Japan Storage Software Market Shares, 2015: Stable Share Balance Before the Dawn of SDS Paradigm Shift

Japan Storage Software Market Shares, 2015: Stable Share Balance Before the Dawn of SDS Paradigm Shift

This IDC study presents an observation of the Japan storage software market from various aspects and an analysis of vendor competitive landscape. The Japan storage software market is facing stagnant growth, despite increasing functional needs. Products from ISVs, especially data protection and recovery software, still continue to register strong growth, but it is becoming more difficult to market the added values of management software bundled with storage systems as the market matures. This is affecting revenue growth."As storage software functions become more advanced, it is important to collaborate with public cloud services and dedicated private cloud services. It may be necessary for vendors to indicate their policy road map regarding the delivery of data mobility between on-premise systems and cloud, or between cloud services, and the type of architecture and direction to users and sales partners," says Yasusuke Suzuki, research manager, Enterprise Infrastructure, IDC Japan.