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posted on 24 June 2008 07:16

A new IDC report says the SDD (solid state disk) market is for real - that's a relief - and that revenues will grow from around $400 million in 2007 to over $5.5 billion in 2012; a 70% CAGR.

Jeff Janukowicz, IDC's research manager for Hard Disk Drive Components and Solid State Disk Drives, is quoted as saying: "The future for SSDs continues to look bright. Adoption will be measured and deliberate, focusing first on market segments that can tolerate the premium associated with SSDs (e.g., enterprise storage, high-end PCs, and power users). Nevertheless, IDC sees nothing but increasing opportunities for SSDs as technology advances and requirements converge."

IDC reckons that the real growth engine for SSDs will be derived from new markets that SSDs are just now beginning to penetrate. Ultra-portable PCs, like the Asus Eeee, are one of these. The company reckons that: "as NAND flash pricing continues to decline, SSD price points will follow. This increasing affordability will continue to feed device OEM interest in using SSDs in their designs, especially those segments where storage and environmental requirements play to the strengths of SSDs."

Buy IDC's words of SSD market wisdom, Worldwide Solid State Drive 2007-2012 Forecast and Analysis: Entering the No-Spin Zone (Doc #212736), from the IDC website.

^{[Paul Roberts, news editor.]}