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1.0 Notes on Methodology
1.1 Data Sources
1.2 Definitions
2.0 Consumer Storage Devices: An Overview
2.1 Classifying Consumer Storage Solutions
2.1.1 Portable/Mobile Storage
2.1.2 Direct-attached Storage
2.1.3 Network-attached Storage and Home Server
2.1.4 Storage and Digital Media Players
3.0 Catalysts for the Home Server
3.1 Consumer Factors
3.1.1 Digital Media Use on the Rise
3.1.2 Backup and Safekeeping
3.1.3 Sharing
3.1.4 Home Networking’s Evolution beyond Just Data
3.1.5 Evolution of NAS Devices
3.2 Business Factors
3.2.1 Established Players Seeking New Markets
3.2.2 The Role of Service Providers: Network-hosted and Local Storage Strategies
3.3 Key Components of the Consumer Storage Experience
3.3.1 Connectivity Approaches
3.3.2 Storage Media
3.3.2.1 Flash Media
3.3.3 Home Networking Technologies
3.3.4 Software/Middleware Solutions
3.3.5 Industry-led Efforts to Create Connected Product Ecosystems
4.0 Market Forecasts
5.0 Conclusions and Recommendations
5.1 For Storage CE Companies
5.2 For Service Providers
5.3 For Technology Providers
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