Dell Technologies captured 31.2% of the external enterprise storage market in Q1 2026, growing 40.8% year-over-year and...
Dell Technologies captured 31.2% of the external enterprise storage market in Q1 2026, growing 40.8% year-over-year and outselling the rest of the top five vendors combined, per IDC data reported by StorageReview (source). The growth is driven by private cloud flexibility, AI infrastructure, and cyber resilience. Dell's PowerStore and Dell Private Cloud are central to this trend. What the sources said: - 'Dell closed... as the top external enterprise storage vendor... posting 31.2% market share on 40.8% year-over-year growth.' (StorageReview) - 'The rest of the top five vendors combined did not outsell Dell for the quarter.' (IDC via StorageReview)
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Strong evidence: 2 independent source classes support this read.
DELL is already up +100% over the recent 30-90 day window.
signal brief
Dell Technologies captured 31.2% of the external enterprise storage market in Q1 2026, growing 40.8% year-over-year and outselling the rest of the top five vendors combined, per IDC data reported by StorageReview (source). The growth is driven by private cloud flexibility, AI infrastructure, and cyber resilience. Dell's PowerStore and Dell Private Cloud are central to this trend.
What the sources said:
- 'Dell closed... as the top external enterprise storage vendor... posting 31.2% market share on 40.8% year-over-year growth.' (StorageReview)
- 'The rest of the top five vendors combined did not outsell Dell for the quarter.' (IDC via StorageReview)
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“Latest Financial Performance Revenue Non-GAAP | FY21 | $86.8B +2% | |---|---| | FY22 | $101.2B +17% | | FY23 | $102.3B +1% | | FY24 | $88.4B -14% | | FY25 | $95.6B +8% |...”
“Dell Technologies closed the first quarter of 2026 as the top external enterprise storage vendor worldwide, according to IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Storage Systems Tracker released in June, posting 31.2% market share on 40.8% year-over-year growth,...”
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