Analysis of RFID in the Data Center Market

• Publication date: April 2012
• Report size: 114 pages

This research service analyzes trends in the global RFID in the Data Center Market. As RFID use in the data centers is expected to gain traction, this research service focuses on the trends, challenges, and factors that drive this market's growth. It provides regional and competitive analyses. This deliverable will provide key market participants with the necessary business intelligence to help them accelerate growth in an emerging and fast-paced...

This research service analyzes trends in the global RFID in the Data Center Market. As RFID use in the data centers is expected to gain traction, this research service focuses on the trends, challenges, and factors that drive this market's growth. It provides regional and competitive analyses. This deliverable will provide key market participants with the necessary business intelligence to help them accelerate growth in an emerging and fast-paced market.

Executive Summary
•The total radio frequency identification (RFID) market in data centers recorded revenue of an estimated $xmillion in 2010.
•Various information technology (IT) assets, such as servers, drivers, mainframes, switches, and storage devices, present in a data center must be managed properly. RFID is increasingly being used for this purpose.
•Both passive and active RFID are being used. Passive RFID holds the dominant revenue share at an estimated $xmillion in 2010, while active RFID is still at a nascent phase for IT asset tracking applications and total revenue is $xmillion.
•The tags contributed $xmillion which is xpercent of the total RFID revenues for data centers. Hardware contributed $xmillion or xpercent whereas software and services contributed $xmillion or xpercent of the total market.
•The total RFID market in data centers is likely to see a growth of xpercent between 2010 and 2017, and total market revenue is expected to be $xmillion at the end of the forecast period.
•The primary verticals for RFID in their data centers are government, financial services, IT and communication and others.
•In 2010, the government sector contributed to xpercent, or $xmillion, of market revenue; financial services contributed xpercent, or $xmillion; and IT and communication contributed xpercent, or $xmillion.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary 5
Market Overview 10
Total RFID in Data Center Market -
External Challenges: Drivers and Restraints 17
Forecasts and Trends 28
Market Share and Competitive Analysis 51
Megatrends and Industry Convergence Implications 58
Passive RFID Segment Breakdown 62
Active RFID Segment Breakdown 68
Government Vertical Market Breakdown 74
Financial Services Vertical Market Breakdown 79
IT and Communication Vertical Market Breakdown 84
Other Vertical Markets Breakdown 89
Americas Breakdown 94
EMEA Breakdown 99
Asia-Pacific Breakdown 104
The Last Word (Conclusions and Implications) 108
Appendix 111