This study analyzes the worldwide hard disk drive forecast market. Navigating a market characterized by growing storage capacity requirements while storage device unit shipments and revenue are declining is fraught with challenges. Yet HDD suppliers have done a remarkable job of adjusting to significant HDD market shifts over the past two years. HDD suppliers will need to make prudent investments in HDD technology and product features that address customer requirements while extracting the value from making these investments.
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Market Forecast Figure
Figure: Worldwide Hard Disk Drive Exabyte Shipment Snapshot
Executive Summary
Advice for Technology Suppliers
Market Forecast
Figure: Worldwide Average Capacity per Drive and Blended Average Sale Price of All HDD Segments, 2016–2021
Table: Worldwide HDD Shipments by Segment, 2016–2021 (000)
Table: Worldwide HDD Petabyte Shipments by Segment, 2016–2021 (PB)
Table: Worldwide HDD Revenue by Segment, 2016–2021 ($M)
Enterprise Segment
Figure: Price-Per-Gigabyte Ratio of Enterprise SSDs and Performance-Optimized HDDs, 2016–2021
Figure: 3.5in. Capacity-Optimized HDD Blended Average Price Per Terabyte, 2011–2021
Table: Worldwide Enterprise HDD Shipments, Revenue, and ASP, 2016–2021
Client Segment
Portable PCs and Detachable Tablets
Table: Worldwide 2.5in. Mobile HDD Shipments, Revenue, and ASP for Portable PC Segment, 2016–2021
Figure: Worldwide Portable PC and Detachable Tablet (Combined) Shipment Share by Storage Device Type, 2016–2021
Desktop PCs
Table: Worldwide 2.5in. and 3.5in. HDD Shipments, Revenue, and ASP for Desktop PC Segment, 2016–2021
Figure: Worldwide Desktop PC Shipment Share by Storage Device Type, 2016–2021
Personal and Entry-Level Storage
Table: Worldwide Personal and Entry-Level Storage HDD Shipments, Revenue, and ASP, 2016–2021
Video Surveillance
Table: Worldwide Video Surveillance HDD Shipments, Revenue, and ASP, 2016–2021
Consumer Electronics, Industrial, and Commercial Segments
Table: Worldwide Consumer Electronics, Commercial, and Industrial HDD Shipments, Revenue, and ASP, 2016–2021
Market Context
Drivers and Inhibitors
Drivers
Digital Transformation and Data Growth
Data Analytics
4K Video
Inhibitors
Compression and Storage Efficiency Improvements
NAND Flash and SSD Price Declines
Significant Market Developments
Changes from Prior Forecast
Table: Worldwide HDD Shipments and Revenue, 2012–2021: Comparison of December 2016 and May 2017 Forecasts
Figure: Worldwide HDD Shipments and Revenue, 2012–2021: Comparison of December 2016 and May 2017 Forecasts
Market Definition
Methodology
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