When it comes to lowering your total cost of storage ownership, factory recertified drives make for an attractive, sustainable option. By understanding more about recertified…
Stephen BucklerFebruary 20, 2025
The latest news and views on the intersection between data center hardware and the future of enterprise computing.
"Know Thyself," Socrates once said. While this Greek philosopher didn't have hard drives in mind, he may as well have. Modern HDDs are able to…
Horizon EditorialFebruary 11, 2025
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…
Horizon EditorialJanuary 22, 2025
What's the outlook for enterprise hard disk drives (HDD) in the data center? Will the current surge in demand for affordable high-cap storage keep HDD…
Horizon EditorialJanuary 8, 2025
The rapid increase in the volume of digital data is driving demand for effective and economical storage media. As a result, HDD (hard disk drive)…
Horizon EditorialDecember 17, 2024
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…
Horizon EditorialDecember 5, 2024
New advancements in storage technology mean new challenges for data sanitization. In the face of a changing landscape for storage media, the IEEE 2883 standard…
Horizon EditorialNovember 20, 2024
From advice on decommissioning to insights around timing, get the latest analysis on hardware refresh cycles in the data center. Getting the timing right on…
Horizon EditorialNovember 13, 2024
Fighting e-waste due to discarded hard drives is a team effort. On the manufacturing end, OEMs are feeling pressure to design for longevity in order…
Horizon EditorialOctober 23, 2024
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…
Horizon EditorialOctober 10, 2024
A recent study of more than 117,000 data storage drives reveals a massive gap between the number of enterprise HDDs and SSDs fit for reuse…
Horizon EditorialSeptember 19, 2024
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…
Horizon EditorialAugust 14, 2024
As storage needs scale, coaxing companies to minimize the electronic waste (“e-waste”) associated with used storage devices is a perpetual challenge. Given the rising complexity…
Horizon EditorialAugust 8, 2024
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…
Horizon EditorialJuly 24, 2024
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,…
Horizon EditorialJuly 19, 2024
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…
Horizon EditorialJune 27, 2024
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…
Horizon EditorialJune 12, 2024
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…
Horizon EditorialMay 22, 2024
HDD crypto farming aims for sustainability and decentralization. But with Chia rewards halved, profitability requires some farming strategy. Cryptocurrencies aim to use blockchain technology to…
Horizon EditorialApril 23, 2024
JBOD is a simple and flexible storage architecture. Its use cases include everything from mission-critical tasks, to storing surveillance footage, to temporary storage during archival…
Horizon EditorialApril 10, 2024
Clear sanitization techniques are a simple and effective way to sanitize storage devices. A clear technique removes data from all addressable locations, and leaves the…
Horizon EditorialMarch 28, 2024
Invented before the advent of digital computers, magnetic tape storage is the backbone of cold storage in enterprise data centers. Companies are competing to find…
Horizon EditorialMarch 12, 2024
Drive rewritability is important, but it matters more for some workloads than others. Understanding how drive endurance is measured can help you select drives which…
Horizon EditorialFebruary 21, 2024
What’s the state of SAS? Will the 24G standard help SAS drives thrive in an increasingly flash-first world? Introduced in 2004, SAS drives are known…
Horizon EditorialFebruary 10, 2024
The growing e-waste crisis has sparked a gradual shift in how used drives are dealt with. Instead of simply destroying drives, the focus is moving…
Horizon EditorialJanuary 25, 2024
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…
Horizon EditorialJanuary 17, 2024
Data purging is a key way to securely sanitize drives while avoiding e-waste. The new IEEE 2883 standards set out strict compliance criteria for purge,…
Horizon EditorialNovember 22, 2023
With IT infrastructure underpinning every facet of our daily lives, the question of how we handle end-of-life devices grows. So what are some of the…
Horizon EditorialNovember 9, 2023
Leading storage analyst, Tom Coughlin, recently turned to Horizon Technology's certified data sanitization program for hard drive disposal. He was impressed by Horizon's process for…
Horizon EditorialOctober 25, 2023
The IEEE 2883 standard is highlighting non-destructive methods of data sanitization, paving the way for greener hardware lifecycles. When it comes to sustainable business, no…
Horizon EditorialOctober 10, 2023
Hot swapping, a crucial tool in an always-online age, is easier than it's ever been. From upgrading drives on the fly to mission critical tasks,…
Horizon EditorialSeptember 19, 2023
Why it's important to address hard drive failure in the data center head on. Storage technology is more sophisticated and durable than it’s ever been.…
Horizon EditorialAugust 12, 2023
JBODs are simple, but not simplistic. Added features can supercharge the usual JBOD use cases. By incorporating self-healing data storage into its Exos CORVAULT system,…
Horizon EditorialJuly 25, 2023
The most widely used cryptocurrencies rely on energy-intensive computations. Advancing green blockchain technology will require reducing emissions while discouraging e-waste. Chia believes it has a…
Horizon EditorialApril 22, 2023
Speculating on the future of data center storage is hardly an exact science. This is even more true in a year when economic pressures and…
Horizon EditorialApril 7, 2023
Providers of all-flash arrays believe they can make HDD a thing of the past. Their argument: that denser and more efficient storage solutions will eventually…
Horizon EditorialMarch 23, 2023
In every aspect of business, data generation is growing at a staggering pace. But what to do with all the information once it’s in your…
Horizon EditorialFebruary 10, 2023
Getting your head around what edge computing comprises is a tall order even for the most hardened data architects. At its simplest level, the edge…
Horizon EditorialNovember 30, 2022
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.…
Horizon EditorialNovember 15, 2022
Improving the utilization of zombie servers in the data center may prove more difficult than first meets the eye. But breathing fresh life into otherwise…
Horizon EditorialOctober 15, 2022
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…
Horizon EditorialSeptember 26, 2022
In today’s information hungry age, there are more data center hard drives in deployment than ever before. But, what happens when your enterprise HDD reach…
Horizon EditorialAugust 5, 2022
The data center, as essential infrastructure, is more intricate than it’s ever been. With all this complexity, new tools are needed to help centers store data…
Horizon EditorialJuly 27, 2022
Growing momentum around green computing highlights the role that data center storage has to play in advancing sustainability. Data centers: they’re more essential and more…
Horizon EditorialJuly 7, 2022
Everyone knows the value of new enterprise hard drives when it comes to data center storage. But if you haven't given much consideration to factory…
Horizon EditorialJune 10, 2022
Proponents of reuse culture like to point out that waste does not exist in nature. In the same way nature reuses resources, how can we…
Horizon EditorialMay 28, 2022
First, let’s get a definition of ITAD, an industry acronym that stands for IT asset disposition. When organizations need to upgrade or otherwise dispose of…
Horizon EditorialMay 15, 2022
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…
Horizon EditorialApril 27, 2022
Solid state drives—they’re fast, high capacity, and increasingly versatile. True, HDD remains the backbone of hyperscale data centers, but SSDs are gaining ground every year.…
Horizon EditorialFebruary 25, 2022
Capturing data is the lifeblood of the digital economy. But, as the volume of data soars, storing it efficiently and securely is an ever greater…
Horizon EditorialJanuary 14, 2022
2021 was quite a year for enterprise IT. Yes, COVID-19 continued to impact the supply of data center hardware, while confidence in cloud security took…
Horizon EditorialDecember 30, 2021
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…
Horizon EditorialNovember 28, 2021
The work performed by data center decommissioning companies is critical. In a world driven by data, how data-bearing hardware is securely disposed is enough to…
Horizon EditorialOctober 14, 2021
As an IT asset manager, getting your software licensing compliance right is key to maintaining a secure environment—just watch out for shadow IT and be…
Horizon EditorialSeptember 28, 2021
In the race for higher hard drive capacity, reaching 20 terabytes is a big deal. Demand for data storage is growing sharply, and businesses need…
Horizon EditorialSeptember 10, 2021
Are you maximizing data center asset recovery for your retiring or excess hardware? What's in your data center? Probably more than you realize. The reality…
Horizon EditorialSeptember 2, 2021
As an IT asset manager, a host of new technologies is changing the organization of your company’s data centers. From the impact of the edge to…
Horizon EditorialAugust 27, 2021
As data generation proliferates, competition among edge data transfer services is hotting up. The coming years will see explosive growth in data generated by the…
Horizon EditorialJuly 26, 2021
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…
Horizon EditorialJuly 12, 2021
What does the open source instruction set architecture RISC-V mean for storage processing in a data-rich world? Accessing information fast and efficiently carries an increasing…
Horizon EditorialJune 23, 2021
Embracing green hardware asset management is not only good for the environment but good for your IT budget. Running a data center is a resource-hungry…
Horizon EditorialApril 23, 2021
Approaches to data destruction in the enterprise data center vary widely. So, what are the steps your company should take when planning to wipe drives?…
Horizon EditorialMarch 12, 2021
Nobody wants to leave money on the table. As companies focus on the role that hardware plays in driving digital transformation, the importance of IT…
Horizon EditorialFebruary 25, 2021
In an age of corporate hacks and insider attacks, data sanitization—the process of securely and comprehensively removing data from IT hardware—is more important than ever.…
Horizon EditorialJanuary 8, 2021
When it’s time to decommission data center equipment, planning is center stage. The tighter the project management, the more successful the decommissioning. But the teardown…
Horizon EditorialSeptember 24, 2020
As a data center operator, you’re used to working as smartly as you can with the data center hardware you have. While new tools and…
Horizon EditorialAugust 12, 2020
You have potentially millions of dollars of hardware deployed in your data center. So when it comes time to retire a piece of equipment, why…
Horizon EditorialJune 18, 2020
While the connection may not immediately appear obvious, the coronavirus—for all the havoc it is wreaking on the IT supply chain and the outlook for…
Stephen BucklerApril 22, 2020
Not a week goes by without news of another data breach somewhere. Cybercrime, from phishing attempts and acts of ransomware all the way to state-sponsored…
Horizon EditorialMarch 10, 2020
Whether on Valentine's Day or any day of the year, there is much to admire about the hard disk drive (HDD). From its rich heritage…
Horizon EditorialFebruary 11, 2020
At the heart of the circular economy is a shift from a mode of production that emphasizes disposal to one based around reuse. This disruptive…
Horizon EditorialJanuary 9, 2020
Perhaps nowhere in life do we throw out more data than in the management of our health. Every interaction within a healthcare setting offers up…
Horizon EditorialDecember 12, 2019
While the history of hard drives continues to unfold, early attempts to mechanically store information go back centuries. In fact, it was the early days…
Horizon EditorialNovember 28, 2019
In the enterprise data center, the next big thing is always around the corner. But in the case of NVMe Over Fabrics, the hype may…
Horizon EditorialNovember 15, 2019
The impact of cloud infrastructure and services on enterprise computing is both deep and wide. Business of all shapes and sizes have experienced the shift.…
Horizon EditorialOctober 31, 2019
In a world increasingly dependent on data, demand for data storage seems to know no bounds. But the growing importance of enterprise storage to everyday…
Horizon EditorialOctober 13, 2019
It was like a scene from a heist movie. The planning, the technical execution, the sheer nerve of it. Steve Mellings, CEO and founder of ADISA,…
Horizon EditorialSeptember 30, 2019
The adoption of hybrid cloud, an organization’s mixing of public and private cloud services, has long been a talking point for companies of all sizes.…
Horizon EditorialAugust 16, 2019
There’s frequent talk about the critical role a modern chief financial officer plays in advancing a company’s digital transformation (DX). Regardless of sector or company…
Horizon EditorialJune 25, 2019
The ongoing trade dispute between the United States and China has entered its latest period of volatility, as IT managers brace themselves for price hikes…
Horizon EditorialMay 16, 2019
As data becomes increasingly central to business models everywhere, overall spend in data center hardware continues to grow. This is hardly surprising. It’s a good…
Mark KierApril 19, 2019
Commentators frequently speculate on the future state of the data center. But for IT managers and data center operators making purchasing decisions, the direction of…
Horizon EditorialMarch 22, 2019
If the current decade has seen the mainstream adoption of open source for software, the 2020's may emerge as the golden era of open hardware.…
Horizon EditorialMarch 11, 2019
Once you've taken the decision to migrate storage, what does this mean for your legacy storage assets? What steps can you take to recover greatest…
Horizon EditorialJanuary 18, 2019
Once you have taken the decision to migrate data to the cloud, how to prepare your data for migration? What options do you have, working…
Horizon EditorialJanuary 7, 2019
IT asset disposition, or ITAD, may not be the easiest industry terminology to say five times fast. But anyone involved in the practice of ITAD…
Horizon EditorialDecember 26, 2018
Horizon Technology has added Responsible Recycling R2 Certification (R2:2013), accredited by Orion Registrar, to its list of industry certifications. The R2 Standard, overseen by the…
Horizon EditorialDecember 24, 2018
As 2018 winds up, and with the new year on the horizon, it’s a good time to look at what's in store for 2019 in…
Horizon EditorialDecember 18, 2018
For some companies, the role cloud plays in their IT infrastructure is clear cut. Global streaming service Netflix took the decision almost a decade ago…
Horizon EditorialDecember 10, 2018
As an IT manager or storage engineer, you have a lot to consider when deciding whether and how to migrate data into the cloud. Not…
Horizon EditorialNovember 25, 2018
What to do with all the hard drives kicking about when it comes time for a refresh cycle or to decommission parts of a data…
Horizon EditorialNovember 19, 2018
Once you have taken the decision to migrate data to the cloud, what does this mean for your legacy storage assets? What steps can you take…
Horizon EditorialNovember 11, 2018
The many obituaries and tributes on the recent death of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen describe the company’s deep roots as an innovator in software and…
Horizon EditorialOctober 26, 2018
The ongoing spread of artificial intelligence and machine learning are among the major drivers pushing the explosive growth of data across the globe. As organizations…
Horizon EditorialOctober 17, 2018
At the recent Open Compute Project conference in Amsterdam, a number of companies made announcements that further solidify Open Compute Project’s mission. OCP was founded…
Horizon EditorialOctober 11, 2018
China’s “Made in China 2025” initiative, which aims for self-sufficiency in areas such as advanced manufacturing, has pitted the world’s two largest economies against each…
Stephen BucklerSeptember 28, 2018
In a move designed to push cloud and digital transformation into a higher gear, Lenovo and NetApp recently announced a joint partnership, bringing each companies’…
Horizon EditorialSeptember 27, 2018
The drive to increase efficiency and scalability pushes innovation across all organizations. To extend and implement the latest and greatest in data centers, a number…
Horizon EditorialSeptember 21, 2018
IT managers have a lot to consider when migrating data storage to the cloud. Ongoing research highlights continued momentum toward cloud storage, but also reveals…
Horizon EditorialSeptember 14, 2018
Perhaps there is no more important question in the coming decade than how we handle the increasing amounts of data generated daily around the world.…
Horizon EditorialSeptember 7, 2018
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