40 million SSDs Shipped for $7 billion in Revenues in 2015

SSDs are poised for rapid growth in certain niche markets according to a new report published by Objective Analysis Solid State Disk Market Outlook 2010 ($5,000). Although SSDs have not found widespread acceptance in general-purpose PCs, those applications that benefit from this technology will drive the client SSD market to grow at an impressive 60% rate.  Objective Analysis predicts that in 2015 nearly 40 million SSDs will ship accounting for over $7 billion in revenues.

"We have followed the same methodology as our earliest forecasts, basing our projections upon interviews with prospective SSD customers. This led to projections that should help participants benefit the most from this market," said Jim Handy, author of the report. "Although our early forecasts were the most pessimistic in the industry, they have been the most accurate."

Mr. Handy introduced the report today at the Flash Memory Summit in Santa Clara, CA.

"The PC market for SSDs has been slow to develop," said Handy. "The strongest growth has occurred in areas where HDDs simply will not operate and in systems for which users are willing to pay a significant premium for an SSDs’ faster speed or greater durability."

The report, Solid State Disk Market Outlook 2010, spells out details of the SSD market, its mechanics and anticipated growth. It is now available for online purchase. Analysis is based upon numerous interviews with both manufacturers and users of the technology, and explains both what will become of this market and why it will develop the way that it will.