Modern organizations create and analyze large volumes of unstructured data such as photos, videos, emails, web pages, sensor data, and audio files, and to store them object-based storage (OBS) technology is widely used. It promotes data security of the stored data and parallel access to operate and manage the stored data concurrently. An object-based storage platform is designed to work with diverse industries that deal with various types and amounts of data, and the platform must be interoperable with all other platforms for seamless storage and access.
Quadrant Knowledge Solutions’ OBS market research includes a detailed analysis of the global market regarding short-term and long-term growth opportunities, emerging technology trends, market trends, and future market outlook. The study provides a comprehensive market forecast analysis of the global market and the overall market adoption rate as well. This research provides strategic information for technology vendors to better understand the existing market and support their growth strategies, and for users to evaluate different vendors’ capabilities, competitive differentiation, and market position.
The research includes detailed competition analysis and vendor evaluation with the proprietary SPARK Matrix analysis. The SPARK Matrix includes ranking and positioning of the leading OBS vendors with a global impact including – Cloudian, Cohesity, DataCore, DDN Storage, Dell Technologies, Hitachi Vantara, Huawei, IBM, Inspur, MinIO, NetApp, Nutanix, Object Matrix, Pure Storage, Quantum, Qumulo, Red Hat, Scality, Seagate Technologies, Soft Iron, Weka, and Zadara.
According to Madhu Kittur, Analyst at Quadrant Knowledge Solutions, “The amount of data generated has expanded as a result of the rapid adoption of next-generation technologies like social media, big data analytics, cloud computing, and mobile applications, and there has been a substantial shift in how consumers want to access their data. Adopting object-based storage can help in storing the data as it offers broad metadata capabilities, low-cost data growth management, and vast scalability to meet the demand for data storage and access, which is increasing quickly. Leading OBS vendors are now focusing on providing cloud integration, chargeback management, native S3 compatible storage, support for Kubernetes, asynchronous replication, file auditing, etc so that users can manage unstructured data in one place with a user-friendly application interface.”
2022 Object-Based Storage SPARK Matrix
Source: Quadrant Knowledge Solutions

Table of Contents
Executive Overview
- Key Research Findings
Market Overview and Technology Trends
Factors Influencing Technology Development and Market Growth
Market Adoption Trends
Competition Landscape and Analysis
- Competitive Overview and Analysis
- Key Competitive Factors and Technology Differentiators
SPARK Matrix™: Object-Based Storage
Vendor Profiles
Research Methodologies
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