Global PCIe SSD Industry

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Global PCIe SSD Industry

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This report analyzes the worldwide markets for PCIe SSD in Thousand Units.

The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2010 through 2018.

The report profiles 41 companies including many key and niche players such as BiTMICRO Networks, Inc., Dell Inc., EMC Corporation, Fusion-io, Inc., Fujitsu Technology Solutions, Foremay, Inc., Intel Corporation, IBM Corporation, LSI Corporation, Micron Technology, Inc., Marvell Technology Group Ltd., OCZ Technology Group, Inc., RUNCORE Innovation Technology CO, LTD., SanDisk Corporation, SMART Modular Technologies, STEC, Inc., Violin Memory, Inc., and Virident Systems Inc.

Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are primarily based on public domain information including company URLs.I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS

Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations I-1

Disclaimers I-2

Data Interpretation & Reporting Level I-2

Quantitative Techniques & Analytics I-3

Product Definitions and Scope of Study I-3

II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW II-1

A Prelude II-1

Key Market Trends, Drivers & Challenges II-2

Big Data Drives up Storage Needs Opening up a New Growth

Avenue for PCIe SSD II-2

Opportunity Indicator II-3

Table 1: World Big Data Market (2013E & 2018F): Breakdown

of Big Data Generated in Exabytes (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) II-3

Growing Number of Datacenters Spurs Demand for PCIe SSD II-3

Higher IOPS Fuels Growth for PCIe SSD II-4

Table 2: Random Read IOPS for PCIe SSD, SAS SSD and 15K HDD

Drives: A Comparison II-5

Table 3: Approximate Cost Per IOPS (In US$) for PCIe SSD,SAS SSD, 15K HDD Drives: A Comparison (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) II-5Rise in Cloud Computing Infrastructures Benefits the Market II-5Bridged PCIe SSD: Uncut Diamond or Fool's Gold II-6Interface Limitations of SATA: A Business Case for PCIe SSD II-6NVMe Specification to Drive Growth in PCIe SSD Market II-7New 2.5inch PCIe SSD Form Factor to Boost Adoption II-8Data Tiering Storage Architecture Boosts Adoption of SSD &PCIe SSD Drives II-8PCIe SSD Performance Advantage to Drive Efficiency inEnterprise Storage Segment II-9Tech Savvy Users to Drive Demand in Consumer Market II-9Digital Media Industry Provides Business Opportunities forGrowth II-9OLTP Transactions Boosts Prospects for PCIE SSD Drives II-10Lack of Adequate Standardization Inhibits Growth II-10Premium Cost Prevents Mass Market Adoption II-11Developments in Rival SSD Technologies Dilute PCIE SSDAdvantage II-11Market Outlook II-11Decline in IT Spending in Europe to Dampen Growth in 2013 II-11World Market Outlook II-12

2. DATA STORAGE & SSDS: A COMPLIMENTARY REVIEW II-13

Data Storage: A Critical Organizational Requirement II-13

Solid-State Storage Media: The Next Generation of Storage II-13

Solid-State Drives (SSD) Grow in Popularity II-14

Table 4: Global Enterprise SSD Interface Market (2010, 2012 &

2015): Percentage Breakdown of SSD Interface Revenue by

Product Segment (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-15

Table 5: Global Market for Enterprise Grade Server SSD(2013): Percentage Share Breakdown of Unit Sales by InterfaceTechnology (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-15

Table 6: Global Market for Enterprise Grade Storage SSD

(2013): Percentage Share Breakdown of Unit Sales by Interface

Technology (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-16

Competition in the SSD Market II-16

Table 7: Global SSD Market (2012): Percentage Market Share

Breakdown of Leading Players (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) II-17

Flash-based SSDs: The Most Popular Type of SSDs II-17

HDD V/S SSD Drives: A Comparative Analysis II-17

Power Draw / Battery Life II-18

Operating System Boot Times II-18

Noise II-18

Vibration II-18

Heat Generation II-18

Failure Rate II-18

File Copy/ Write Speed II-18

File Opening Speed II-19

Magnetism II-19

Capacity II-19

Cost II-19

Conclusion II-19

SSDs: Will They Replace HDDs? II-19

3. PRODUCT OVERVIEW II-21PCIe SSD: Definition& Overview II-21PCIe Solid State Cards (SSC) II-21PCIe Solid State Drives (SSD) II-22Single Level Cell (SLC) II-22Multi Level Cell (MLC) II-23Enterprise MLC (eMLC) II-23Advantages II-23Least Latency II-23Enhanced Efficiency II-23Low Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) II-24Scalability II-24Demerits II-24PCIe SSD - A Regressive Trend II-24Cost II-24Degradation of Performance II-24Complicated Management II-25Application Use Cases II-25

4. PRODUCT LAUNCHES II-26

STEC Introduces 2TB PCIe and SAS Solid-State Drives II-26

OCZ Technology Group to Introduce Vector SSD Series for PCIe

Interfaces II-27

Intel Unveils Intel® Solid-State Drive 525 Series II-27

ASUS TeK Computer Unveils ROG RAIDR Express Solid-state

Storage Device II-28

Marvell Technology Group Launches Marvell® DragonFlyTM NVDRIVE II-28

Apricorn Unveils Velocity Solo X2 II-29

Biwin to Introduce PCI Express-Based Solid State Drive II-29

Micron Technology Launches PCIe-Based Solid State Drive II-29

Marvell and OCZ Technology Introduce Z-Drive R5 PCI Express

Storage Solution II-30

NexGen Expands NexGen n5 Storage Systems Line II-30

LSI Unveils NytroMegaRAID Range of PCI Express Solid-state

Drive Cards II-31

RunCore Innovation Technology Launches RunCore Kylin III PCIe

Solid-state Drive II-31

Marvell Technology Group Introduces DragonFly Platform II-31

SanDisk Rolls Out Lightning® PCI Express Solid State

Accelerator Cards II-32

Other World Computing Unveils OWC Mercury Accelsior II-33

Intel Launches 910 Series PCIe Solid State Drive II-33

OCZ Technology Group Rolls Out Z-Drive R4 CloudServ PCI

Express Flash Storage Solution II-34

Virident Systems Launches FlashMAX II PCIe Solid-State Drive II-35

Marvell Technology Group Introduces DragonFly Platform II-35

Virident Systems Introduces tachIOn™ PCIe Solid State Drive II-36

Netlist Unveils 32GB Mini PCIe SSD II-36

Micron Technology Introduces RealSSDTM P320h Solid-State Drive

Series II-37

STEC Introduces PCIe-Based Solid-State Drive II-37

OCZ Technology Group Introduces VeloDrive PCI-Express Solid

State Drive II-38

SANRAD Unveils Front Loadable PCIe SSD Accelerators Options in

V-Switch Storage Devices II-38

OCZ Technology Group Introduces Z-Drive Revision 4 PCIe

Storage Solutions II-38

Super Talent Introduces Range of PCIe SSDs II-39

Virident Systems Unveils Virident FlashMAX™ MLC Storage Class

Memory Solution II-39

5. STRATEGIC CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS II-41BiTMICRO® Selects RunCore for BiTMICRO OnBoardTM Program II-41Seagate Technology Enters into Partnership with Virident Systems II-41Sonnet Technologies Upgrades TempoTM SSD and Tempo SSD ProPCIe SSD Cards for Booting Support in Mac Pro® Computers II-42NVM Express Work Group Introduces NVMe 1.1 Specification II-42EMC to Integrate WarpDrive PCIe SSDs Range of LSI II-43Virident Systems and Colfax International Partner to OfferServer Solutions II-43OCZ Technology Group Inks Distribution Agreement with SEDInternational II-43Proximal Data Collaborates with Micron Technology II-44Nippon Rad Selects Z-Drive R4 PCIe SSD of OCZ Technology Groupfor Pedicss PC Platform II-44BiTMICRO® Develops maxIOPCIe SSD II-45IBM Acquires Texas Memory Systems II-45SanDisk Takes Over FlashSoft II-46Micron Technology Acquires VirtenSys II-46OCZ Technology Group Takes Over SANRAD II-47LSI Acquires SandForce II-48Dell Deploys Micron Technology's 2.5-Inch Enterprise PCIe SSD II-48Avnet Embedded Announces Expanded Distribution Agreement withOCZ Technology Group II-49LSI Announces Collaboration with Cisco and EMC II-49Texas Memory Systems and NEVEX Virtual Technologies Enter intoPartnership II-49Cisco Enters into Partnership with Fusion-io II-50SanDisk Collaborates with Virident Systems to Offer IntegratedStorage Solution II-50Teledyne Technologies Acquires LeCroy II-51SanDisk Takes Over Pliant Technology II-51OCZ Technology Group Acquires Indilinx II-51Ciara Technologies Selects RevoDrive 3 X2 PCIe Solid StateDrive of OCZ Technology Group II-52Integrated Device Technology and Micron Technology Co-developSingle-chip Flash Controller with Native PCIe® II-52Virident Deploys Virident tachIOn™ SSDs in MySQL Environments II-53Texas Memory Systems to Demonstrate Performance of RamSan-70PCIe Card II-53BiTMICRO Networks Sets Up Subsidiary in India II-53

6. FOCUS ON SELECT PLAYERS II-54

BiTMICRO Networks, Inc. (USA) II-54

Dell Inc. (USA) II-54

EMC Corporation (USA) II-54

Fusion-io, Inc.(USA) II-55

Fujitsu Technology Solutions (Germany) II-55

Foremay, Inc. (USA) II-55

Intel Corporation (USA) II-56

IBM Corporation (USA) II-56

LSI Corporation (USA) II-56

Micron Technology, Inc. (USA) II-57

Marvell Technology Group Ltd (USA) II-57

OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (USA) II-58

RUNCORE Innovation Technology CO, LTD. (China) II-58

SanDisk Corporation (USA) II-58

SMART Modular Technologies (USA) II-59

STEC, Inc. (USA) II-59

Violin Memory, Inc. (USA) II-59

Virident Systems Inc. (USA) II-60

7. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE II-61Table 8: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for PCIeSSD Market by Geographic Region/Country - USA, Canada, Japan,Europe, China and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzedwith Annual Shipments in Thousand Units for Years 2010 through2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-61

Table 9: World 9-Year Perspective for PCIe SSD Market by

Geographic Region/Country - Percentage Breakdown of Annual

Shipments for USA, Canada, Japan, Europe, China and Rest of

World Markets for Years 2010, 2012, and 2018 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) II-62

III. MARKET

1. UNITED STATES III-1

A.Market Analysis III-1

Current & Future Analysis III-1

Product Launches III-1

Strategic Corporate Developments III-12

Key Regional Players III-23

B.Market Analytics III-29

Table 10: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for PCIe

SSD Market Analyzed with Annual Shipments in Thousand Units

for Years 2010 through 2018 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) III-29

2. CANADA III-30A.Market Analysis III-30Current & Future Analysis III-30Strategic Corporate Developments III-30B.Market Analytics III-31Table 11: Canada Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis forPCIe SSD Market Analyzed with Annual Shipments in ThousandUnits for Years 2010 through 2018 (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) III-31

3. JAPAN III-32

A.Market Analysis III-32

Current & Future Analysis III-32

Strategic Corporate Developments III-32

B.Market Analytics III-33

Table 12: Japan Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

PCIe SSD Market Analyzed with Annual Shipments in Thousand

Units for Years 2010 through 2018 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) III-33

4. EUROPE III-34A.Market Analysis III-34Current & Future Analysis III-34Strategic Corporate Developments III-34Key Players III-34B.Market Analytics III-35Table 13: Europe Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis forPCIe SSD Market Analyzed with Annual Shipments in ThousandUnits for Years 2010 through 2018 (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) III-35

5. CHINA III-36

A.Market Analysis III-36

Current & Future Analysis III-36

Product launches III-36

Strategic corporate developments III-36

Key Players III-37

B.Market Analytics III-38

Table 14: China Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

PCIe SSD Market Analyzed with Annual Shipments in Thousand

Units for Years 2010 through 2018 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) III-38

6. REST OF THE WORLD III-39A.Market Analysis III-39Current & Future Analysis III-39Product Launches III-39Strategic Corporate Developments III-42B.Market Analytics III-47Table 15: Rest of World Recent Past, Current & FutureAnalysis for PCIe SSD Market Analyzed with Annual UnitShipments in Thousand Units for Years 2010 through 2018(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-47IV. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Total Companies Profiled: 41 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 41)

The United States (27)Europe (3)- Germany (1)- Rest of Europe (2)Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan) (11)

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