Worldwide Purpose-Built Backup Appliance (PBBA) Market Moderates in Third Quarter of Year 2012
Worldwide purpose-built backup appliance (PBBA) factory revenues posted no year-over-year growth, totaling just under $655.3 million, in the third quarter of 2012 (3Q12), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Purpose-Built Backup Appliance Tracker. However, the total PBBA open systems market posted just under $567.5 million in revenues, representing 6.4% growth from the prior year’s third quarter. The total worldwide PBBA capacity shipped reach 366,956 terabytes, growing 37.5% year over year.
