0
1997
1998
3,000
2,000
2,500
1,000
1,500
500
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
Worldwide Fibre Channel Hub and Switch Revenue ($M)
Source: IDC April 2000
Figure 1-3 Worldwide Fibre Channel Hub and Switch Revenues.
Storage Area Networks (SANs) incorporating Fibre Channel technology will
grow as the preferred enterprise storage strategy, as evidenced by the project-
ed growth in Fibre Channel network hardware revenues. DLTtape technology
plays an important role in the consolidation of backup to these large storage
networks.
technology is the rapid growth in Fibre Channel hub and switch rev-
enues. (See Figure 1-3.)
Network Attached Storage (NAS) is simply storage that is deployed
independently on a Local Area Network. NAS products feature a plug-
gable Ethernet connection for easy installation. Target market applica-
tions include file server, desktop, remote office installations, software
distribution, and emerging applications such as audio, video, and
Internet storage. DLTtape is a perfect complement to the growing
storage needs NAS solves. A user can easily grow their storage require-
ments and still back up the network through a DLTtape solution. IDC
projects that NAS revenues will grow from under $1 billion in 1999 to
nearly $15 billion in 2004. (See Figure 1-2.)
THE EVOLVING TAPE STORAGE MARKET
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