This IDC study provides IDC's assessment of software-defined storage platforms, an approach for storage solutions that leverages commodity components to create a highly scalable storage platform -- all in software."Software-defined platforms will continue to grow faster than any other market segment in the file- and object-based storage market. This growth will primarily be driven by a rich and diverse set of data-intensive use cases across multiple industries and geographies," says Ashish Nadkarni, research director for Storage Systems at IDC.

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IDC%s Worldwide Software-Defined Storage Taxonomy, 2014
Published on March 2014
Report Summary
This IDC study provides IDC's assessment of software-defined storage platforms, an approach for storage solutions that leverages
commodity components to create a highly scalable storage platform -- all in software.
"Software-defined platforms will continue to grow faster than any other market segment in the file- and object-based storage market.
This growth will primarily be driven by a rich and diverse set of data-intensive use cases across multiple industries and geographies,"
says Ashish Nadkarni, research director for Storage Systems at IDC.
Table of Content
Table of ContentsIDC OpinionIn This StudySituation OverviewDefinition of Software-Defined StorageSoftware-Defined Storage
Classification SchemeData OrganizationPersistent Data StoresStorage ServicesDelivery ModelsCommon Architectural Attributes of
Software-Defined StorageAbility to Leverage Flash and Nonvolatile MemoryUnified Platform -- Multiprotocol AccessScaling
MechanismsShared Nothing Architectures (Shared Data Architectures)Comparison of Software-Defined Storage with
Hardware-Defined and Hardware-Based Storage PlatformsHardware-Defined Storage PlatformsHardware-Based Storage
PlatformsSoftware-Defined Storage PlatformsComparative Differences Between HDS, HBS, and SDSConsumption Model: Buyer
ViewDelivery Model: Supplier ViewRevenueArchitectureScaleFuture OutlookEssential GuidanceLearn MoreRelated
ResearchAppendixPlatform Classification SchemeSupplier ViewBuyer ViewDelivery/Deployment ModelExamples of Software-Defined
Storage PlatformsObject-Based PlatformsFile-Based Storage PlatformsCloud-Enabled Storage PlatformsSynopsisFigure: IDC's
Software-Defined Storage Classification SchemeFigure: Comparison of Hardware-Defined, Hardware-Based, and Software-Defined
PlatformsFigure: Storage Platform: Supplier View Versus Buyer ViewFigure: Object-Based Storage PlatformsFigure: File-Based
Storage PlatformsFigure: Cloud-Enabled Storage Platforms
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