EMEA purpose-built backup appliance (PBBA) vendor revenues declined 9% year over year to reach $195 million in the third quarter of 2016, according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Purpose-Built Backup Appliance Tracker. Capacity shipped for 3Q16 totaled 237PB, an increase of 23% from 3Q15.
Total EMEA PBBA open systems vendor revenue decreased 8% year over year during the quarter, with revenues of $181 million. Mainframe system sales declined 14% year over year in 3Q16. Although most of the economies in Western Europe declined in 3Q16, emerging markets, mainly in Central Eastern Europe, saw healthy growth in the PBBA market, increasing 29% year on year in vendor revenue.
EMEA PBBA Vendor Revenue by Product, 3Q16 (Revenues in $M)
Vendor Revenues ($M) | 3Q15 Revenue | 3Q15 Market Share | 3Q16 Revenue | 3Q16 Market Share | 3Q16/3Q15 Growth |
Mainframe systems | 16.4 | 7.7% | 14.1 | 7.2% | -13.8% |
Open systems | 197.3 | 92.3% | 181.2 | 92.8% | -8.2% |
Total | 213.7 | 100.0% | 195.3 | 100.0% | -8.6% |
Open Systems
Vendor Revenues ($M) | 3Q15 Revenue | 3Q15 Market Share | 3Q16 Revenue | 3Q16 Market Share | 3Q16/3Q15 Growth |
Integrated system | 80.4 | 40.8% | 76.5 | 42.2% | -4.9% |
Target system | 116.9 | 59.2% | 104.7 | 57.8% | -10.5% |
Grand total | 197.3 | 100.0% | 181.2 | 100.0% | -8.2% |
Vendor revenue in Western Europe was down 10% year on year in 3Q16 to $140 million, while capacity increased 35% year on year to 179PB. The German PBBA market, meanwhile, saw 8% revenue growth year on year. PBBA market revenue figures in Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (CEMA) show clear signs that the declining trend that began in 2015 is starting to slow. The region contracted 4% year over year, to $55.2 million, in 3Q16.
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