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Storage market research helps any technology professional make educated decisions about which storage technologies to select. Find the latest news and reports in this topic section about the data storage market, including enterprise storage and cloud storage leaders, trends and analysis. The news section tracks product technology comparisons and market share reports.
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Download Now: Flash Memory vs. RAM: What’s the Difference?
In this guide, explore the differences between flash memory and RAM. Plus, discover how quad-level cell (QLC) and triple-level cell (TLC) NAND flash memory are coexisting in the data center.
Storage market research reports News
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April 27, 2020
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Apr'20
Pandemic changes enterprise storage buying plans
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing some IT organizations to delay or push up their 2020 enterprise data storage purchases, while others continue with business as usual.
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February 13, 2020
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Feb'20
Enterprise HDDs hit 20 TB, boost throughput in 2020
While waiting for HAMR to drop, we have more immediate spinning disk developments to watch out for in 2020, such as dual-actuator and shingled drives.
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September 27, 2019
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Sep'19
Forrester Wave shows newcomers edging out legacy vendors
Well-funded startups moved up in the 2019 Forrester Wave, while most legacy vendors dropped. Cyberattack recoverability and single-pane-of-glass management were leading factors.
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January 08, 2019
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Cloud, data management top 2019 enterprise data storage options
Data management -- on premises and in the cloud -- appears on the rise as a 2019 spending priority for storage pros, while flash arrays and converged infrastructure may have peaked.
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What's behind today's IT infrastructure modernization strategies?
See how businesses have altered operating environments, applications and processes to meet IT infrastructure modernization goals, their budgets and how far along they've gotten. Continue Reading
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The AFA market faces unprecedented and rapid commoditization
Prices of all-flash arrays have nosedived. Massive discounts due to fierce competition are contributing to rapid and unprecedented commoditization of all-flash arrays and changes in the AFA market. Meantime, the demand for AFAs is shrinking because ... Continue Reading
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A dozen data storage vendors to watch in 2017
Hyper-convergence, solid-state, software-defined storage and the cloud have revolutionized the way we deploy, manage and secure storage. How the dozen leading data storage vendors presented here navigate the challenges and opportunities created by ... Continue Reading
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Storage Products of the Year 2020
Nominate your favorite or best storage products for the 'Storage' magazine and SearchStorage annual Products of the Year awards. Continue Reading
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IT spending priorities for 2018 include cloud and flash storage
More than half of respondents to our survey have larger IT budgets this year, and their storage spending is focused on ways to manage massive data growth. Continue Reading
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Buying NAS: Do you want performance and scalability?
Although SANs still rule the modern the data center, the NAS array maintains a position high up on tech buyers' shopping lists for new primary storage. Continue Reading
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Top infrastructure modernization strategy challenges
Increase the odds of IT modernization success by learning about the challenges and obstacles others have faced when attempting to modernize their infrastructure for their business. Continue Reading
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Navigating cloud-based data storage requires some caution
Cloud services are economical and easy to use -- if you know the ropes. Approach cloud computing issues with caution; you just might run into familiar on-premises storage problems. Continue Reading
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Get control of data storage growth before things go haywire
Companies are collecting and hoarding data like never before. Take control of this out-of-control situation with forward-looking data storage and management practices. Continue Reading
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A look at the future of data storage careers
Thanks to virtualization, the cloud and solid-state technology, data storage professionals and those who want to pursue a career in it face an uncertain future. Continue Reading
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Virtual machine backup a top VM storage priority
Virtual machine backup might not be such a big headache anymore, but it still commands some serious resources. Continue Reading
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File-based replication vs. volume-based replication
Backup expert Pierre Dorion offers advice about the pros and cons of file-based replication vs. volume-based replication. Continue Reading