The Case For High-Cap SSDs Overtaking HDDs As Datacenter Standard
Blocks & Files, Monday, December 23rd, 2024
With the arrival of 122 TB SSDs, the case for disk drives being replaced by SSDs suddenly looks much more compelling.
At the end of 2024, we have five suppliers with 60 TB-plus SSDs and three with 122 TB SSDs announced: Micron, Phison, and SK hynix. Samsung has a 60 TB-plus SSD, while Kioxia and Western Digital languish behind this 60 TB-plus pack. How does this affect the argument that HDDs will not be replaced by SSDs?