In a recent podcast, Toshiba’s Rainer Kaese discussed the enduring relevance of hard disk drives (HDDs) in data storage, primarily attributing this to their significant cost advantage over flash technology. Kaese argues that HDDs, being one-seventh the cost of flash, are indispensable for large-scale storage needs, especially as global data production continues to surge. He asserts that even as performance metrics favor flash, HDDs still meet the speed requirements at a fraction of the price. Additionally, market data reveals that HDD capacity far exceeds that of solid-state drives, reinforcing their essential role in enterprise storage solutions for years to come.
The major thing is cost per capacity. Hard disk drives are just one-seventh the cost of flash storage, ensuring their future for years to come.
Hard disk drives will be the cheapest way to store online data for a long time, which is crucial as data continues to grow exponentially.
Flash may offer better performance, but for large-scale storage, HDDs meet speed requirements at a much lower cost, making them essential for future data needs.
In comparisons of storage technologies, HDDs still dominate in capacity production, with about 1ZB manufactured compared to only 260EB of SSD capacity last year.
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