Worldwide Online Backup Services 2007-2011 Forecast: A New Market Emerges

Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
• IDC Opinion
• In This Study
  • Methodology
  • Definitions
• Situation Overview
  • A Brief History
  • New Market Landscape: Key Drivers
  • Table: Storage-as-a-Service Taxonomy
    • Massive Growth in Data Generation
    • Figure: Consumption of External Disk Capacity by Type, 2005-2010
    • Small/Medium-Sized Business Storage Challenges
    • Figure: Consideration of Data Backup as a Service
    • Widespread Broadband Adoption
    • Continuing Growth in PC Storage Capacity and Content
    • The Shift Away from Traditional Tape Backup
    • Increasing Interest in and Adoption of Software as a Service
    • The Google (Web Services) Effect
  • Key Issues for Providers
  • Table: Online Backup Provider Types, 2007
  • Table: Online Backup Customer Types, 2007
    • Technology OEMs
    • Online Backup Start-Ups
    • Carriers/ISPs/Cable TV Firms
    • Web Services Firms
• Future Outlook
  • Forecast and Assumptions
  • Table: Worldwide Online Backup Services Spending, 2006-2011
  • Table: Key Forecast Assumptions for the Worldwide Online Backup Services Market, 2007-2011
  • Potential Market Evolution
  • Table: Online Backup Market: Stages of Development
• Essential Guidance
• Learn More
  • Related Research
  • Synopsis