Overview of the global serial attached storage (SAS) solid-state drive (SSD) market

Market research analysts at Technavio predict that the global serial attached storage (SAS) solid-state drive (SSD) market will grow steadily over the next four years and post a CAGR of more than 4% by 2021. This market research analysis identifies the growing requirement for cloud-based data centers as one of the key growth factors of the SAS SSD market. Owing to the benefits such as security, reliability, scalability, and cost reduction, organizations are increasingly focused on using cloud-based data centers to store ample amount of information on a daily basis. Moreover, consumers also prefer the use of popular cloud service providers such as Amazon web service, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud to meet their increasing business demands. This extensive use of cloud-based data centers will create a significant need for data storage systems, which will stimulate the growth of the SAS SSD market over the next few years.

In addition to the growing requirement for cloud-based data centers, the emergence of 3D NAND will also influence the growth of the market. NAND flash device architectures are one dimensional, which allows the storage of more data by increasing the density. Due to its benefits such as better endurance and the consumption of less power, the vendors are making huge investments towards the development of 3D NAND and pci ssd card. This will increase the storage capacity beyond the size of the hard drives of SAS SSD and subsequently fuel the growth of the PCIE  solid state drive (SSD) market.

Competitive landscape and key vendors

The SAS SSD market is characterized by the presence of a limited number of players. The vendors in the market have a strong foothold and are focusing on innovations to keep up the pace with technology. The presence of vendors with a strong customer base who control the supply chain and have a high penetration in the application segments poses as major barriers for new players to enter the PCIE  solid state drive (SSD) market . The vendor competition in the market is low and with the key players focusing on acquiring smaller market vendors, the market will get further consolidated in the coming years.

The leading vendors in the market are –

• Kingston Technology
• Micron
• Samsung
• Toshiba
• Western Digital

Market segmentation by end-user and analysis of the SAS SSD market

• Enterprise
• Client

During 2016, the enterprise segment accounted for the major shares of the global SAS SSD market. The growing adoption of cloud-based data center is promoting the growth of the PCIE  solid state drive (SSD) market in this segment. Moreover, the increasing adoption of SSD for mission critical application as an alternative to HDD and the rapid technological advances in flashed-based array offering are also propeling the adoption of SAS among end-users in this segment.

Market segmentation by geography and analysis of the SAS SSD market

• Americas
• APAC
• EMEA

In terms of geographic regions, the Americas dominated the SAS SSD market during 2016. Countries in this region such as the US and Canada are the primary adopters of new technologies. The substantial shift toward containerized data centers will influence the growth of the PCIE solid state drive (SSD) market in this region. Owing to the presence of several data center facilities in the US, the region witnesses a significant demand for data center storage systems, which will again fuel the growth of the SAS and SSD market. Additionally, the preference of enterprises in the region towards energy-efficient IT infrastructure, that will increase the demand for mission-critical and high-performance storage infrastructure, will also drive market growth.

Key questions answered in the report include

• What will the market size and the growth rate be in 2021?
• What are the key factors driving the global SAS SSD market?
• What are the key market trends impacting the growth of the global SAS SSD market?
• What are the challenges to market growth?
• Who are the key vendors in the global SAS SSD market?
• What are the market opportunities and threats faced by the vendors in the global SAS SSD market?
• Trending factors influencing the market shares in the Americas, APAC, and EMEA?
• What are the key outcomes of the five forces analysis of the global SAS SSD market?

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