vertical market.
Vertical markets covered include: discrete manufacturing; process manufacturing; retail/wholesale; financial services; business services; transport; communications; utilities; government; healthcare and education; other.
"Investment decisions and IT spending are set to become increasingly selective, but good opportunities will continue to be generated for storage vendors as companies across all vertical markets are still striving to identify the best solutions to cope with data explosion, in its many forms," said Serena Da Rold, program manager, IDC European Vertical Views, "In fact, IDC research revealed that some of the hottest priorities on IT managers' agendas in most sectors are tightly connected to storage."
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- IDC Opinion
- In This Study
- Methodology
- Situation Overview
- Figure: Western Europe, Distribution of IS Operating Budget Among Spending Areas by Vertical Market (% of IS Operating Budget)
- Figure: Western Europe External Disk Storage Systems Spending, Breakdown by Vertical Market, 2006-2007 ($M)
- Future Outlook
- Short-Term Outlook by Vertical Market
- Figure: Western Europe, Priority of IT Initiatives by Vertical Market
- Forecast and Assumptions
- Table: Key Forecast Assumptions for Western European Vertical Markets External Disk Systems Spending, 2008-2012
- Vertical Markets Forecast
- Table: Western Europe External Disk Storage Systems Spending by Vertical Market, 2007-2012 ($M)
- Table: Western Europe External Disk Storage Systems Spending by Vertical Market, % Growth 2007-2012
- Trends and Drivers by Vertical Market
- Financial Services
- Manufacturing
- Retail/Wholesale
- Government
- Healthcare and Education
- Healthcare
- Education
- Transport, Communications, Utilities (TCU)
- Transport
- Communications
- Utilities
- Business Services
- Market Context
- Figure: Western Europe External Disk Systems Spending, 2006-2012: Comparison of July 2007 and July 2008 Forecasts ($M)
- Table: Comparison of July 2007 and July 2008 Western European External Disk Storage Systems Forecasts, 2006-2012
- Table: Western Europe External Disk Systems Spending by Vertical Market: Comparison of September 2007 and July 2008 Forecasts
- Essential Guidance
- Learn More
- Methodology
- Definitions
- Vertical Markets
- Table: European Vertical Market Coverage According to NACE Rev.1.
- Disk Systems
- Related Research
- Synopsis
