Storage Industry – A recap and the road ahead
Storage industry has evolved in recent years. We have seen more data, and different kinds of data, generated by enterprises in the recent past. However with addition of every single unit, enterprises are seeking the most effective and efficient ways to manage and exploit this data. Year 2015 was a momentous year for storage industry. We have seen some major shifts, changes and acquisition in this year which has set the upward path for this industry for coming years. From faster and larger SSDs to the rise of white-box storage, this year brought a lot of variation and innovation to the storage industry. I would dedicate this year to flash storage as more enterprises have identified the tremendous value and opportunity that flash can bring to the storage world. I am confident that by the end of next year (2016), we’ll see flash products up to 10 TB, which will match the largest available hard drives. In 2015, we have also seen the containerization trend impacting the storage ...