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SSDs to Benefit from Machine Learning in Data Storage
The use of machine learning in storage systems may give SSD endurance a massive boost.

HPE Aims to 'Futureproof' All-Flash Storage with 3PAR Updates
The IT giant announces new capabilities to prepare businesses for storage technologies like NVMe and storage-class memory.

8 Big Enterprise SSD Trends to Expect in 2017
Expect innovation to increase and costs to come down as enterprise SSDs continue to grow in popularity.

HGST Hard Drives Rank High in Reliability
Backblaze's latest hard drive reliability study reveals that hard drive failure rates are falling across the board.

Pure Storage's FlashBlade Converged Hardware is Generally Available
After months of limited availability, the company's converged systems for unstructured and big data workloads is ready for all comers.

Flash a Bright Spot in Declining Storage Market
All-flash storage arrays made big gains in the last quarter despite a 3.2-percent dip in overall enterprise storage revenue.

Western Digital Previews Its Flash-First Future
Hard drives take a back seat as flash commands the spotlight during data storage provider's Investor Day.

High Capacity SSD Buying Guide
Vendors have begun rolling out SSDs capable of storing many petabytes worth of data while still enabling fast performance.

Flash Storage Is Mainstream at HPC Organizations
Most HPC data centers use at least some form of flash storage to accelerate their workloads, according to a recent survey from DataDirect Networks.

IBM Gives 'Cognitive' Businesses an All-Flash Edge
The company unveils DeepFlash Elastic Storage Server (ESS) and other offerings that harness flash storage to help power advanced intelligent software services.

Aiming for the Cloud, Violin Launches Low-Latency All-Flash Arrays
The company's new FSP 7650 and 7450 all-flash arrays promise brisk and consistent performance for demanding cloud workloads.

NetApp Debuts Entry-Level All-Flash Array for Midmarket Enterprises
Targeting midsized companies seeking a performance bump for their analytics applications, NetApp announces the new E2800 series of arrays.

HPE Debuts Sub-$10K Hybrid Flash Storage Array for SMBs
The new MSA 2042 array includes 800 GB of performance-enhancing flash storage to speed up SMB workloads with a price tag of under $10,000.

What is the Best Enterprise SSD Format?
There are so many labels and categories for enterprise SSD products, from PCIe-based flash to custom flash to NVMe-based SSDs to memory channel-attached flash. Is one enterprise SSD format the best?

Top 10 Enterprise SSD Tips and Trends
Experts say speed is becoming less important than other factors when selecting an enterprise SSD.

Top 10 Best Enterprise SSD Product Developments
The enterprise SSD sector is enjoying a massive level of innovation -- almost more than one can keep up with.

Lite-On Boosts Enterprise SSD Production to Tackle 'Data Explosion'
Increased demand for flash storage in the enterprise prompts the company to expand its SSD manufacturing capabilities.

Balancing Performance, Capacity, Endurance in Enterprise SSDs
Some SSDs are better than others.

Samsung Debuts 256GB microSD Card Killer
The company's new removable Universal Flash Storage (UFS) cards can usher in mobile devices with fast data capture capabilities.

Enterprise SSD: Long-Life Drives Set to Revolutionize the Data Center
Enterprise SSDs that last seven years or more offer a low-cost alternative to slower spinning-disk storage and tape archives.

Flash Strengthens Its Foothold in Enterprise Storage
The vast majority of organizations already have flash-enabled storage systems in their data centers, finds a new study from 451 Research.

Apple Debuts New SSD-Optimized APFS File System
During this year's Worldwide Developer Conference, Apple is unveiling APFS, the company's long-awaited follow-up to HFS+.

HPE 3PAR Makes Room for Larger SSDs, Flashy Docker Containers
The company's updated all-flash arrays now support SSDs of over 15 TB and will soon provide Docker containers with 3PAR's data management and security services.

SSD Data Recovery on the Rise
Kroll Ontrack reports that SSD failures are piling up as a growing number of users flock to flash-based storage.

SSD Makers Shipped 10 Exabytes of Capacity in Q1
New data from Trendfocus reveals an across-the-board increase in flash storage demand, even from the beleaguered PC market.