Virtualization & Cloud to Boost Fibre Channel Market Growth, According to Dell'Oro Group

Fibre Channel Switch & Adapter Revenue Forecast to Approach $3B in 2016

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Feb 09, 2012, 09:07 ET

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In a newly released SAN forecast report by Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, Fibre Channel (FC) switch and adapter revenues are forecast to rise to $2.8B in 2016 at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 3%.

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"Virtualization and cloud initiatives have driven tremendous growth in the datacenter, providing new and exciting opportunities in storage," said Casey Quillin, Analyst at Dell'Oro Group. "In order to benefit from the inherent flexibility provided by the 'provisioning on demand' feature of server virtualization, the storage available to these virtual servers also needs to be flexible and able to scale. SAN storage virtualization has the potential to address these concerns and we expect FC to realize a boost from this trend. Additionally, cloud storage is generating interest as enterprises seek to realize the cost savings provided by outsourcing some of their storage needs to the Cloud. This increasing demand is requiring cloud storage service providers to grow their storage infrastructure on a massive scale and we predict this to have a positive impact on FC growth as well," stated Quillin.

The report also discusses alternative SAN technologies, such as FCoE. Vendors currently shipping FCoE enabled equipment include Cisco, HP, Brocade, Juniper, Emulex, and QLogic.

About the Report

The Dell'Oro Group SAN 5-Year Forecast Report provides complete, in-depth coverage of the market with tables covering manufacturers' revenue, average selling prices, and port shipments (by speed 1 Gbps (historical data), 2 Gbps (historical data), 4 Gbps, 8 Gbps and greater than or equal to 16 Gbps) for Fibre Channel switches and adapters, and 10 Gbps FCoE switches, controllers, and adapters. To purchase this report, contact Jessica Hsueh at +1.650.622.9400 x222 or email at [email protected].

About Dell'Oro Group

As the trusted source for market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, Dell'Oro Group provides in-depth, objective research and analysis that enable component manufacturers, equipment vendors, and investment firms to make fact-based, strategic decisions. For more information, contact Dell'Oro Group at +1.650.622.9400 or visit www.DellOro.com.

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