Storage Systems Notes: EMC, NetApp, IBM, HP In Focus

Storage systems manufacturers such as EMC, NetApp, IBM, Hitachi Data Systems and Hewlett-Packard have had a tough year in storage hardware product sales owing to a decline in worldwide spending on information storage. According to data compiled by IDC quarterly reports, the worldwide factory revenues for storage systems declined by 0.4% year-on-year to $24.5 billion in 2014. However, combined external and internal storage systems revenues were up by over 5% for the full year to $34.4 billion.