Global SMB and SME NAS Market 2016-2020

An outlook of the SMB and SME network-attached storage (NAS) market

Technavio’s market analyst expects the global SMB and SME NAS market to register a remarkable growth, posting a CAGR of close to 33% during the forecast period. NAS is a server-based storage system that allows enterprise users to share files between them. It also allows multiple users to access the same file in a network. Companies use NAS systems for backup, archiving, and disaster recovery of data. It can also function as a multimedia, database, or print server for SMEs. Vendors nowadays are continuously designing NAS systems with innovative and many advanced features to meet the growing storage needs of enterprises.

With the expansion of businesses and the entry of new industry verticals, data are growing at an exponential rate, which is a primary driver for the growth of the NAS market. Therefore, with increased data complexity, classification and archiving of these data have become difficult. Businesses expect these data to be easily accessible and be readily available for analysis and decision-making processes in an easy and secure way. And since NAS systems are effective and reliable and store data safely, their adoption is expected to heighten during the next five years.

End-user segmentation and analysis of the SMB and SME NAS market

• SOHO
• SMBs
• SMEs

The SME segment was the largest contributor to the SMB and SME NAS market in 2015. The reason for the dominance of this segment is because SMEs require high-performance NAS systems owing to the number of users who require access to the shared files on the network. The demand for efficient NAS systems is growing among organizations such as small educational institution, healthcare hospitals, hotels surveillance, and multimedia firms.

Geographical segmentation and analysis of the SMB and SME NAS market

• Americas
• EMEA
• APAC

The Americas region dominated the market during 2015, with a market share of more than 43%, which is driven by business data growth. The adoption of NAS systems by small enterprises in this region is also expected to heighten during the forecast period along with high-end NAS systems that enable up to 1PB of data storage, thus leading to the growth of the overall NAS market.

Competitive landscape and key vendors

The increased need for a business to support the data growth and to enable higher performance with support virtualization, backup to the cloud, cross-environmental benefits, and the capability to expand at lower cost are some of the factors that are increasing the competition among the existing vendors in the market.

The leading vendors in the market are -

• Buffalo Technology
• Netgear
• QNAP
• Seagate
• Synology
• Western Digital

Other prominent vendors in the market include Aberdeen, AC&NC, Asustor, Cisco, CTERA Network, DataDirect Networks, Dell, d-link, Drobo , Fujitsu, Hitachi Data Systems, HP, IBM, Infortrend, ixsystems, LeCie Group, Lenovo, Nasuni, Oracle, Overland Storage, Quantum, Thecus, and Unylogix.

Key questions answered in the report include

• What will the market size and the growth rate be in 2020?
• What are the key factors driving the global SMB and SME NAS market?
• What are the key market trends impacting the growth of the global SMB and SME NAS market?
• What are the challenges to market growth?
• Who are the key vendors in the global SMB and SME NAS market?
• What are the market opportunities and threats faced by the vendors in the global SMB and SME NAS market?
• Trending factors influencing the market shares of the Americas, APAC, and EMEA.
• What are the key outcomes of the five forces analysis of the global SMB and SME NAS market?

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