DUBLIN, July 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/tspv26/global_storage) has announced the addition of the "Global Storage Software Market 2014-2018" report to their offering. 

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Storage software is an effective tool used by enterprises to improve the control and management of storage hardware devices and networks. Storage software comprises all software products that are used for efficient data management and data storage in the enterprise infrastructure. Storage software can be used for device management, data transmission, data security, data recovery, backup, and retrieval of data. Organizations are increasingly investing in storage software because of the increasing number of servers, branches, and data they need to manage. In addition, storage software also supports the duplication and copying of data as soon as it is created or downloaded. 

The analysts forecast the Global Storage Software market will grow at a CAGR of 4.74 percent over the period 2013-2018.

The Global Storage Software market is a part of the Global Storage market. The Global Storage Software market can be divided into six segments: Data Protection and Recovery, Storage Replication, Archiving, Storage Resource Management, Storage Device Management, and Other Storage Software. 

The report, the Global Storage Software Market 2014-2018, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. The report covers the Americas, the EMEA and APEJ regions, and Japan; it also covers the Global Storage Software market landscape and its growth prospects in the coming years. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market.

The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the industry. The report contains a comprehensive market and vendor landscape in addition to a SWOT analysis of the key vendors. 

Key Topics Covered: 

01. Executive Summary

02. List of Abbreviations

03. Scope of the Report

04. Market Research Methodology

05. Introduction

06. Market Landscape

07. Market Segmentation by Application

08. Geographical Segmentation

09. Key Leading Countries

10. Buying Criteria

11. Market Growth Drivers

12. Drivers and their Impact

13. Market Challenges

14. Impact of Drivers and Challenges

15. Market Trends

16. Trends and their Impact

17. Vendor Landscape

18. Key Vendor Analysis

19. Other Reports in this Series 

Companies Mentioned: 

• EMC Corp.
• IBM Corp.
• NetApp Inc.
• Symantec Corp.
• Dell Inc.
• Hewlett-Packard Co.
• Hitachi Ltd.
• Microsoft Corp.

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/tspv26/global_storage

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