TOKYO - Monday, August 25th 2014 [ME NewsWire]
(BUSINESS
WIRE)-- The storage business is one of Toshiba’s (TOKYO:6502) strategic
focus businesses, alongside energy and healthcare. Our data storage
products, such as HDD and SSD, are the key components of the storage
business, along with NAND Flash, and we will make our business more
competitive and larger by supporting cloud and social network service
businesses that are expected to see rapid expansion.
HDD
responsible for storing large amount of data and SSD responsible for
high speed processing are seen as co-existing, complementing each
other's characteristics. While offering a wide line-up of storage
products, our main focus will be the enterprise market and the following
products and targets.
· Near line HDD: Expand market share by increasing the capacity.
·
Enterprise SSD: Gain market share by utilizing advantages of in-house
NAND flash memory and expanding line-up for high speed processing
storage at data centers.
Through these measures, we aim to expand
HDD market share to more than 20% in 2016. We aim to gain more than a
30% share of market of SSD (SAS interface) for data centers in the same
year.
We will expand into high value-added business area such as
software for storage systems and solution (appliances), etc. as a way to
further expand and improve the profitability of the storage products
business.
Industry’s utilization of digital data will continue to
grow. It is estimated that data generated worldwide will continue to
expand, to reach 44 zettabytes in 2020 annually. Most notably, in a
movement that can be called the big data revolution, a new market is
being born that requires new computer architecture to save and analyze
petabyte-class large scale data at a time, at a very high speed.
Trends in storage products business
To September 2009: Expand HDD business, specializing in products for
such applications as PCs, automotive and portable music players.
October 2009: Enter enterprise HDD business by acquiring Fujitsu Limited’s HDD business
July 2011: Integrate memory and SSD business for consumers and industry
to establish "Semiconductor & Storage Company". Productize
enterprise SSD by integrating the storage products business
May 2012: Line up 3.5-inch HDD for both consumer and enterprise by taking over part of the 3.5-inch HDD business from WDC
Toshiba is sole company able to deliver all storage products for clients and enterprises, such as NAND, SSD and HDD
About Toshiba
Toshiba
Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, channels world-class capabilities
in advanced electronic and electrical product and systems into five
strategic business domains: Energy & Infrastructure, Community
Solutions, Healthcare Systems & Services, Electronic Devices &
Components, and Lifestyles Products & Services. Guided by the
principles of The Basic Commitment of the Toshiba Group, “Committed to
People, Committed to the Future”, Toshiba promotes global operations
towards securing “Growth Through Creativity and Innovation”, and is
contributing to the achievement of a world in which people everywhere
live in safe, secure and comfortable society.
Founded in Tokyo in
1875, today’s Toshiba is at the heart of a global network of over 590
consolidated companies employing over 200,000 people worldwide, with
annual sales surpassing 6.5 trillion yen (US$63 billion). To find out
more about Toshiba, visit www.toshiba.co.jp/index.htm
Contacts
Toshiba Corporation
Semiconductor & Storage Products Company
Megumi Genchi / Kota Yamaji, +81-3-3457-3576
Communication IR Promotion Group
Business Planning Division
semicon-NR-mailbox@ml.toshiba.co.jp
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