HAMR drives let manufacturers ramp up areal density, helping HDDs to maintain the cost advantage over SSDs. If the price is right, HAMR will secure a place for HDD in hyperscale data centers for a long time to come.
The …
In an age of surging spend on data center infrastructure, IT asset disposition (ITAD) is an essential component of safe and secure enterprise computing.
As the sophistication and scale of data center hardware grows, the question of what to do …
“Know Thyself”, Socrates once said. While this Greek philosopher didn’t have hard drives in his audience, he may as well have. Modern HDDs are able to capture data about their own performance in the form of SMART attributes.
“S.M.A.R.T” stands …
Recertified hard drives are rigorously tested, and usually available at a discount. But making a quality purchase involves knowing what to look for.
When it comes to purchasing HDDs, there are often tradeoffs between cost and quality. Factory recertified drives …
After years of slow growth, HDD capacity is once again increasing rapidly. So how is shingled magnetic recording (SMR) helping drive this acceleration?
As the hard drive market picks back up from a two-year slump, manufacturers like Seagate, Western Digital, …
Calculating total cost of ownership (TCO) is an effective way for IT managers to gain visibility into the true cost structure of hard drive storage, supporting better informed decisions about current and future investments.
By most accounts, we’re still in …
In today’s rapidly evolving technology landscape, e-waste and embodied carbon remain significant concerns. With the growth of the Internet of Things and the precipitous demand for all things artificial intelligence (AI), data storage requirements are expected to surge — …
After a rocky few years for the hard drive industry, the AI craze is renewing demand for mass data storage. To meet these needs, manufacturers have ambitious plans to increase hard drive capacity.
The past few years have proven challenging …
JBOD, which stands for ‘Just a Bunch of Drives,’ is a cost-effective, flexible, and straightforward way of arranging your storage devices.
Unlike RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) configurations, a JBOD setup offers greater utilization of drive capacity. It also …
Does the recent dip in shipped units mean that the end is nigh for hard disk drives? Are solid state drives (SSD), fueled by long-term declines in …
