Nearline disk shipments flatten as COVID sales boom cools down
By Chris Mellor via Block and Files Researchers at TrendFocus reckon that all disk drive shipments declined sequentially in Q1, with nearline-only shipments growing year-on-year but declining slightly quarter-on-quarter and all other categories seeing double-digit...
Kingston Technology Tops List of Supplier Channel SSD Shipments in 2021
Via Kingston Technology Fountain Valley, CA – March 16, 2022 – Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., a world leader in memory products and technology solutions, today announced it closed out a prosperous 2021 in the...
Last quarter, 91.8 million SSDs were shipped, and in total for 2021 – 373.2 million
By Robert Adams via Gadget Tendency Referring to a report prepared by analyst firm Trendfocus, the source claims that 91.8 million SSDs were shipped in the fourth quarter of 2021. This is 11% more in annual terms. In total, 373.2 million SSDs were shipped in 2021. The...
Kioxia ups NAND ante with new 24G SAS SSD
By Adam Armstrong via Tech Targe Kioxia released its second-generation 24G SAS SSDs with a focus on performance and security. The PM7 series follows Kioxia's PM6, a line of 24G or SAS-4 SSDs. It includes a new generation of NAND and better storage performance for use...
Kioxia, WD NAND contamination to affect flash pricing
By Adam Armstrong via Tech Target A contamination at two Western Digital Corp. and Kioxia Corp. fabrication facilities, which caused the production of 3D NAND to be suspended, has been fixed. Western Digital (WD) and Kioxia revealed in early February that a...
Tosh disk ships and capacity rise faster than WD and Seagate in 2021
By Chris Mellor via Block and Files Toshiba was the only one of the big three disk drive manufacturers to increase its unit shipments in 2021, with exabytes shipped rising faster than the market average as well. Disk unit shipments have been declining for several...
SCSI Trade Association Elects 2022 Board of Directors as 24G Serial Attached SCSI Ecosystem Grows
Via SCSI Trade Association SAN FRANCISCO, February 1, 2022 — The SCSI Trade Association (STA), a globally recognized authority on Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) technology used in data storage, today announced its 2022 Board of Directors, comprised of four officers and...
TRENDFOCUS Announces New Tape and Archive Storage Service for Clients Seeking Expertise in Secure Storage at High Capacity and Low Cost
CUPERTINO, California – January 19, 2021 – TRENDFOCUS today announced its new data storage research services will expand into the long-standing tape storage market. Known for its leading industry research and analysis for those seeking dependable market data,...
Potential Merger Between Western Digital and Kioxia Could Shift the Global NAND Market
On August 25, The Wall Street Journal broke news of a potential merger between Western Digital and Kioxia Holdings. Both companies are long-time partners in the Flash Ventures JV, dating back to the SanDisk and Toshiba Memory days. The article suggested that the deal...
Enterprise Storage Forum: Hyperscalers, Chia Driving Growing HDD Demand: TrendFocus
By Jeff Burt via Enterprise Storage Forum Expansion of hyperscale environments, a rebound in OEM demand in an economy rebounding from the COVID-19 pandemic and the rise of the Chia cryptocurrency is helping to fuel growth in hard-disk drive (HDD) shipments around the...