SSD Trends March 25, 2016
by Kayla Thrailkill
Solid state drivers (SSDs) have been around for years, yet their popularity has continued to increase.
A SSD is a hard drive device used to increase storage capacity. Unlike the typical hard disk drive (HDD), SSDs are far faster, but also more expensive. The cost for SSDs has decreased since their origination; however they are still more expensive than the HDD alternative. Also, unlike HDDs, SSDs do not feature any moving parts and utilize a NAND-flash memory.
Solid state drivers have continued to grow in popularity in the last four years, and according to Fair Market Research, SSDs will continue to grow by 9.5% from 2015-2020. The most exponential growth is expected to take place between 2016-2022. This increase in demand is reported to be a direct result of the increase in data centers, Internet of Things and cloud computing.
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