IDC's Latest Enterprise Storage Tracker Shows Booming Storage Market Growth
Blocks & Files, Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026
IDC recorded 33.6% annual enterprise storage market growth in Q2 2026, with all-flash arrays taking over half of revenue.
IDC's enterprise storage systems tracker recorded $10.34 billion in total Q2 2026 revenue, the second-highest quarter on record and up 33.6% year-over-year. All Flash Arrays led with $5.4 billion (52.1% share), growing 42.9% year-over-year, while high-end systems priced above $250,000 surged 90.6% on AI infrastructure deployments.
Dell kept market leadership with 42.5% revenue growth, while Everpure grew fastest among the top five vendors at 50%. Growth was driven by rising memory and NAND component costs, deferred storage refreshes catching up, and forward purchasing ahead of expected price increases, with NetApp, HPE, and Huawei rounding out the top five at below-market growth rates.