The Software-Defined Storage report evaluates technologies and applications in terms of their business impact, adoption rate and maturity level to help users decide where and when to invest.

Software-defined storage is an evolving concept for computer data storage software to manage policy-based provisioning and management of data storage independent of the underlying hardware. Software-defined storage definitions typically include a form of storage virtualization to separate the storage hardware from the software that manages the storage infrastructure. The software enabling a software-defined storage environment may also provide policy management for feature options such as deduplication, replication, thin provisioning, snapshots and backup.

The Predictive Analytics Scores below – ordered on Forecasted Future Needs and Demand from High to Low – shows you Software-Defined Storage’s Predictive Analysis. The link takes you to a corresponding product in The Art of Service’s store to get started.

The Art of Service’s predictive model results enable businesses to discover and apply the most profitable technologies and applications, attracting the most profitable customers, and therefore helping maximize value from their investments. The Predictive Analytics algorithm evaluates and scores technologies and applications.

The platform monitors over ten thousand technologies and applications for months, looking for interest swings in a topic, concept, technology or application, not just a count of mentions. It then makes forecasts about the velocity of the interest over time, with peaks representing it breaking into the mainstream. Data sources include trend data, employment data, employee skills data, and signals like advertising spent, advertisers, search-counts, Instruction and courseware available activity, patents, and books published.

Predictive Analytics Scores:

000411 – OpenStack
000338 – Converged storage
000273 – Storage Commander
000177 – Dropbox
000129 – Thin provisioning
000098 – iCloud
000080 – File system
000077 – Software-defined networking
000067 – OpenFlow
000059 – Software-defined data center
000058 – ISCSI
000046 – Storage and Backup
000044 – VMware
000043 – Computer data storage
000029 – ClickSoftware
000028 – Kounta
000026 – Storage Manager
000024 – ShadowProtect
000021 – TechTarget
000020 – Network File System
000016 – Cloudinary
000015 – Storage virtualization
000010 – Livedrive
000008 – Infonomics
000000 – WebSelfStorage
000000 – Storage resource management
000000 – Storage management Software
000000 – SOS Online Backup
000000 – Orderhive
000000 – Neologism
000000 – Koofr
000000 – Kloudless
000000 – Fibre Channel
000000 – Easy Storage Solutions
000000 – Bitcasa

Evaluation Criteria Definitions:

Interest and Popularity:

Leaders:

084 – OpenStack
079 – Cloudinary
066 – Dropbox

Google Trends data for gauging mindshare and awareness, the numbers are relative to their maximum (100), meaning number 100 has maximum interest right now and number 50 has half the interest it had from its peak of 100.

Employment Demand:

Leaders:

018105 – VMware
002841 – OpenStack
002678 – File system

Open employment opportunities on the date of this report for the subject. Indicator of the need of employers for this specific skill set and therefore their organization’s application of it in relation to the other subjects.

Active Practitioners:

Leaders:

01303482 – VMware
00086569 – File system
00077320 – Storage virtualization

Number of practitioners and professionals which have the subject skill set and experience. Indicator of the need of employers (and availability of employees) for this specific skill set and therefore their organization’s application of it in relation to the other subjects.

Monthly Searches:

Leaders:

748000000 – iCloud
673000 – VMware
204000000 – Dropbox

How often a month a search is performed for the keyword/phrase: and indicator of interest in the subject.

Cost per Click:

Leaders:

020.47 – Converged storage
017.91 – Storage resource management
016.50 – Thin provisioning

CPC: The average amount advertisers pay Google anytime someone clicks their own ad for this keyword. Indicator of the advertising being spent on the topic ergo investments being made to attract clients.

Active Advertisers:

Leaders:

049 – Storage management Software
046 – Storage and Backup
038 – Computer data storage

This shows how many unique advertisers have appeared on this subject in the last 12 months. Indicator of the advertising being spent on the topic ergo investments being made to attract clients.

Patents:

Leaders:

00477000 – File system
00049500 – Fibre Channel
00041900 – Computer data storage

Patents issued for the specific subject. Indicator of R&D investments and innovation in the specific subject.

Books in print:

Leaders:

00009772 – File system
00001279 – VMware
00001099 – Fibre Channel

Number of in-print books that cover the subject. Indicator of the need for knowledge sharing and its availability.

Instruction and courseware available content:

Leaders:

00913000 – Dropbox
00580000 – iCloud
00560000 – VMware

Number of instruction and courseware available content that covers the subject. Indicator of the need for knowledge sharing and its availability.

Complete Overview:

Interest and Popularity

084 – OpenStack
079 – Cloudinary
066 – Dropbox
061 – Kounta
061 – iCloud
060 – Orderhive
053 – Neologism
049 – WebSelfStorage
049 – Converged storage
048 – Thin provisioning
044 – Storage and Backup
042 – OpenFlow
042 – Koofr
032 – VMware
030 – Storage Commander
029 – ShadowProtect
029 – ISCSI
026 – Storage virtualization
026 – Storage Manager
026 – File system
024 – Computer data storage
021 – Livedrive
019 – Infonomics
019 – ClickSoftware
018 – TechTarget
017 – Software-defined networking
013 – Software-defined data center
011 – Network File System
010 – SOS Online Backup
009 – Storage management Software
008 – Kloudless
008 – Fibre Channel
008 – Easy Storage Solutions
005 – Bitcasa
000 – Storage resource management

Employment Demand:

018105 – VMware
002841 – OpenStack
002678 – File system
001167 – ISCSI
001143 – Dropbox
000595 – Software-defined networking
000460 – Storage virtualization
000397 – Fibre Channel
000328 – Storage and Backup
000258 – Storage Manager
000130 – OpenFlow
000128 – Software-defined data center
000123 – iCloud
000052 – Thin provisioning
000044 – Storage management Software
000044 – Network File System
000040 – ClickSoftware
000039 – TechTarget
000031 – Storage resource management
000031 – Converged storage
000010 – ShadowProtect
000008 – Computer data storage
000003 – Storage Commander
000002 – Kounta
000002 – Infonomics
000002 – Bitcasa
000001 – Livedrive
000001 – Cloudinary
000000 – WebSelfStorage
000000 – SOS Online Backup
000000 – Orderhive
000000 – Neologism
000000 – Koofr
000000 – Kloudless
000000 – Easy Storage Solutions

Active Practitioners:

01303482 – VMware
00086569 – File system
00077320 – Storage virtualization
00058515 – ISCSI
00058133 – OpenStack
00042676 – Dropbox
00039545 – Fibre Channel
00031671 – Storage and Backup
00025574 – Storage Manager
00013158 – Software-defined networking
00008095 – OpenFlow
00007629 – iCloud
00003310 – TechTarget
00002797 – Software-defined data center
00002639 – ClickSoftware
00002429 – Network File System
00002276 – Storage management Software
00001939 – Thin provisioning
00001220 – ShadowProtect
00000505 – Cloudinary
00000466 – Infonomics
00000449 – Converged storage
00000445 – Computer data storage
00000437 – Kounta
00000311 – SOS Online Backup
00000298 – Bitcasa
00000219 – Neologism
00000211 – Livedrive
00000060 – Kloudless
00000035 – WebSelfStorage
00000033 – Storage Commander
00000032 – Orderhive
00000015 – Koofr
00000012 – Easy Storage Solutions
– Storage resource management

Monthly Searches:

748000000 – iCloud
673000 – VMware
204000000 – Dropbox
110000 – OpenStack
040500 – ISCSI
022200 – Livedrive
018100 – OpenFlow
012100 – File system
008100 – ShadowProtect
008100 – Fibre Channel
005400 – TechTarget
004400 – Thin provisioning
003600 – SOS Online Backup
003600 – ClickSoftware
002900 – Network File System
001900 – Storage virtualization
001900 – Software-defined data center
000880 – Storage Manager
000720 – Computer data storage
000260 – Storage management Software
000210 – Converged storage
000180 – Storage resource management
000110 – Storage and Backup
000000 – WebSelfStorage
000000 – Storage Commander
000000 – Software-defined networking
000000 – Orderhive
000000 – Neologism
000000 – Kounta
000000 – Koofr
000000 – Kloudless
000000 – Infonomics
000000 – Easy Storage Solutions
000000 – Cloudinary
000000 – Bitcasa

Cost per Click:

020.47 – Converged storage
017.91 – Storage resource management
016.50 – Thin provisioning
016.00 – Storage virtualization
014.65 – Storage management Software
013.90 – Software-defined data center
009.64 – OpenStack
006.98 – Storage Manager
006.46 – Computer data storage
006.15 – OpenFlow
003.84 – Network File System
003.54 – ISCSI
001.91 – SOS Online Backup
001.88 – File system
001.87 – TechTarget
001.61 – ClickSoftware
000.92 – Livedrive
000.52 – Fibre Channel
000.27 – Storage and Backup
000.22 – VMware
000.08 – iCloud
000.06 – Dropbox
000.05 – ShadowProtect
000.00 – WebSelfStorage
000.00 – Storage Commander
000.00 – Software-defined networking
000.00 – Orderhive
000.00 – Neologism
000.00 – Kounta
000.00 – Koofr
000.00 – Kloudless
000.00 – Infonomics
000.00 – Easy Storage Solutions
000.00 – Cloudinary
000.00 – Bitcasa

Active Advertisers

049 – Storage management Software
046 – Storage and Backup
038 – Computer data storage
034 – Software-defined data center
033 – Storage virtualization
028 – Storage resource management
015 – OpenStack
015 – Converged storage
013 – Storage Manager
012 – SOS Online Backup
006 – VMware
006 – ISCSI
006 – ClickSoftware
004 – OpenFlow
003 – Orderhive
003 – Network File System
002 – Thin provisioning
001 – Livedrive
001 – Kounta
001 – File system
001 – Fibre Channel
001 – Dropbox
000 – WebSelfStorage
000 – TechTarget
000 – Storage Commander
000 – Software-defined networking
000 – ShadowProtect
000 – Neologism
000 – Koofr
000 – Kloudless
000 – Infonomics
000 – iCloud
000 – Easy Storage Solutions
000 – Cloudinary
000 – Bitcasa

Patents:

00477000 – File system
00049500 – Fibre Channel
00041900 – Computer data storage
00033600 – VMware
00024000 – Network File System
00019900 – ISCSI
00015000 – Storage and Backup
00009860 – Storage Manager
00007910 – Storage virtualization
00006130 – Storage Commander
00005790 – OpenFlow
00005690 – Storage management Software
00005210 – Dropbox
00002680 – Software-defined networking
00002450 – Thin provisioning
00001870 – TechTarget
00001140 – OpenStack
00000986 – iCloud
00000242 – ClickSoftware
00000240 – Neologism
00000132 – Software-defined data center
00000086 – ShadowProtect
00000063 – Storage resource management
00000048 – Converged storage
00000036 – Bitcasa
00000021 – Infonomics
00000007 – Livedrive
00000001 – WebSelfStorage
00000000 – SOS Online Backup
00000000 – Orderhive
00000000 – Kounta
00000000 – Koofr
00000000 – Kloudless
00000000 – Easy Storage Solutions
00000000 – Cloudinary

Books in print:

00009772 – File system
00001279 – VMware
00001099 – Fibre Channel
00000855 – iCloud
00000814 – Network File System
00000652 – Dropbox
00000486 – ISCSI
00000391 – Storage Manager
00000339 – Software-defined networking
00000268 – OpenStack
00000250 – Storage virtualization
00000236 – Computer data storage
00000207 – Neologism
00000204 – Storage and Backup
00000178 – Thin provisioning
00000139 – OpenFlow
00000099 – Storage management Software
00000074 – Software-defined data center
00000043 – Storage resource management
00000030 – TechTarget
00000016 – Kounta
00000015 – Converged storage
00000014 – SOS Online Backup
00000010 – Easy Storage Solutions
00000008 – Infonomics
00000006 – Bitcasa
00000005 – Livedrive
00000002 – Cloudinary
00000001 – ClickSoftware
00000000 – WebSelfStorage
00000000 – Storage Commander
00000000 – ShadowProtect
00000000 – Orderhive
00000000 – Koofr
00000000 – Kloudless

Instruction and courseware available content:

00913000 – Dropbox
00580000 – iCloud
00560000 – VMware
00087700 – File system
00076300 – OpenStack
00035200 – ISCSI
00026200 – Software-defined networking
00025700 – Computer data storage
00011900 – OpenFlow
00011100 – Fibre Channel
00010500 – Neologism
00008100 – Kounta
00007990 – Storage Manager
00007540 – Livedrive
00006640 – Software-defined data center
00006440 – Storage and Backup
00004390 – Storage virtualization
00003470 – Easy Storage Solutions
00003050 – Network File System
00002730 – Thin provisioning
00002040 – Bitcasa
00001480 – ClickSoftware
00001380 – TechTarget
00001330 – ShadowProtect
00001300 – Converged storage
00000864 – SOS Online Backup
00000771 – Storage resource management
00000503 – Storage management Software
00000494 – Cloudinary
00000387 – Infonomics
00000233 – Koofr
00000220 – Kloudless
00000141 – Orderhive
00000108 – WebSelfStorage
00000026 – Storage Commander

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