IDC External Storage Tracker: $10.3 Billion in Q2 2026 as Server Market Tops $166 Billion on AI Demand
IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Storage Systems Tracker shows the external OEM enterprise storage systems (ESS) market reached $10.3 billion in vendor revenue during the second quarter of 2026, up 33.6% year over year. It’s the second-highest quarterly total in the tracker’s history, trailing only Q4 2025, and the highest revenue ever recorded outside a fourth-quarter The post IDC External Storage Tracker: $10.3 Billion in Q2 2026 as Server Market Tops $166 Billion on AI Demand appeared first on StorageReview.com.
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