Hard drives remain central to data center storage for a stubbornly practical reason: enormous volumes of data still need to be stored economically at scale. Flash keeps advancing where performance, latency, and power justify the premium, but HDDs continue to …
A dataset that has barely been touched for a year may still have considerable value. An intermediate file generated yesterday may already be expendable.
That distinction is becoming increasingly important as AI systems create larger and more complicated data estates. …
As high-cap hard drive demand rises in tandem with the recent surge in data center construction, Seagate, Western Digital, and Toshiba are pressing ahead with ambitious HDD capacity roadmaps. With Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recording (HAMR) technology now delivering long-promised growth in …
While 2030 may feel distant in the world of technology, the speed of change makes it tomorrow’s problem. The AI explosion now underway is driving a seismic shift in the tech industry, its jolts felt in capital expenditure, capacity, and …
Hard drives function via the complex coordination of intricate moving parts. Components such as the magnetic platters and actuator assembly operate in close proximity, requiring robust protection. The chassis plays the crucial role of physically protecting the delicate operation of a …
The Trump-era tariffs are casting a long shadow over the global supply chain for advanced electronics. While the impact on hard drives (HDD) remains less direct than on other product categories, the ripples are significant.
Most notably, the rollout of …
Despite turbulent times for the tech world, the AI boom is driving demand for mass data storage. To meet these needs, manufacturers have ambitious plans to increase hard drive capacity.
From fluctuating demand to supply chain geopolitics, the past few …
JBOD is a simple and flexible data storage virtualization technology. Its use cases include everything from mission-critical tasks, to storing surveillance footage, to temporary storage during archival tape replacement.
When it comes to drives, there is strength in numbers. Data …
What’s driving the growing interest in DNA data storage as an alternative media for long-term use?
If there’s one thing the world could always use more of, it’s data storage. The rapidly growing Internet of Things produces a never-ending …
