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The Data Center of the Future Is All-flash. Will the Last HDD Seller Please Turn Out the Lights?

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The Data Center of the Future Is All-flash. by Pure Storage Blog By 2028, practically no new all-hard disk drive (HDD) storage systems will be sold for enterprise data center computing. Storage managers know that it is effective capacity, rather than raw capacity, that determines how much data can be stored.

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The SSD Trap: How a Storage Solution’s Reliance on SSDs Can Impact You (Part 1 of 2)

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At Pure//Accelerate ® 2023, we put a stake in the ground that 2028 would be the last year when new storage systems built around HDDs would be sold for enterprise use. Conversely, enterprises value performance, endurance, reliability, and data integrity—all characteristics that require deep engineering beyond the core consumer SSDs.