Worldwide purpose-built backup appliance (PBBA) factory revenues grew 11.2% year over year totaling $789,2-million in the third quarter of 2014 (3Q14), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Purpose-Built Backup Appliance (PBBA) Tracker.
Total PBBA open systems factory revenue increased 12.9% year over year in 3Q14 with revenues totalling $706,6-million while the mainframe market experienced a decline of -1,1% for the same period. Total worldwide PBBA capacity shipped, for open systems and mainframe PBBA systems, reached 687 473 terabytes, an increase of 81,5% year over year.
“Growth in the worldwide PBBA market remained strong in the third quarter, posting a double-digit year-over-year growth rate in factory revenue,” says Liz Conner, research manager: storage systems at IDC. “Customers continue to resonate with the importance of data protection, backup, and recovery, while improved vendor offerings allow for greater flexibility and customisation in meeting customer data protection needs.”
EMC maintained its lead in the overall PBBA market with 62,5% revenue share in the third quarter, followed by Symantec with 12,9% share. IBM and HP posted 6,4% and 3,3% market share, respectively. Quantum moved into the number five PBBA vendor position with a 2,6% share of the worldwide market.
