The worldwideexternal controller-based (ECB)disk
storage market increased 3.4% in the third quarter to £1.95bn, said
analyst Gartner, with EMEA showing even greater
growth.
The overall year-on-year increase saw EMC maintain its number
one spot in the market with a 25.8% share, with IBM in second place
with 14.6%.
Hewlett-Packard came in third with 12.6%, and Hitachi/HDS and
Dell made up fourth and fifth place respectively.
In the EMEA region, the
ECB market rose 5.3% to £600m in the third quarter, said
Gartner.
"To date, this quarter has exhibited the best performance in
2007," said Gartner analyst Robin Burke.
