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 […]
Storage performance
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Data protection: Snapshots, replication and backups explained
Discover how snapshots, replication and backups work together to protect your data. Learn the benefits, limitations and best practices for a layered data protection strategy […]
File, block and object storage: How do they work in the cloud era?
File, block, and object storage remain core to data management in the cloud era. Learn how they differ, how they evolved, and where each model […]