E-Business
EMC, Symantec Lead As Worldwide PBB Appliances Market Revenue Hits 11.2%
Worldwide purpose-built backup appliance (PBBA) factory revenues grew 11.2% year over year totaling $789.2 million in the third quarter of 2014 (3Q14), with EMC leading the drive.
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Purpose-Built Backup Appliance Tracker, total PBBA open systems factory revenue increased 12.9% year over year in 3Q14 with revenues totaling $706.6 million while the mainframe market experienced a decline of -1.1% for the same period.
Total worldwide PBBA capacity shipped, for open systems and mainframe PBBA systems, reached 687,473 terabytes, an increase of 81.5% year over year.
“Growth in the worldwide PBBA market remained strong in the third quarter, posting a double-digit year-over-year growth rate in factory revenue,” said Liz Conner, Research Manager, Storage Systems.
“Customers continue to resonate with the importance of data protection, backup, and recovery, while improved vendor offerings allow for greater flexibility and customization in meeting customer data protection needs.”