Global External Disk Storage Systems Factory Revenue Up 2.3% In 4Q12: IDC

Worldwide external disk storage systems factory revenues posted year-over-year growth of 2.3 percent, totaling just over $6.7 billion, in the fourth quarter of 2012 (4Q12), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Disk Storage Systems Tracker. For the quarter, the total (internal plus external) disk storage systems market generated $8.6 billion in revenue, representing 0.7 percent growth from the prior year's fourth quarter. Total disk storage systems capacity shipped in 4Q12 reached 8 exabytes, growing 25.3 percent year over year. The external disk storage systems market generated $24.7 billion in sales during the full year, which represented a 4.7 percent increase over 2011. Total external disk storage systems capacity shipped during the year surpassed 20 exabytes, which represents an increase of 27 percent over 2011.Click here for full story