Worldwide FC HBA, FCoE CNA, and FC Switch 2008-2012 Forecast

Economic Crisis and FCoE Will Drive Market Developments

Publication Date	January 2009
Publisher	IDC
Product Type	Report
Pages	22
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	IDC06777

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Summary

This IDC study provides the 2008 worldwide Fibre Channel (FC) infrastructure market forecast in response to the current economic crisis. It forecasts unit and port shipments as well as factory and market revenue for the sale of Fibre Channel host bus adapter (HBA) and Fibre Channel switches. The study includes IDC's initial forecast for Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), which will become an important storage network technology by 2011. It also discusses how future trends in server form factors, server virtualization, and competing technologies such as FCoE will affect the competitive position of FC infrastructure vendors.

"The next two years promise to be a difficult time for the IT industry as a whole, and providers of FC infrastructure solutions will not be immune to these difficulties. For 2008-2010, reduced revenue from FC HBAs and switches will be attributable to the current economic crisis. After 2010, FC infrastructure revenue will be affected more by the start of broad FCoE deployments." - Richard Villars, vice president, Storage Systems

Content

IDC Opinion
In This Study
- Methodology
Situation Overview
- Economic Crisis Changes Market Direction
Future Outlook
- Forecast and Assumptions
- Table: Key Forecast Assumptions for the Worldwide FC Infrastructure Market, 2008-2012
  - FC HBAs and FCoE CNAs: The Transition Begins in 2011
  - Table: Worldwide Fibre Channel HBA and Fibre Channel over Ethernet CNA Factory and Market Revenue, 2005-2012 ($B)
  - Figure: Worldwide Fibre Channel HBA and Fibre Channel over Ethernet CNA Factory Revenue, 2006-2012
  - Table: Worldwide Fibre Channel HBA and Fibre Channel over Ethernet CNA Port and Unit Shipments, 2005-2012 (M)
  - Table: Worldwide Fibre Channel HBA Port Shipments by Server Segment, 2005-2012 (M)
  - FC Switches: A Slower Decline But Still Affected by 10GE in the Long Run
  - Table: Worldwide Fibre Channel Switch Port Shipments by Segment, 2005-2012 (M)
  - Table: Worldwide Fibre Channel Switch Factory Revenue by Segment, 2005-2012 ($B)
  - Table: Worldwide Fibre Channel Switch Market Revenue by Segment, 2005-2012 ($B)
- Market Context
- Table: Worldwide Fibre Channel HBA Port and Unit Shipments and Factory and Market Revenue, 2006-2012: Comparison of August 2007 and December 2008 Forecasts
- Table: Worldwide Fibre Channel Switch Port Shipments and Factory and Market Revenue, 2006-2012: Comparison of September 2007 and December 2008 Forecasts
- Figure: Worldwide Fibre Channel HBA Factory Revenue, 2006-2012: Comparison of August 2007 and December 2008 Forecasts
- Figure: Worldwide Fibre Channel Switch Factory Revenue, 2006-2012: Comparison of September 2007 and December 2008 Forecasts
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- Related Research
- Definitions
- Methodology
  - Historical Market Values
- Synopsis