Hitachi/HDS #4

Hitachi and its subsidiary Hitachi Data Systems saw total enterprise storage systems sales drop 9.4 percent to $460.1 million in the first quarter compared to last year. For external enterprise storage systems, sales fell 9.6 percent to $449.1 million, IDC reported.

Hitachi and HDS are gradually moving their focus towards newer data center applications including IoT and the cloud, although the company said that shift does not mean it is less focused on storage.

Bob Madaio, vice president of infrastructure solutions marketing at HDS, told CRN via email not to expect large storage revenue industry increases over time. "Enterprise storage systems remain critical to managing the data of our customers' most critical applications, and we believe our history of reliability and performance will continue to keep us in the shortlist of customers across industries who need the best possible storage and data services to power their digital transformation," Madaio wrote.