New report confirms EMC as world's #1 Storage Systems Provider, Again
Announcement posted by EMC 17 Jun 2003
EMC Led External Controller-Based Disk Storage, Networked Storage, and Storage Management Software Markets in 2002; More Than 60 per cent ofStorage Systems Sold Last Year Were Networked
EMC Corporation was once again the world's #1 provider of external controller-based disk storage and networked information storage in 2002, according to new findings released by Gartner Dataquest this week at Gartner's Planet Storage Conference in Las Vegas(1).
According to Gartner Dataquest, EMC led the external controller-based disk storage market in 2002 for the sixth straight year with 21.6 per cent revenue share. EMC was also #1 in the Fabric Attached Storage (FAS), Gartner Dataquest's term for networked storage, market in 2002 with 29.6 per cent revenue share. Gartner Dataquest includes both SAN (storage area network) and NAS (network-attached storage) implementations as part of FAS. FAS, which was only 35.4 per cent of the storage market two years ago, represented 60.8 per cent in 2002, according to Gartner Dataquest. A report released by Gartner Dataquest in April found that EMC also led the storage management software market in 2002 with 25.6 per cent revenue share(2). Gartner Dataquest's findings for EMC do not include revenue from EMC OEM partners, such as Dell.
David Goulden, Executive Vice President of EMC Global Marketing and New Business Development, said, "Networked storage has eclipsed direct, server-attached storage in the past two years as organisations seek to pull greater value from their resources through storage and server consolidation. The adoption of networked storage has been greatest among EMC customers, leveraging the fruits of our multi-year commitment and investment in SAN, NAS and content addressed storage (CAS) solutions. Our information storage platforms, coupled with our suite of open storage management software, have allowed innovators in every industry to accelerate the shift to automated networked storage and take greater advantage of their information assets."
About EMC
EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) is the world leader in information storage systems, software, networks and services, providing automated networked storage solutions for organisations across the globe. Information about EMC's products and services can be found at www.EMC.com.
(1) Gartner Dataquest "External Controller-Based Disk Storage Worldwide Market Share, 2002", R. Cox, June 2003.
(2) Gartner Dataquest "2002 Storage Management Software Market Share", C. DiCenzo. April 2003.
According to Gartner Dataquest, EMC led the external controller-based disk storage market in 2002 for the sixth straight year with 21.6 per cent revenue share. EMC was also #1 in the Fabric Attached Storage (FAS), Gartner Dataquest's term for networked storage, market in 2002 with 29.6 per cent revenue share. Gartner Dataquest includes both SAN (storage area network) and NAS (network-attached storage) implementations as part of FAS. FAS, which was only 35.4 per cent of the storage market two years ago, represented 60.8 per cent in 2002, according to Gartner Dataquest. A report released by Gartner Dataquest in April found that EMC also led the storage management software market in 2002 with 25.6 per cent revenue share(2). Gartner Dataquest's findings for EMC do not include revenue from EMC OEM partners, such as Dell.
David Goulden, Executive Vice President of EMC Global Marketing and New Business Development, said, "Networked storage has eclipsed direct, server-attached storage in the past two years as organisations seek to pull greater value from their resources through storage and server consolidation. The adoption of networked storage has been greatest among EMC customers, leveraging the fruits of our multi-year commitment and investment in SAN, NAS and content addressed storage (CAS) solutions. Our information storage platforms, coupled with our suite of open storage management software, have allowed innovators in every industry to accelerate the shift to automated networked storage and take greater advantage of their information assets."
About EMC
EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) is the world leader in information storage systems, software, networks and services, providing automated networked storage solutions for organisations across the globe. Information about EMC's products and services can be found at www.EMC.com.
(1) Gartner Dataquest "External Controller-Based Disk Storage Worldwide Market Share, 2002", R. Cox, June 2003.
(2) Gartner Dataquest "2002 Storage Management Software Market Share", C. DiCenzo. April 2003.