by Jason Lervold | Nov 15, 2017 | TRENDFOCUS Blog
TRENDFOCUS has just released its CQ3 ’17 Quarterly Update for the NAND/SSD market. Only one segment, enterprise PCIe, saw unit growth where every other segment – client drive format factor, client modules, enterprise SATA and enterprise SAS, all declined from the...
by Jason Lervold | Mar 29, 2017 | TRENDFOCUS Blog
It has definitely been a wild ride over the past four quarters when it comes to SSD pricing…. And, unfortunately for system OEMs and hyperscale companies, this trend of increasing prices doesn’t look like there will be any relief until later this year, and likely in...
by Jason Lervold | Dec 7, 2016 | TRENDFOCUS Blog, Uncategorized
TRENDFOCUS just recently concluded another trip through the U.S. and Asia. Once thing is for certain – NAND tightness continues…. And will continue through most of 2017. From a pricing perspective, this means continued higher prices for SSDs in the market. With all...
by Jason Lervold | Nov 17, 2016 | TRENDFOCUS Blog
Sequential unit shipment growth in all SSD segments – client SATA, client PCIe, Enterprise SATA, SAS, and PCIe – resulted in significant increases over the prior quarter. Client modules, targeting the OEM PC market, jumped almost 20% Q-Q, reflecting both a slightly...
by Jason Lervold | Oct 31, 2016 | TRENDFOCUS Blog
We have all now heard about, and some have experienced, the effects of the NAND shortage over the past few months. These shortages are now being quantified as CQ3 ‘16 SSD shipments are being reported. Early indications point to the channel seeing lower shipment...
