Toshiba Exec: HDDs Have A Bright Future
Blocks&Files, Friday, December 15,2023
A Toshiba exec says, contrary to the view of Pure Storage, disk drives have a long-ranging future as well as clear and sustainable advantages over SSDs.
Famously, Pure Storage CEO Charlie Giancarlo said in June: 'The days of hard disks are coming to an end - we predict that there will be no new hard disks sold in five years.'
Rainer Kaese, senior manager, HDD Business Development at Toshiba Electronics Europe GmbH, begs to differ. He says that at present, 'HDDs maintain a gap in cost per capacity with flash storage of around a factor of seven. This advantage remains the lifeline of the HDD .