Abstract
This IDC study updates the previously published Asia/Pacific Branded Tape
Drive Market, 2008–2012 (IDC #AP268101Q, July 2008). It relates to
the single tape drive market and provides the following market
data:
- A summary of the market in Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) or
APEJ in 2008 compared with 2007
- Revenue and unit shipments broken
down by country, class segment/technology, and vendor
- Forecasts of the market
from 2009 to 2013 for the region, as well as
separate forecasts for each of the 13 countries covered
According to
Mark Lee, market analyst, Asia/Pacific Storage Research at IDC Asia/Pacific:
"The demand for single tape drives will continue to decline
as the onset of the economic crisis moved into full
momentum toward the end of 2008. Faster performing and reliable
tape automation are some factors contributing to the declining trend.
Entry-level single tapes would soon be replaced by midrange and
possibly enterprise-class single tape drives. As IT budgets dwindle, the
prevalence of consolidated storage within storage infrastructure gains more interest.
The Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan), orAPEJ, market saw a 6% drop
in 2008 year over year (YoY) with revenue standing at
US$234.54 million as compared with 2007, which stood at US$253.41
million. Units fell sharper in 2008 where total shipment units
was at 97,936 as compared with 126,273 units in 2007,
indicating a decline of 22% YoY."
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