In a recent report, analyst Thomas Coughlin notes a significant decline in hard disk drive (HDD) sales since 2010, predicting only about 150 million units will be sold in 2025. Hyperscale datacenter operators are the largest customers for HDDs, while non-hyperscale businesses have shifted their focus towards all-flash storage and quad-level cell SSDs. Despite fewer shipments, the total capacity of shipped HDDs has increased, as current models are primarily designed for cost-effective 'nearline storage,' reflecting changing storage needs in the cloud and enterprise markets.
"Buyers in the primary workloads (block storage) market are increasingly focusing on all-flash storage and exploring quad-level cell (QLC) SSDs as a more cost-effective flash option," she told The Register.
"Traditional mission-critical, performance-optimised enterprise-grade HDDs with 10,000 rpm or 15,000 rpm spin speeds are no longer in demand among enterprise buyers and are being replaced by SSD solutions," she added.
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