August 17, 20232 yr https://www.extremetech.com/computing/ssds-wont-replace-spinning-hard-drives-in-data-centers-any-time-soon-report The impending demise of spinning rust storage devices has been greatly exaggerated, at least according to one new forecast. This further analysis says that hard drives will continue to dominate the data center where total cost of ownership (TOC) is paramount, at least until 2028.
August 18, 20232 yr Duh?... SSD $100?tb and HDD $25?tb Gotta' keep "cloud" (synonym "Internet") storage cheap, yes? It's all about money (and maybe keeping prices high for the gamers)? MrGrey.
August 18, 20232 yr 17 hours ago, peterg23 said: the data center where total cost of ownership (TOC) is paramount This statement is the key to it all. It is all about cost when built to scale. So many factors come in to play in the data center, which a barely a rounding error when looking at it from a typical user's perspective. (Even if that user is looking at a small site's network. Costs come from so many places. Power usage. Longevity of device. Speed. Frequency of data access. Heat generation. Physical size. That's just a few that popped into mind just now. Each has a cost associated with it, and how it fits into your data center's needs and usage are calculations that are quite nuanced.
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