TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION 15
1.1 STUDY OBJECTIVES 15
1.2 DEFINITION 15
1.3 SCOPE 16
1.3.1 MARKETS COVERED 16
1.3.2 YEARS CONSIDERED 16
1.4 CURRENCY 17
1.5 LIMITATION 17
1.6 MARKET STAKEHOLDERS 17
2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 18
2.1 RESEARCH DATA 18
2.1.1 SECONDARY DATA 19
2.1.1.1 Secondary sources 19
2.1.2 PRIMARY DATA 20
2.1.2.1 Primary sources 20
2.1.2.2 Key industry insights 21
2.1.2.3 Breakdown of primaries 21
2.2 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION 22
2.2.1 BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 23
2.2.2 TOP-DOWN APPROACH 23
2.3 MARKET BREAKDOWN AND DATA TRIANGULATION 24
2.4 RESEARCH ASSUMPTIONS 25
3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 26
4 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 30
4.1 ATTRACTIVE GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES IN ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET 30
4.2 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET, BY APPLICATION AND REGION 31
4.3 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET, BY DEVICE 31
4.4 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET, BY COUNTRY 32
5 MARKET OVERVIEW 33
5.1 INTRODUCTION 33
5.2 MARKET DYNAMICS 33
5.2.1 DRIVERS 33
5.2.1.1 Need for simplified data center management 33
5.2.1.2 Rapid adoption of ethernet storage fabric 34
5.2.1.3 Growing need for enterprise mobility to improve efficiency 35
5.2.2 RESTRAINTS 35
5.2.2.1 Fear of vendor lock-in organizations’ resistance to adopt modern technologies 35
5.2.3 OPPORTUNITIES 36
5.2.3.1 Growing bandwidth requirements in data centers 36
5.2.3.2 Increasing need for technologically advanced storage solutions 36
5.2.4 CHALLENGES 36
5.2.4.1 Compatibility with data center architecture 36
5.3 VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS 37
6 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET, BY DEVICE 39
6.1 INTRODUCTION 40
6.2 SWITCHES 42
6.2.1 SWITCHES TO DOMINATE ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET, IN TERMS OF MARKET SIZE, OWING TO GROWING INTEREST OF LEADING PLAYERS TO OFFER HIGH-QUALITY SWITCHES FOR ENTERPRISE AND CLOUD SERVICE PROVIDER DATA CENTER 42
6.3 ADAPTERS 47
6.3.1 INCREASING ADOPTION OF ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC DUE TO BENEFITS OFFERED SUCH AS BETTER CONNECTIVITY ALONG WITH FLEXIBILITY IN DEPLOYMENT TO BOOST ADAPTER MARKET 47
6.4 CONTROLLERS 52
6.4.1 INCREASING NEED OF TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED ARCHITECTURE WITH HIGH PERFORMANCE FROM ENTERPRISE AND CLOUD SERVICE PROVIDER DATA CENTER PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET FOR CONTROLLERS 52
7 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET, BY SWITCHING PORT 58
7.1 INTRODUCTION 59
7.2 10 GBE TO 25 GBE 61
7.2.1 INCREASING DEMAND FOR LOW POWER CONSUMPTION DEVICES DRIVES THE GROWTH OF 10 GBE TO 25 GBE SWITCHING PORT MARKET 61
7.3 40 GBE TO 50 GBE 61
7.3.1 EXPANSION OF DATA CENTER MARKET AND WIDE USE OF SERVERS AND VIRTULIZATION TECHNOLOGY FUEL THE GROWTH OF 40 GBE TO 50 GBE SWITCHING PORT MARKET 61
7.4 100 GBE AND ABOVE 62
7.4.1 GROWING DEMAND FOR GREATER BANDWIDTH AND HIGH SWITCHING SPEED AND TO HANDLE THE INCREASED DATA LOAD SPUR THE GROWTH
OF 100 GBE AND ABOVE SWITCHING PORT MARKET 62
8 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET, BY STORAGE TYPE 64
8.1 INTRODUCTION 65
8.2 BLOCK STORAGE 66
8.2.1 INCREASING DEMAND FOR DATA STORAGE BY DATA CENTER DRIVES
THE GROWTH OF BLOCK STORAGE MARKET 66
8.3 FILE STORAGE 66
8.3.1 INCREASING DATA TRAFFIC AND HIGH ADDOPTION OF ADVANCED STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES SPUR THE GROWTH OF FILE STORAGE 66
8.4 OBJECT STORAGE 66
8.4.1 RISING DEMAND FOR DATA MANAGEMENT SOLUTION IN CLOUD SERVICE PROVIDER DATA CENTER BOOST THE GROWTH OF OBJECT STORAGE MARKET 66
8.5 HYPER-CONVERGED INFRASTRUCTURE (HCI) 66
8.5.1 HIGH ADOPTION OF CLOUD STORAGE SOLUTION EXPECTED TO PROVIDE
THE OPPORTUNITY FOR HYPER-CONVERGED INFRASTRUCTURE MARKET 66
9 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET, BY APPLICATION 67
9.1 INTRODUCTION 68
9.2 ENTERPRISE DATA CENTER 70
9.2.1 SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE (SME) DATA CENTER 72
9.2.1.1 High Growth Rate in data storage to fuel the growth of ethernet storage fabric in small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME)
data center 72
9.2.2 LARGE ENTERPRISE DATA CENTER 72
9.2.2.1 Growing adoption of highly scalable infrastructure for data storage on data center to drive the ethernet storage fabric in large enterprise data center 72
9.3 CLOUD SERVICE PROVIDER DATA CENTER 73
9.3.1 INCREASING DEMAND FOR HIGH BANDWIDTH SOLUTION FOR MANAGED AND UNMANAGED NETWORK TO FUEL THE GROWTH OF ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC IN CLOUD SERVICE PROVIDER DATA CENTER 73
9.4 TELECOMMUNICATIONS 74
9.4.1 NEED FOR DATA MANAGEMENT AND MOBILE DATA TRAFFIC TO SPUR THE DEMAND OF ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS 74
9.5 GOVERNMENT 75
9.5.1 GROWING DEMAND FOR SECURE AND RELIABLE NETWORK CONNECTIVITY TO DRIVE THE GROWTH OF ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC IN GOVERNMENT 75
10 GEOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS 77
10.1 INTRODUCTION 78
10.2 NORTH AMERICA 79
10.2.1 US 81
10.2.1.1 Early adoption advanced storage technologies and strong presence of esf players to fuel the growth of ESF in the US 81
10.2.2 CANADA 82
10.2.2.1 Government initiatives for the growth of data centers to drive the ESF in Canada 82
10.2.3 MEXICO 82
10.2.3.1 Growing economy and high data generation growth to drive
the demand for ESF in Mexico 82
10.3 ASIA PACIFIC 82
10.3.1 CHINA 84
10.3.1.1 Increasing multinational and domestic enterprises towards cloud technology to fuel the growth of ESF in China 84
10.3.2 INDIA 85
10.3.2.1 Increasing IT sector and SME to spur the demand of ESF in India 85
10.3.3 JAPAN 85
10.3.3.1 High adoption of cloud services in SME business to drive the growth of ESF in Japan 85
10.3.4 REST OF THE APAC 85
10.3.4.1 Increasing digitization in enterprises to fuel the growth of ESF in
Rest of the APAC 85
10.4 EUROPE 86
10.4.1 UK 88
10.4.1.1 Huge spending on IoT, big data, social networking, and increasing trend of data center outsourcing by enterprises to drive the growth
of ESF in UK 88
10.4.2 GERMANY 88
10.4.2.1 Heavy adoption of storage technologies in IT Infrastructure to increase the demand for ESF in Germany 88
10.4.3 FRANCE 88
10.4.3.1 Presence of High-speed telecommunications infrastructure to drive the ESF Market in France 88
10.4.4 REST OF THE EUROPE 89
10.4.4.1 Growing enterprise and CSP data center to boost the demand for
ESF in Rest of Europe 89
10.5 ROW 89
10.5.1 MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA 90
10.5.1.1 Initiatives by cloud service provider and government in cloud data center to increase the demand for ESF in Middle East and Africa 90
10.5.2 SOUTH AMERICA 91
10.5.2.1 Strong investment in telecom industry to drive the growth of ESF
in South America 91
11 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 92
11.1 INTRODUCTION 92
11.2 MARKET RANKING ANALYSIS, 2018 93
11.3 COMPETITIVE SCENARIO 94
11.3.1 PRODUCT LAUNCHES AND DEVELOPMENTS 94
11.3.2 PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIONS 95
11.3.3 ACQUISITIONS AND EXPANSIONS 95
11.4 COMPETITIVE LEADERSHIP MAPPING 96
11.4.1 VISIONARY LEADERS 96
11.4.2 DYNAMIC DIFFERENTIATORS 96
11.4.3 INNOVATORS 96
11.4.4 EMERGING COMPANIES 96
12 COMPANY PROFILE 98
(Business overview, Products offered, Recent developments, MNM view, SWOT analysis)*
12.1 KEY PLAYERS 98
12.1.1 MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD 98
12.1.2 CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 102
12.1.3 HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY 105
12.1.4 HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 108
12.1.5 ARISTA NETWORKS 111
12.1.6 JUNIPER NETWORKS 114
12.1.7 INTEL CORPORATION 117
12.1.8 DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 120
12.1.9 FUJITSU 123
12.1.10 FORTINET, INC. 125
12.2 OTHER KEY PLAYERS 127
12.2.1 MICROSEMI CORPORATION 127
12.2.2 ALLIED TELESIS HOLDINGS K.K. 128
12.2.3 LENOVO GROUP LTD. 129
12.2.4 D-LINK 129
12.2.5 H3C TECHNOLOGIES CO., LIMITED 130
12.2.6 VCINITY 130
12.2.7 APEIRON DATA SYSTEMS 131
12.2.8 ARGO TECHNOLOGIE SA 131
12.2.9 E8 STORAGE 132
12.2.10 EDGECORE NETWORKS 132
*Business overview, Products offered, Recent developments, MNM view, SWOT analysis might not be captured in case of unlisted companies.
13 APPENDIX 133
13.1 DISCUSSION GUIDE 133
13.2 KNOWLEDGE STORE: MARKETSANDMARKETS’ SUBSCRIPTION PORTAL 135
13.3 AVAILABLE CUSTOMIZATIONS 137
13.4 RELATED REPORTS 137
13.5 AUTHOR DETAILS 138
TABLE 1 COMPARISON OF TECHNOLOGIES 41
TABLE 2 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET, BY DEVICE, 2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 41
TABLE 3 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET FOR SWITCHES, BY SWITCHING PORT, 2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 42
TABLE 4 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET FOR SWITCHES, BY APPLICATION,
2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 43
TABLE 5 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET FOR SWITCHES, BY ENTERPRISE DATA CENTER APPLICATION TYPE, 2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 43
TABLE 6 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET FOR SWITCHES, BY REGION,
2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 44
TABLE 7 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET FOR SWITCHES IN ENTERPRISE DATA CENTER APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 44
TABLE 8 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET FOR SWITCHES IN SMALL- & MEDIUM- SIZED ENTERPRISE DATA CENTER APPLICATION, BY REGION,
2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 45
TABLE 9 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET FOR SWITCHES IN LARGE ENTERPRISE DATA CENTER APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 45
TABLE 10 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET FOR SWITCHES IN CLOUD SERVICE PROVIDER DATA CENTER APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 46
TABLE 11 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET FOR SWITCHES IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 46
TABLE 12 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET FOR SWITCHES IN GOVERNMENT APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 46
TABLE 13 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET FOR ADAPTERS, BY SWITCHING PORT, 2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 47
TABLE 14 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET FOR ADAPTERS, BY APPLICATION,
2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 48
TABLE 15 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET FOR ADAPTERS, BY ENTERPRISE DATA CENTER APPLICATION TYPE, 2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 48
TABLE 16 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET FOR ADAPTERS, BY REGION,
2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 49
TABLE 17 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET FOR ADAPTERS IN ENTERPRISE DATA CENTER APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 49
TABLE 18 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET FOR ADAPTERS IN SMALL- & MEDIUM- SIZED ENTERPRISE DATA CENTER APPLICATION, BY REGION,
2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 50
TABLE 19 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET FOR ADAPTERS IN LARGE ENTERPRISE DATA CENTER APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 50
TABLE 20 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET FOR ADAPTERS IN CLOUD SERVICE PROVIDER DATA CENTER APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 51
TABLE 21 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET FOR ADAPTERS IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 51
TABLE 22 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET FOR ADAPTERS IN GOVERNMENT APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 51
TABLE 23 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET FOR CONTROLLERS, BY SWITCHING PORT, 2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 52
TABLE 24 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET FOR CONTROLLERS, BY APPLICATION, 2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 53
TABLE 25 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET FOR CONTROLLERS, BY ENTERPRISE DATA CENTER APPLICATION TYPE, 2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 53
TABLE 26 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET FOR CONTROLLERS, BY REGION,
2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 54
TABLE 27 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET FOR CONTROLLERS IN ENTERPRISE DATA CENTER APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 55
TABLE 28 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET FOR CONTROLLERS IN SMALL- & MEDIUM- SIZED ENTERPRISE DATA CENTER APPLICATION, BY REGION,
2015–2024 (USD THOUSAND) 55
TABLE 29 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET FOR CONTROLLERS IN LARGE ENTERPRISE DATA CENTER APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 55
TABLE 30 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET FOR CONTROLLERS IN CLOUD SERVICE PROVIDER DATA CENTER APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2015–2024 (USD THOUSAND) 56
TABLE 31 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET FOR CONTROLLERS IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2015–2024 (USD THOUSAND) 56
TABLE 32 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET FOR CONTROLLERS IN GOVERNMENT APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2015–2024 (USD THOUSAND) 57
TABLE 33 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET FOR SWITCHES, BY SWITCHING PORT, 2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 60
TABLE 34 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET FOR 10 GBE TO 25 GBE, BY DEVICE,
2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 61
TABLE 35 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET FOR 40 GBE TO 50 GBE, BY DEVICE,
2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 62
TABLE 36 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET FOR 100 GBE AND ABOVE, BY DEVICE, 2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 63
TABLE 37 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET, BY STORAGE TYPE,
2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 65
TABLE 38 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET, BY APPLICATION,
2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 69
TABLE 39 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET, BY ENTERPRISE DATA CENTER APPLICATION TYPE, 2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 70
TABLE 40 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET FOR ENTERPRISE DATA CENTER APPLICATION, BY DEVICE, 2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 71
TABLE 41 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET FOR ENTERPRISE DATA CENTER APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 71
TABLE 42 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET FOR SMALL-AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE DATA CENTER APPLICATION, BY DEVICE, 2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 72
TABLE 43 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET FOR LARGE ENTERPRISE DATA CENTER APPLICATION, BY DEVICE, 2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 73
TABLE 44 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET FOR CLOUD SERVICE PROVIDER DATA CENTER APPLICATION, BY DEVICE, 2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 73
TABLE 45 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET FOR CLOUD SERVICE PROVIDER DATA CENTER APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 74
TABLE 46 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPLICATION, BY DEVICE, 2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 75
TABLE 47 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 75
TABLE 48 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET FOR GOVERNMENT APPLICATION,
BY DEVICE, 2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 76
TABLE 49 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET FOR GOVERNMENT APPLICATION,
BY REGION, 2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 76
TABLE 50 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET, BY REGION, 2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 78
TABLE 51 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA, BY DEVICE,
2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 80
TABLE 52 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA, BY APPLICATION, 2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 81
TABLE 53 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA, BY COUNTRY,
2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 81
TABLE 54 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET IN APAC, BY DEVICE,
2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 83
TABLE 55 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET IN APAC, BY APPLICATION,
2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 84
TABLE 56 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET IN APAC, BY COUNTRY,
2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 84
TABLE 57 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET IN EUROPE, BY DEVICE,
2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 87
TABLE 58 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET IN EUROPE, BY APPLICATION,
2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 87
TABLE 59 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET IN EUROPE, BY COUNTRY,
2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 87
TABLE 60 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET IN ROW, BY DEVICE,
2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 89
TABLE 61 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET IN ROW, BY APPLICATION,
2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 90
TABLE 62 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET IN ROW, BY REGION,
2015–2024 (USD MILLION) 90
TABLE 63 PRODUCT LAUNCHES AND DEVELOPMENTS, 2017–2018 94
TABLE 64 PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIONS, 2017–2018 95
TABLE 65 AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS, 2016–2018 95
LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE 1 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET: RESEARCH DESIGN 18
FIGURE 2 RESEARCH FLOW OF MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION 22
FIGURE 3 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION METHODOLOGY: BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 23
FIGURE 4 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION METHODOLOGY: TOP-DOWN APPROACH 23
FIGURE 5 DATA TRIANGULATION 24
FIGURE 6 SWITCHES TO HOLD LARGEST SIZE OF ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET DURING 2019–2024 27
FIGURE 7 100 GBE AND ABOVE SWITCHING PORT TO WITNESS HIGHEST CAGR OF ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET DURING 2019–2024 27
FIGURE 8 HYPER-CONVERGED INFRASTRUCTURE TO ACCOUNT FOR LARGEST SHARE OF ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET BY 2024 28
FIGURE 9 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET FOR CLOUD SERVICE PROVIDER DATA CENTER APPLICATIONS TO GROW AT HIGHEST CAGR FROM 2019 TO 2024 28
FIGURE 10 APAC EXPECTED TO BE FASTEST-GROWING REGION IN ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET DURING FORECAST PERIOD 29
FIGURE 11 NEED FOR SIMPLIFIED DATA CENTER MANAGEMENT TO SPUR ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET GROWTH DURING FORECAST PERIOD 30
FIGURE 12 ENTERPRISE DATA CENTER AND NORTH AMERICA ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOUNT LARGEST SHARE OF ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET, BASED ON APPLICATION AND REGION, RESPECTIVELY, IN 2024 31
FIGURE 13 SWITCHES TO ACCOUNT FOR LARGEST SHARE OF ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET DURING FORECAST PERIOD 31
FIGURE 14 CHINA TO GROW AT THE FASTEST RATE DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD 32
FIGURE 15 NEED FOR SIMPLIFIED DATA CENTER MANAGEMENT 33
FIGURE 16 INCREASING BIG DATA VOLUME, 2014–2020 (ZETTABYTES) 34
FIGURE 17 INCREASING CLOUD DATA CENTER TRAFFIC DURING 2016–2021 35
FIGURE 18 VALUE CHAIN: ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET, 2018 37
FIGURE 19 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET, BY DEVICE 40
FIGURE 20 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET FOR SWITCHES TO GROW AT THE HIGHEST CAGR DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD 41
FIGURE 21 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC SWITCHES MARKET IN APAC TO WITNESS HIGHEST CAGR DURING FORECAST PERIOD 44
FIGURE 22 NORTH AMERICA TO ACCOUNT FOR LARGEST SHARE OF ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC ADAPTERS MARKET BY 2019 49
FIGURE 23 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC CONTROLLERS MARKET IN APAC TO WITNESS HIGHEST CAGR DURING FORECAST PERIOD 54
FIGURE 24 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET, BY SWITCHING PORT 59
FIGURE 25 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET FOR 100 GBE AND ABOVE TO GROW AT
THE HIGHEST CAGR DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD 60
FIGURE 26 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET, BY STORAGE TYPE 65
FIGURE 27 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET, BY APPLICATION 68
FIGURE 28 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET FOR CLOUD SERVICE PROVIDER DATA CENTER TO GROW AT THE HIGHEST CAGR DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD 69
FIGURE 29 APAC TO WITNESS HIGHEST CAGR IN ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET DURING FORECAST PERIOD 78
FIGURE 30 NORTH AMERICA: ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET SNAPSHOT 80
FIGURE 31 ASIA PACIFIC: ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET SNAPSHOT 83
FIGURE 32 EUROPE: ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET SNAPSHOT 86
FIGURE 33 COMPANIES ADOPTED PRODUCT LAUNCHES AND DEVELOPMENTS AS KEY GROWTH STRATEGIES FROM 2015 TO 2018 92
FIGURE 34 RANKING OF TOP 5 PLAYERS IN ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET 93
FIGURE 35 ETHERNET STORAGE FABRIC MARKET (GLOBAL) COMPETITIVE LEADERSHIP MAPPING, 2018 97
FIGURE 36 MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 99
FIGURE 37 CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 102
FIGURE 38 HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 105
FIGURE 39 HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 108
FIGURE 40 ARISTA NETWORKS: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 111
FIGURE 41 JUNIPER NETWORKS: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 114
FIGURE 42 INTEL CORPORATION: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 117
FIGURE 43 DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 120
FIGURE 44 FUJITSU: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 123
FIGURE 45 FORTINET, INC.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 125