Over the past year, the AI craze has put significant pressure on tech supply chains. When it comes to the long-term effects of this surge, that’s anyone’s guess (not that we haven’t tried). But one thing is clear: …
In January 2025, German tech publication Heise covered a sinister trend: heavily used hard drives being resold as “new” devices. As the number of reported cases increased, it became clear that bad actors had tampered with hard drives to hide …
If your goal is more usable terabytes per dollar, factory recertified drives (FRDs) deliver real ROI: lower cost-per-TB, predictable performance, and OEM-validated quality. In a market where global supply chains are volatile and counterfeit activity is rising, FRDs sourced through …
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 …
The modern hard disk drive (HDD) is a complex device which delicately balances several mechanical and electronic parts. But details aside, at its heart lies the simple physics of spinning disks. This spinning is accomplished with the help of hard …
3D NAND is tough to manufacture. But when it comes to balancing density, durability, and speed at low cost, 3D NAND has changed the game.
The modern data center depends on a vast and intricate network of interconnected technologies, all …
Semiconductor fabrication forms part of a complex global network that crosses borders, stokes rivalries and may just prove the key to future prosperity.
The modern world runs on computers. That’s been true for years, and is getting truer every …
The semiconductor shortage has impacted huge swathes of the global supply chain. So, when the chips are down, what does the data center do?
Since the onset of the pandemic, the world has been struggling with a shortage in semiconductor …
It’s been a rollercoaster year for enterprise IT. In much of the world, the economy has come roaring back to life. But we’re not out of the woods yet, as continuing supply disruptions triggered by the pandemic mean that progress …
Its founders herald it as the green successor to Bitcoin. But in a world where new digital currencies can feel a dime a dozen, the most novel thing about Chia may be the supercharged impact it’s having on the marketplace …
