The software-defined storage market's growth momentum will accelerate at a CAGR of 24.69% and the market share will increase by USD 44.01 billion from 2021 to 2026.
This software-defined storage market research report extensively covers software-defined storage market segmentation by:
- End-user - BFSI, Telecom and IT, Government, Healthcare, and Others
- Geography - North America, APAC, Europe, South America, and Middle East and Africa
The software-defined storage market vendors are - Avaya Holdings Corp., Broadcom Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., Citrix Systems Inc., DataCore Software Corp., DataDirect Networks Inc., Dell Technologies Inc., Fujitsu Ltd., Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., Hitachi Vantara LLC, Huawei technologies Co. Ltd., International Business Machines Corp., Lenovo Group Ltd., Microsoft Corp., NetApp Inc., Nutanix Inc., Oracle Corp., Pure Storage Inc., Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, and VMware Inc. among others.
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Software-Defined Storage Market: Key Drivers, Trends, and Challenges
Based on our research output, there has been a positive impact on the market growth during and post COVID-19 era. The surge in cloud adoption is notably driving the software-defined storage market growth, although factors such as the high costs associated with software-defined storage may impede the market growth. Our research analysts have studied the historical data and deduced the key market drivers and the COVID-19 pandemic impact on the software-defined storage industry. The holistic analysis of the drivers will help in deducing end goals and refining marketing strategies to gain a competitive edge.
Key Software-Defined Storage Market Driver
One of the key factors driving growth in the software-defined storage market is the surge in cloud adoption. Cloud computing is the practice of sharing a network of remote servers that are hosted on the Internet to store, process, share, and manage data rather than on a local server or a personal computer. With the deployment of cloud services, organizations can save more than 35% of their annual operating costs. The other factor includes all the functional capabilities which boost the business performances of the organizations. In addition to this, the upsurge in demand for cloud services due to the COVID-19 pandemic boosted the growth of the market. The growth of the global software-defined storage market is primarily driven by the increasing adoption of cloud solutions by enterprises. Vendors in the cloud market are increasing their investments in the construction of cloud data centers to meet the growing demand from enterprises. Thus, the rising adoption of cloud-based services in different organizations will help in the growth of the global software-defined storage market in the upcoming years.
Key Software-Defined Storage Market Trend
The rise of hyper-converged technology is a software-defined storage market trend that is expected to have a positive impact in the coming years. Hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) is a software-defined, unified system that combines all the elements of a traditional data center: storage, computing, networking, and management. It avoids enterprises dependence on multiple storages, computing, and networking systems as all three components can be run in a virtualized environment to enhance resource utilization. Hyper-converged infrastructure is ideal for small and medium-sized enterprises as computing, storage, and networks can be managed centrally. The technology helps in the reduction of capital expenditure by using a scale-up/scale-out architecture that requires only industry-standard x86 servers, not expensive, purpose-built networking. The rising demand for hyper-converged infrastructure is expected to contribute to the growth of the global software-defined storage market during the forecast period.
Key Software-Defined Storage Market Challenge
The high costs associated with software-defined storage will be a major challenge for the software-defined storage market during the forecast period. Datacenter consolidation enables enterprises to reduce CAPEX and operational expenditure by consolidating multiple components of the data center using technologies such as virtualization, containerization, and hyper-converged infrastructure. Storage consolidation is one of the key challenges for enterprises, which need to purchase multiple software-defined storage solutions depending on their requirements. Some vendors demand upfront licensing fees based on storage capacity requirements. In cases where software-defined storage solutions fail to completely utilize the existing storage infrastructure, enterprises may end up incurring significant losses. Therefore, vendors and buyers in the global software-defined storage market are actively working on addressing these growing concerns through innovations and collaborations. With the growing applications of advanced technologies such as AI and IoT, huge volumes of structured and unstructured data will pose data storage and management challenges to enterprises.
This software-defined storage market analysis report also provides detailed information on other upcoming trends and challenges that will have a far-reaching effect on the market growth. The actionable insights on the trends and challenges will help companies evaluate and develop growth strategies for 2022-2026.
Parent Market Analysis
Technavio categorizes the global software-defined storage market as a part of the global information technology (IT) spending market. Our research report has extensively covered external factors influencing the parent market growth potential in the coming years, which will determine the levels of growth of the software-defined storage market during the forecast period.
Who are the Major Software-Defined Storage Market Vendors?
The report analyzes the market's competitive landscape and offers information on several market vendors, including:
- Avaya Holdings Corp.
- Broadcom Inc.
- Cisco Systems Inc.
- Citrix Systems Inc.
- DataCore Software Corp.
- DataDirect Networks Inc.
- Dell Technologies Inc.
- Fujitsu Ltd.
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.
- Hitachi Vantara LLC
- Huawei technologies Co. Ltd.
- International Business Machines Corp.
- Lenovo Group Ltd.
- Microsoft Corp.
- NetApp Inc.
- Nutanix Inc.
- Oracle Corp.
- Pure Storage Inc.
- Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
- VMware Inc.
This statistical study of the software-defined storage market encompasses successful business strategies deployed by the key vendors. The software-defined storage market is fragmented and the vendors are deploying growth strategies such as focusing on expanding their customer bases across other geographical locations to compete in the market.
Product Insights and News
- Broadcom Inc. - Broadcom Inc. is a public company headquartered in US. It is a global company generating $27,450 million in revenues and has around 20,000 employees. Its revenue from the global software-defined storage market contributes to its overall revenues along with its other offerings, but it is not a key revenue stream for the company.
- Broadcom Inc. - The company offers software defined storage that includes open compute project foundation, Broadview, open daylight, open networking foundation that uses software-based controllers or application programming interfaces to communicate with underlying hardware infrastructure and direct traffic on a network.
To make the most of the opportunities and recover from post COVID-19 impact, market vendors should focus more on the growth prospects in the fast-growing segments, while maintaining their positions in the slow-growing segments.
The software-defined storage market forecast report offers in-depth insights into key vendor profiles. The profiles include information on the production, sustainability, and prospects of the leading companies.
Software-Defined Storage Market Value Chain Analysis
Our report provides extensive information on the value chain analysis for the software-defined storage market, which vendors can leverage to gain a competitive advantage during the forecast period. The end-to-end understanding of the value chain is essential in profit margin optimization and evaluation of business strategies. The data available in our value chain analysis segment can help vendors drive costs and enhance customer services during the forecast period.
Which are the Key Regions for Software-Defined Storage Market?

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38% of the market's growth will originate from North America during the forecast period. The US is he key market for software-defined storage in North America. Market growth in this region will be faster than the growth of the market in other regions.
The increasing demand for data center connectivity networks from enterprises will facilitate the software-defined storage market growth in North America over the forecast period. This market research report entails detailed information on the competitive intelligence, marketing gaps, and regional opportunities in store for vendors, which will assist in creating efficient business plans.
COVID Impact and Recovery Analysis
The outbreak of COVID-19 has had a drastic impact on the global economy, including North America. It has led to the shutdown of several companies and industries as the disease is spreading through community transfer as well as causing deaths. However, the software-defined storage market will witness positive growth during the forecast period in the region because of the rise in the adoption of software storage data centers by IT companies
What are the Revenue-generating End-user Segments in the Software-Defined Storage Market?

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The software-defined storage market share growth by the BFSI segment will be significant during the forecast period. The global software-defined storage market is driven by the increasing demand for storage services from enterprises in the BFSI sector. Datacenter and cloud solution providers are heavily investing in data centers, owing to various factors such as the growing number of customers, high bandwidth requirements, cost advantages, and the demand for low latency.
This report provides an accurate prediction of the contribution of all the segments to the growth of the software-defined storage market size and actionable market insights on post COVID-19 impact on each segment.
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Software-Defined Storage Market Scope
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Report Coverage
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Details
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Page number
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120
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Base year
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2021
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Forecast period
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2022-2026
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Growth momentum & CAGR
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Accelerate at a CAGR of 24.69%
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Market growth 2022-2026
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$ 44.01 billion
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Market structure
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Fragmented
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YoY growth (%)
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23.47
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Regional analysis
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North America, APAC, Europe, South America, and Middle East and Africa
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Performing market contribution
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North America at 38%
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Key consumer countries
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US, China, Japan, UK, and Germany
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Competitive landscape
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Leading companies, Competitive strategies, Consumer engagement scope
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Key companies profiled
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Avaya Holdings Corp., Broadcom Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., Citrix Systems Inc., DataCore Software Corp., DataDirect Networks Inc., Dell Technologies Inc., Fujitsu Ltd., Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., Hitachi Vantara LLC, Huawei technologies Co. Ltd., International Business Machines Corp., Lenovo Group Ltd., Microsoft Corp., NetApp Inc., Nutanix Inc., Oracle Corp., Pure Storage Inc., Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, and VMware Inc.
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Market dynamics
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Parent market analysis, Market growth inducers and obstacles, Fast-growing and slow-growing segment analysis, COVID 19 impact and recovery analysis and future consumer dynamics, Market condition analysis for the forecast period
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Customization purview
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What are the Key Data Covered in this Software-Defined Storage Market Report?
- CAGR of the market during the forecast period 2022-2026
- Detailed information on factors that will drive software-defined storage market growth during the next five years
- Precise estimation of the software-defined storage market size and its contribution to the parent market
- Accurate predictions on upcoming trends and changes in consumer behavior
- The growth of the software-defined storage industry across North America, APAC, Europe, South America, and Middle East and Africa
- A thorough analysis of the market's competitive landscape and detailed information on vendors
- Comprehensive details of factors that will challenge the growth of software-defined storage market vendors
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