SSD prices shoot up with more rises predicted for 2026
Flash SSD prices jumped sharply this quarter as NAND chip costs surged, driven by AI-fuelled demand and tight supplier control, while HDD prices stayed mostly […]
Solidigm: NAND demand soars as cloud providers underestimate AI inferencing
Cloud and enterprise AI workloads are generating far more inference data than expected, driving a sudden spike in NAND demand, flash prices, and pressure on […]
Hammerspace drives ‘em “crazy” with global namespace, performance and GPU data placement
Hammerspace unifies storage across vendors into one high-performance namespace, cutting costs and feeding AI/GPU workloads at speed—leaving traditional storage players frustrated Hammerspace is driving other […]
Veeam tools up in the cyber-resilience arms race but people and processes are still speed bumps
Veeam’s Data Platform 13 boosts AI-driven threat detection and resilience, but execs admit true zero-time recovery isn’t realistic despite strong immutable-backup protection. Veeam’s latest updates […]
How AI impacts storage: Key features of AI workloads and the storage it needs
We look at the key characteristics of AI workloads, its needs in terms of I/O, storage capacity, object vs file, cloud vs on-prem, and the […]
Data sovereignty: What is it and why does it matter?
This article explains what data sovereignty is, why it matters, the risks of ignoring it, and how organisations can prepare for tighter regulations and greater […]
Vector databases: The hidden engine of AI
Vector databases power modern AI by storing and searching high-dimensional data. Learn how vector embeddings work, their effect on data storage, plus a survey of […]
Storage consumption models: From pay-as-you-go to buy-with-upgrades
Datacentre storage is shifting from capex refresh cycles to opex consumption models. Explore pros, cons, and vendor offerings from Dell, IBM, HPE, NetApp, Pure Storage […]
Storage and containers: Key challenges and how to overcome them
Discover how containerisation with orchestrators like Kubernetes handles persistent storage and data protection. Plus what key vendors offer to help with enterprise-grade stateful workloads Containerisation […]
Flash vs HDD: Pros and cons, and the workloads they suit best
Flash storage is reshaping enterprise IT with QLC and NVMe innovations, but HDD still dominates on cost. Explore flash vs HDD, cloud storage, and the […]