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United States Video Surveillance Storage Market Report 2018

March 2018 | 102 pages | ID: UE51B1B5B27QEN
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In this report, the United States Video Surveillance Storage market is valued at USD XX million in 2017 and is expected to reach USD XX million by the end of 2025, growing at a CAGR of XX% between 2017 and 2025.

Geographically, this report splits the United States market into seven regions:
  • The West
  • Southwest
  • The Middle Atlantic
  • New England
  • The South
  • The Midwest
  • with sales (volume), revenue (value), market share and growth rate of Video Surveillance Storage in these regions, from 2013 to 2025 (forecast).
United States Video Surveillance Storage market competition by top manufacturers/players, with Video Surveillance Storage sales volume, price, revenue (Million USD) and market share for each manufacturer/player; the top players including
  • Dell EMC Corporation (US)
  • Western Digital Corporation (US)
  • Hewlett-Packard Company (US)
  • Seagate Technology (US)
  • Quantum Corporation (US)
  • Avigilon Corporation (CA)
  • Cisco (US)
  • Buffalo Americas (US)
  • Huawei Technologies (CN)
  • NetApp (US)
On the basis of product, this report displays the production, revenue, price, market share and growth rate of each type, primarily split into
  • Direct Attached Storage
  • Network Attached Storage
  • Storage Area Network
On the basis on the end users/applications, this report focuses on the status and outlook for major applications/end users, sales volume, market share and growth rate for each application, including
  • Government & Transportation
  • Retail
  • Enterprise & Data Centers
  • Residential
  • Healthcare & Hospitality
  • BFSI
  • Other
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United States Video Surveillance Storage Market Report 2018

1 VIDEO SURVEILLANCE STORAGE OVERVIEW

1.1 Product Overview and Scope of Video Surveillance Storage
1.2 Classification of Video Surveillance Storage by Product Category
  1.2.1 United States Video Surveillance Storage Market Size (Sales Volume) Comparison by Type (2013-2025)
  1.2.2 United States Video Surveillance Storage Market Size (Sales Volume) Market Share by Type (Product Category) in 2017
  1.2.3 Direct Attached Storage
  1.2.4 Network Attached Storage
  1.2.5 Storage Area Network
1.3 United States Video Surveillance Storage Market by Application/End Users
  1.3.1 United States Video Surveillance Storage Market Size (Consumption) and Market Share Comparison by Application (2013-2025)
  1.3.2 Government & Transportation
  1.3.3 Retail
  1.3.4 Enterprise & Data Centers
  1.3.5 Residential
  1.3.6 Healthcare & Hospitality
  1.3.7 BFSI
  1.3.8 Other
1.4 United States Video Surveillance Storage Market by Region
  1.4.1 United States Video Surveillance Storage Market Size (Value) Comparison by Region (2013-2025)
  1.4.2 The West Video Surveillance Storage Status and Prospect (2013-2025)
  1.4.3 Southwest Video Surveillance Storage Status and Prospect (2013-2025)
  1.4.4 The Middle Atlantic Video Surveillance Storage Status and Prospect (2013-2025)
  1.4.5 New England Video Surveillance Storage Status and Prospect (2013-2025)
  1.4.6 The South Video Surveillance Storage Status and Prospect (2013-2025)
  1.4.7 The Midwest Video Surveillance Storage Status and Prospect (2013-2025)
1.5 United States Market Size (Value and Volume) of Video Surveillance Storage (2013-2025)
  1.5.1 United States Video Surveillance Storage Sales and Growth Rate (2013-2025)
  1.5.2 United States Video Surveillance Storage Revenue and Growth Rate (2013-2025)

2 UNITED STATES VIDEO SURVEILLANCE STORAGE MARKET COMPETITION BY PLAYERS/SUPPLIERS

2.1 United States Video Surveillance Storage Sales and Market Share of Key Players/Suppliers (2013-2018)
2.2 United States Video Surveillance Storage Revenue and Share by Players/Suppliers (2013-2018)
2.3 United States Video Surveillance Storage Average Price by Players/Suppliers (2013-2018)
2.4 United States Video Surveillance Storage Market Competitive Situation and Trends
  2.4.1 United States Video Surveillance Storage Market Concentration Rate
  2.4.2 United States Video Surveillance Storage Market Share of Top 3 and Top 5 Players/Suppliers
  2.4.3 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion in United States Market
2.5 United States Players/Suppliers Video Surveillance Storage Manufacturing Base Distribution, Sales Area, Product Type

3 UNITED STATES VIDEO SURVEILLANCE STORAGE SALES (VOLUME) AND REVENUE (VALUE) BY REGION (2013-2018)

3.1 United States Video Surveillance Storage Sales and Market Share by Region (2013-2018)
3.2 United States Video Surveillance Storage Revenue and Market Share by Region (2013-2018)
3.3 United States Video Surveillance Storage Price by Region (2013-2018)

4 UNITED STATES VIDEO SURVEILLANCE STORAGE SALES (VOLUME) AND REVENUE (VALUE) BY TYPE (PRODUCT CATEGORY) (2013-2018)

4.1 United States Video Surveillance Storage Sales and Market Share by Type (Product Category) (2013-2018)
4.2 United States Video Surveillance Storage Revenue and Market Share by Type (2013-2018)
4.3 United States Video Surveillance Storage Price by Type (2013-2018)
4.4 United States Video Surveillance Storage Sales Growth Rate by Type (2013-2018)

5 UNITED STATES VIDEO SURVEILLANCE STORAGE SALES (VOLUME) BY APPLICATION (2013-2018)

5.1 United States Video Surveillance Storage Sales and Market Share by Application (2013-2018)
5.2 United States Video Surveillance Storage Sales Growth Rate by Application (2013-2018)
5.3 Market Drivers and Opportunities

6 UNITED STATES VIDEO SURVEILLANCE STORAGE PLAYERS/SUPPLIERS PROFILES AND SALES DATA

6.1 Dell EMC Corporation (US)
  6.1.1 Company Basic Information, Manufacturing Base and Competitors
  6.1.2 Video Surveillance Storage Product Category, Application and Specification
    6.1.2.1 Product A
    6.1.2.2 Product B
  6.1.3 Dell EMC Corporation (US) Video Surveillance Storage Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2013-2018)
  6.1.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.2 Western Digital Corporation (US)
  6.2.2 Video Surveillance Storage Product Category, Application and Specification
    6.2.2.1 Product A
    6.2.2.2 Product B
  6.2.3 Western Digital Corporation (US) Video Surveillance Storage Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2013-2018)
  6.2.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.3 Hewlett-Packard Company (US)
  6.3.2 Video Surveillance Storage Product Category, Application and Specification
    6.3.2.1 Product A
    6.3.2.2 Product B
  6.3.3 Hewlett-Packard Company (US) Video Surveillance Storage Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2013-2018)
  6.3.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.4 Seagate Technology (US)
  6.4.2 Video Surveillance Storage Product Category, Application and Specification
    6.4.2.1 Product A
    6.4.2.2 Product B
  6.4.3 Seagate Technology (US) Video Surveillance Storage Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2013-2018)
  6.4.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.5 Quantum Corporation (US)
  6.5.2 Video Surveillance Storage Product Category, Application and Specification
    6.5.2.1 Product A
    6.5.2.2 Product B
  6.5.3 Quantum Corporation (US) Video Surveillance Storage Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2013-2018)
  6.5.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.6 Avigilon Corporation (CA)
  6.6.2 Video Surveillance Storage Product Category, Application and Specification
    6.6.2.1 Product A
    6.6.2.2 Product B
  6.6.3 Avigilon Corporation (CA) Video Surveillance Storage Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2013-2018)
  6.6.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.7 Cisco (US)
  6.7.2 Video Surveillance Storage Product Category, Application and Specification
    6.7.2.1 Product A
    6.7.2.2 Product B
  6.7.3 Cisco (US) Video Surveillance Storage Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2013-2018)
  6.7.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.8 Buffalo Americas (US)
  6.8.2 Video Surveillance Storage Product Category, Application and Specification
    6.8.2.1 Product A
    6.8.2.2 Product B
  6.8.3 Buffalo Americas (US) Video Surveillance Storage Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2013-2018)
  6.8.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.9 Huawei Technologies (CN)
  6.9.2 Video Surveillance Storage Product Category, Application and Specification
    6.9.2.1 Product A
    6.9.2.2 Product B
  6.9.3 Huawei Technologies (CN) Video Surveillance Storage Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2013-2018)
  6.9.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.10 NetApp (US)
  6.10.2 Video Surveillance Storage Product Category, Application and Specification
    6.10.2.1 Product A
    6.10.2.2 Product B
  6.10.3 NetApp (US) Video Surveillance Storage Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2013-2018)
  6.10.4 Main Business/Business Overview

7 VIDEO SURVEILLANCE STORAGE MANUFACTURING COST ANALYSIS

7.1 Video Surveillance Storage Key Raw Materials Analysis
  7.1.1 Key Raw Materials
  7.1.2 Price Trend of Key Raw Materials
  7.1.3 Key Suppliers of Raw Materials
  7.1.4 Market Concentration Rate of Raw Materials
7.2 Proportion of Manufacturing Cost Structure
  7.2.1 Raw Materials
  7.2.2 Labor Cost
  7.2.3 Manufacturing Expenses
7.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of Video Surveillance Storage

8 INDUSTRIAL CHAIN, SOURCING STRATEGY AND DOWNSTREAM BUYERS

8.1 Video Surveillance Storage Industrial Chain Analysis
8.2 Upstream Raw Materials Sourcing
8.3 Raw Materials Sources of Video Surveillance Storage Major Manufacturers in 2017
8.4 Downstream Buyers

9 MARKETING STRATEGY ANALYSIS, DISTRIBUTORS/TRADERS

9.1 Marketing Channel
  9.1.1 Direct Marketing
  9.1.2 Indirect Marketing
  9.1.3 Marketing Channel Development Trend
9.2 Market Positioning
  9.2.1 Pricing Strategy
  9.2.2 Brand Strategy
  9.2.3 Target Client
9.3 Distributors/Traders List

10 MARKET EFFECT FACTORS ANALYSIS

10.1 Technology Progress/Risk
  10.1.1 Substitutes Threat
  10.1.2 Technology Progress in Related Industry
10.2 Consumer Needs/Customer Preference Change
10.3 Economic/Political Environmental Change

11 UNITED STATES VIDEO SURVEILLANCE STORAGE MARKET SIZE (VALUE AND VOLUME) FORECAST (2018-2025)

11.1 United States Video Surveillance Storage Sales Volume, Revenue Forecast (2018-2025)
11.2 United States Video Surveillance Storage Sales Volume Forecast by Type (2018-2025)
11.3 United States Video Surveillance Storage Sales Volume Forecast by Application (2018-2025)
11.4 United States Video Surveillance Storage Sales Volume Forecast by Region (2018-2025)

12 RESEARCH FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION

13 APPENDIX

13.1 Methodology/Research Approach
  13.1.1 Research Programs/Design
  13.1.2 Market Size Estimation
  13.1.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation
13.2 Data Source
  13.2.1 Secondary Sources
  13.2.2 Primary Sources
13.3 Disclaimer

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LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES

Figure Product Picture of Video Surveillance Storage
Figure United States Video Surveillance Storage Market Size (K Units) by Type (2013-2025)
Figure United States Video Surveillance Storage Sales Volume Market Share by Type (Product Category) in 2017
Figure Direct Attached Storage Product Picture
Figure Network Attached Storage Product Picture
Figure Storage Area Network Product Picture
Figure United States Video Surveillance Storage Market Size (K Units) by Application (2013-2025)
Figure United States Sales Market Share of Video Surveillance Storage by Application in 2017
Figure Government & Transportation Examples
Table Key Downstream Customer in Government & Transportation
Figure Retail Examples
Table Key Downstream Customer in Retail
Figure Enterprise & Data Centers Examples
Table Key Downstream Customer in Enterprise & Data Centers
Figure Residential Examples
Table Key Downstream Customer in Residential
Figure Healthcare & Hospitality Examples
Table Key Downstream Customer in Healthcare & Hospitality
Figure BFSI Examples
Table Key Downstream Customer in BFSI
Figure Other Examples
Table Key Downstream Customer in Other
Figure United States Video Surveillance Storage Market Size (Million USD) by Region (2013-2025)
Figure The West Video Surveillance Storage Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2013-2025)
Figure Southwest Video Surveillance Storage Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2013-2025)
Figure The Middle Atlantic Video Surveillance Storage Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2013-2025)
Figure New England Video Surveillance Storage Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2013-2025)
Figure The South of US Video Surveillance Storage Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2013-2025)
Figure The Midwest Video Surveillance Storage Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2013-2025)
Figure United States Video Surveillance Storage Sales (K Units) and Growth Rate (2013-2025)
Figure United States Video Surveillance Storage Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2013-2025)
Figure United States Video Surveillance Storage Market Major Players Product Sales Volume (K Units) (2013-2018)
Table United States Video Surveillance Storage Sales (K Units) of Key Players/Suppliers (2013-2018)
Table United States Video Surveillance Storage Sales Share by Players/Suppliers (2013-2018)
Figure 2017 United States Video Surveillance Storage Sales Share by Players/Suppliers
Figure 2017 United States Video Surveillance Storage Sales Share by Players/Suppliers
Figure United States Video Surveillance Storage Market Major Players Product Revenue (Million USD) (2013-2018)
Table United States Video Surveillance Storage Revenue (Million USD) by Players/Suppliers (2013-2018)
Table United States Video Surveillance Storage Revenue Share by Players/Suppliers (2013-2018)
Figure 2017 United States Video Surveillance Storage Revenue Share by Players/Suppliers
Figure 2017 United States Video Surveillance Storage Revenue Share by Players/Suppliers
Table United States Market Video Surveillance Storage Average Price (USD/Unit) of Key Players/Suppliers (2013-2018)
Figure United States Market Video Surveillance Storage Average Price (USD/Unit) of Key Players/Suppliers in 2017
Figure United States Video Surveillance Storage Market Share of Top 3 Players/Suppliers
Figure United States Video Surveillance Storage Market Share of Top 5 Players/Suppliers
Table United States Players/Suppliers Video Surveillance Storage Manufacturing Base Distribution and Sales Area
Table United States Players/Suppliers Video Surveillance Storage Product Category
Table United States Video Surveillance Storage Sales (K Units) by Region (2013-2018)
Table United States Video Surveillance Storage Sales Share by Region (2013-2018)
Figure United States Video Surveillance Storage Sales Share by Region (2013-2018)
Figure United States Video Surveillance Storage Sales Market Share by Region in 2017
Table United States Video Surveillance Storage Revenue (Million USD) and Market Share by Region (2013-2018)
Table United States Video Surveillance Storage Revenue Share by Region (2013-2018)
Figure United States Video Surveillance Storage Revenue Market Share by Region (2013-2018)
Figure United States Video Surveillance Storage Revenue Market Share by Region in 2017
Table United States Video Surveillance Storage Price (USD/Unit) by Region (2013-2018)
Table United States Video Surveillance Storage Sales (K Units) by Type (2013-2018)
Table United States Video Surveillance Storage Sales Share by Type (2013-2018)
Figure United States Video Surveillance Storage Sales Share by Type (2013-2018)
Figure United States Video Surveillance Storage Sales Market Share by Type in 2017
Table United States Video Surveillance Storage Revenue (Million USD) and Market Share by Type (2013-2018)
Table United States Video Surveillance Storage Revenue Share by Type (2013-2018)
Figure Revenue Market Share of Video Surveillance Storage by Type (2013-2018)
Figure Revenue Market Share of Video Surveillance Storage by Type in 2017
Table United States Video Surveillance Storage Price (USD/Unit) by Types (2013-2018)
Figure United States Video Surveillance Storage Sales Growth Rate by Type (2013-2018)
Table United States Video Surveillance Storage Sales (K Units) by Application (2013-2018)
Table United States Video Surveillance Storage Sales Market Share by Application (2013-2018)
Figure United States Video Surveillance Storage Sales Market Share by Application (2013-2018)
Figure United States Video Surveillance Storage Sales Market Share by Application in 2017
Table United States Video Surveillance Storage Sales Growth Rate by Application (2013-2018)
Figure United States Video Surveillance Storage Sales Growth Rate by Application (2013-2018)
Table Dell EMC Corporation (US) Basic Information List
Table Dell EMC Corporation (US) Video Surveillance Storage Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2013-2018)
Figure Dell EMC Corporation (US) Video Surveillance Storage Sales Growth Rate (2013-2018)
Figure Dell EMC Corporation (US) Video Surveillance Storage Sales Market Share in United States (2013-2018)
Figure Dell EMC Corporation (US) Video Surveillance Storage Revenue Market Share in United States (2013-2018)
Table Western Digital Corporation (US) Basic Information List
Table Western Digital Corporation (US) Video Surveillance Storage Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2013-2018)
Figure Western Digital Corporation (US) Video Surveillance Storage Sales Growth Rate (2013-2018)
Figure Western Digital Corporation (US) Video Surveillance Storage Sales Market Share in United States (2013-2018)
Figure Western Digital Corporation (US) Video Surveillance Storage Revenue Market Share in United States (2013-2018)
Table Hewlett-Packard Company (US) Basic Information List
Table Hewlett-Packard Company (US) Video Surveillance Storage Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2013-2018)
Figure Hewlett-Packard Company (US) Video Surveillance Storage Sales Growth Rate (2013-2018)
Figure Hewlett-Packard Company (US) Video Surveillance Storage Sales Market Share in United States (2013-2018)
Figure Hewlett-Packard Company (US) Video Surveillance Storage Revenue Market Share in United States (2013-2018)
Table Seagate Technology (US) Basic Information List
Table Seagate Technology (US) Video Surveillance Storage Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2013-2018)
Figure Seagate Technology (US) Video Surveillance Storage Sales Growth Rate (2013-2018)
Figure Seagate Technology (US) Video Surveillance Storage Sales Market Share in United States (2013-2018)
Figure Seagate Technology (US) Video Surveillance Storage Revenue Market Share in United States (2013-2018)
Table Quantum Corporation (US) Basic Information List
Table Quantum Corporation (US) Video Surveillance Storage Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2013-2018)
Figure Quantum Corporation (US) Video Surveillance Storage Sales Growth Rate (2013-2018)
Figure Quantum Corporation (US) Video Surveillance Storage Sales Market Share in United States (2013-2018)
Figure Quantum Corporation (US) Video Surveillance Storage Revenue Market Share in United States (2013-2018)
Table Avigilon Corporation (CA) Basic Information List
Table Avigilon Corporation (CA) Video Surveillance Storage Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2013-2018)
Figure Avigilon Corporation (CA) Video Surveillance Storage Sales Growth Rate (2013-2018)
Figure Avigilon Corporation (CA) Video Surveillance Storage Sales Market Share in United States (2013-2018)
Figure Avigilon Corporation (CA) Video Surveillance Storage Revenue Market Share in United States (2013-2018)
Table Cisco (US) Basic Information List
Table Cisco (US) Video Surveillance Storage Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2013-2018)
Figure Cisco (US) Video Surveillance Storage Sales Growth Rate (2013-2018)
Figure Cisco (US) Video Surveillance Storage Sales Market Share in United States (2013-2018)
Figure Cisco (US) Video Surveillance Storage Revenue Market Share in United States (2013-2018)
Table Buffalo Americas (US) Basic Information List
Table Buffalo Americas (US) Video Surveillance Storage Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2013-2018)
Figure Buffalo Americas (US) Video Surveillance Storage Sales Growth Rate (2013-2018)
Figure Buffalo Americas (US) Video Surveillance Storage Sales Market Share in United States (2013-2018)
Figure Buffalo Americas (US) Video Surveillance Storage Revenue Market Share in United States (2013-2018)
Table Huawei Technologies (CN) Basic Information List
Table Huawei Technologies (CN) Video Surveillance Storage Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2013-2018)
Figure Huawei Technologies (CN) Video Surveillance Storage Sales Growth Rate (2013-2018)
Figure Huawei Technologies (CN) Video Surveillance Storage Sales Market Share in United States (2013-2018)
Figure Huawei Technologies (CN) Video Surveillance Storage Revenue Market Share in United States (2013-2018)
Table NetApp (US) Basic Information List
Table NetApp (US) Video Surveillance Storage Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2013-2018)
Figure NetApp (US) Video Surveillance Storage Sales Growth Rate (2013-2018)
Figure NetApp (US) Video Surveillance Storage Sales Market Share in United States (2013-2018)
Figure NetApp (US) Video Surveillance Storage Revenue Market Share in United States (2013-2018)
Table Production Base and Market Concentration Rate of Raw Material
Figure Price Trend of Key Raw Materials
Table Key Suppliers of Raw Materials
Figure Manufacturing Cost Structure of Video Surveillance Storage
Figure Manufacturing Process Analysis of Video Surveillance Storage
Figure Video Surveillance Storage Industrial Chain Analysis
Table Raw Materials Sources of Video Surveillance Storage Major Players/Suppliers in 2017
Table Major Buyers of Video Surveillance Storage
Table Distributors/Traders List
Figure United States Video Surveillance Storage Sales Volume (K Units) and Growth Rate Forecast (2018-2025)
Figure United States Video Surveillance Storage Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate Forecast (2018-2025)
Figure United States Video Surveillance Storage Price (USD/Unit) Trend Forecast (2018-2025)
Table United States Video Surveillance Storage Sales Volume (K Units) Forecast by Type (2018-2025)
Figure United States Video Surveillance Storage Sales Volume (K Units) Forecast by Type (2018-2025)
Figure United States Video Surveillance Storage Sales Volume (K Units) Forecast by Type in 2025
Table United States Video Surveillance Storage Sales Volume (K Units) Forecast by Application (2018-2025)
Figure United States Video Surveillance Storage Sales Volume (K Units) Forecast by Application (2018-2025)
Figure United States Video Surveillance Storage Sales Volume (K Units) Forecast by Application in 2025
Table United States Video Surveillance Storage Sales Volume (K Units) Forecast by Region (2018-2025)
Table United States Video Surveillance Storage Sales Volume Share Forecast by Region (2018-2025)
Figure United States Video Surveillance Storage Sales Volume Share Forecast by Region (2018-2025)
Figure United States Video Surveillance Storage Sales Volume Share Forecast by Region in 2025
Table Research Programs/Design for This Report
Figure Bottom-up and Top-down Approaches for This Report
Figure Data Triangulation
Table Key Data Information from Secondary Sources
Table Key Data Information from Primary Sources

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