This IDC study presents key figures and trends of the storage software forecast between 2022 and 2027 and highlights some of the main drivers and inhibitors the market will face."Demand for storage software remains high and will continue to drive results over the next several years," said Greg Macatee, senior research analyst, Infrastructure Systems, Platforms, and Technologies Group at IDC. "Data creation continues to explode, which is a trend we do not expect to subside anytime soon, and all this new data in many cases necessitates the use of storage software products to be able to effectively store and manage it across on-premises, hybrid cloud, and multicloud environments."
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IDC Market Forecast Figure
Executive Summary
Advice for Technology Suppliers
Market Forecast
Market Context
Drivers and Inhibitors
Drivers
Ransomware
High Growth of Other as-a-Service Offerings
Inhibitors
Macroeconomic and Geopolitical Conditions
Low Growth in Enterprise Storage Systems
Significant Market Developments
Changes from Prior Forecast
Market Definition
Data Replication and Protection Software
Data Protection Software
Backup and Recovery Reporting Software
Storage Replication Software
Host or Hypervisor-Based Replication Software
Systems and Data Migration Software
Fabric and Appliance-Based Replication Software
Array-Based Replication Software
Replication Management Software
Archiving Software
Email Archiving Software
File, Cloud, and Other Archiving Software
Storage Infrastructure and Device Management Software
Storage Resource Management and Heterogeneous SAN Management Software
Storage Resource Management and Homogeneous SAN Management Software
Storage Device Management Software
Virtualization and Federation Software
Host-Based File Systems and Volume Management Software
Storage Access and Path Management Software
Automated Storage Tiering Software
Storage Acceleration Software
Other Storage Management and Infrastructure Software