PRAGUE, April 7, 2015 – The last quarter of 2014 was the weakest quarter of the year for the external storage market in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), with a 4.7% year-on-year value decline and only 15.9% capacity growth. Market performance for the entire year was almost flat (-0.3%), with total value just below the 1 billion dollar threshold. Overall capacity in the region jumped 23.9% from the previous year, almost reaching 1 Exabyte. (TZ)
Spending in the small and medium-sized business (SMB) segment increased 15.2% year on year, which helped prevent a more significant decline of the total market. These results were revealed in theEurope, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Disk Storage Systems Quarterly Tracker published recently by International Data Corporation (IDC).
About IDC – IDC leads the ICT innovation discussion through events, research, and consulting. For nearly five decades it has been giving ICT and business professionals data and insight for making strategic and practical decisions. IDC is a subsidiary of IDG, the world’s leading technology media, research, and events company. Learn more at www.idc.com.