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Pure Storage’s recent hyperscaler ‘design win’ could be the death knell for disk storage
A new licensing deal between Pure Storage and an as-of-yet unnamed hyperscaler could precipitate a transformation in the enterprise storage market, according to Pure Storage CTO Rob Lee. Flash storage has long been hailed as the successor to its spinning disk counterparts, yet thus far HDDs have clung on in the enterprise market. This could all change, according to Lee.…
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The Best Optical Disk Technology You (Probably) Never Heard Of
Summary Sony’s Optical Disk Archive was designed to last 100 years and offer unparalleled data protection. ODA beat traditional storage formats with its WORM design and durability. The failure of ODA was due to a lack of market adoption and failure to bridge enterprise and consumer needs. Imagine a storage technology that could safely preserve your data for 100 years,…
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The demise of the floppy disk continues: Months after Japan ‘won the war’ on the legacy storage medium, San Francisco announces plans to spend millions overhauling its metro rail technology
Officials from the San Francisco transportation department have announced they will be replacing their floppy disk-based train control system, jumping on the bandwagon to do away with the legacy storage platform. The Municipal Transportation Agency board, which is responsible for overseeing San Francisco’s Muni Metro light rail network, signed a new $212 million contract with Hitachi Rail to overhaul its…
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Transfer Data and Protect Your Hard Drive With $30 off EaseUS Disk Copy
TL;DR: Transferring data between PCs, migrating operating systems and more is easy with EaseUS Disk Copy, now half off at just $29.99. Your hard drive is essentially an extension of your life. It’s full of important documents, photos, files and other data that could be devastating to lose. That’s why it’s crucial to back up your hard drive regularly and…
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