TechNavio recognizes the following companies as the key players in the Global SAN Market: Dell Inc., EMC Corp., HP Co., IBM Corp., and NetApp Inc.
Commenting on the report, an analyst from TechNavio’s team said: “A major trend being witnessed in the Global SAN market is the increased adoption of FCoE SAN technology. This technology is gaining added popularity in the data storage environments. FCoE has many advantages over the Ethernet network. The major change is that FCoE offers far more intelligence and capabilities in terms of access and routing decisions. Hence, the FC equipments are more involved in network than the basic Ethernet equipment. Hence, many end-users are adopting the device for the better management of network data traffic and storage across organizational networks.”
According to the report, the main factor which is driving the Global SAN market is its improved scalability. With SAN, there is no restriction or limitation on the volume of data that can be stored as is the case with other forms of storage such as disk storage. SAN is highly scalable and can be expanded to a considerable extent. SANs are also highly efficient and their performance is not affected by Ethernet traffic or local disk throughput blockages. Data transferred from a SAN and to a SAN are on two separate networks, leading to reduced network clogging or congestion.
Further, the report states that the main challenge faced by the market is high cost of FC SAN. FC SAN solution, the most dominant and efficient of all technologies currently available in the SAN, is expensive to implement. SAN requires the purchase of a FC HBA to assist each host that is attached to the SAN. It also requires prohibitively high investment from startups and SMEs.
The report also includes a discussion of the other vendors operating in this market. The other vendors in the market are Fujitsu Ltd., Hitachi Ltd., Oracle Corp., SolarWinds Inc., and Symantec Corp.
The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the industry. The report contains a comprehensive market and vendor landscape in addition to a SWOT analysis of the key vendors. For further information on this report, please visit https://www.technavio.com/report/global-san-market-2012-2016
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TechNavio Announces the Publication of its Research Report -Global SAN Market 2012-2016
