IDC's Solid State Drives service analyzes and forecasts the worldwide demand for solid state drives (SSDs, also called solid state disks). This service is designed to help clients understand the dynamics, trends, and opportunities for SSDs. SSD shipments are segmented and tracked by form factor, market application, technology type, and capacity. In addition, worldwide industry revenue is tracked by the same metrics, which allows the calculation of average sales value (ASV) for various configurations, but not by vendor. A report (Excel spreadsheet) is delivered to each SSD client delineating total market shipments broken out by capacity and by form factor. The goal is to allow various storage vendors - both system level (e.g., EMC, IBM, Dell, HP, Fujitsu) and component level (e.g., Seagate, SanDisk, Samsung) - to understand the worldwide demand for SSDs. IDC focuses on delivering a combination of timely tactical market information and long-term strategic analysis to give clients a balanced view of the market.

Markets Covered

This service covers the following market segments:

• SSDs designed as a substitute for disk drives with similar interfaces, form factors, and embedded advanced controller functionality
• Does not include SSD storage devices connected via USB, FireWire, or any other external interface (e.g., thumb drives, CF II, SD cards)

Subjects Analyzed

Throughout the year, this service will address the following topics:

• Quarterly worldwide shipments of SSDs by form factor and capacity
• Worldwide industry revenue by form factor and capacity
• Annual forecast and analysis - split by market application

Key Questions Answered

Our research addresses the following issues that are critical to your success:

1. What are the long- and near-term demands for SSDs?
2. What applications are likely to adopt SSDs?
3. What is the timing of SSDs' entry into the market?
4. How competitive are SSDs with HDD trends?
5. What are the market inhibitors/accelerators of adoption?
6. What are the technology trends for SSDs?
7. Are there opportunities to capture additional value, or are there any unique performance requirements based on the applications that favor SSDs?

SSD Market Segmentation and Analysis

Companies Analyzed

IDC's Solid State Drives service examines how SSD suppliers are positioning themselves to compete in the SSD market. This service reviews the strategies, market positioning, and future direction of several providers in the SSD market, including:

Attorn, BiTMICRO Networks, Cenatek, Curtis, Imation, Intel, Micron, Mtron, PQI, Ritek, Samsung Electronics, SanDisk, SiliconSystems, SMART Modular Technologies,

Solid Access Technologies, Solid Data Systems, STEC, Super Talent, Texas Memory Systems, and Toshiba.

Core Research

This service focuses on the following core research. In addition to the insight provided in this service, IDC may conduct additional research on specific topics, or emerging market segments, via research offerings that require additional IDC funding and client investment.

This document provides a five-year forecast for SSD demand by form factor, market application, and technology type.

This report (Excel spreadsheet) provides analysis of shipments by form factor.

This document provides a five-year forecast for SSD demand by form factor, market application, and technology type.

These studies analyze vendors' product announcements and significant market trends associated with the SSD market.

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• The opportunity to have your specific questions answered through personal interaction with industry experts who cover the topics and markets in your service
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• A view of the market's future with 12 months of continuous intelligence about its direction and the reasons behind it, along with actionable advice for taking advantage of existing and emerging opportunities
• Special client discount pricing on purchases of research from other services
• Complimentary admission to IDC's annual Directions conference, where you'll hear our latest forecasts and network with IDC analysts and other industry professionals
• Complimentary invitations to monthly executive telebriefings, interactive forums designed to provide you with insights about research and strategies directly from IDC analysts

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