Rigid Disk Media and Substrate Service

Truly a unique research service, TRENDFOCUS provides market intelligence dedicated to the rigid disk media and substrate segments. One of the pillars of our unprecedented HDD coverage, this service enables clients to drive highly tactical and strategic business decisions throughout their organizations.

Service Features

Dynamic and statistically generated updates that contain the most pertinent tactical data on the finished media and substrate industries

Media shipments by drive form factor and major capacity class

Disk-per-drive ratios in each major application area

OEM vs. Captive unit and revenue forecasts

Substrate shipment analysis by form factor and material

Five-year forecasts (updated twice yearly) provide a strategic view of supply and demand issues affecting the media and substrate markets, supply constraints and highlighting potential capital investment timing.

Subscribers to each TRENDFOCUS Information Service receive:

  • Unlimited access to analysts at no extra charge
  • Extremely detailed, rolling four-quarter forecasts, twice-yearly five-year forecasts of units, exabytes, revenue
  • Periodic Installments and Executive Briefs, providing concise, rapid analysis of industry events and trends
  • FOCUS On whitepapers
  • Daily global data storage news links

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