Optical storage and even DNA storage could be a significant contender for the digital archive market in the coming decades.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. During recent prior year projections for digital storage and memory we have not talked much about digital storage using optical ...

Five years ago, Western Digital, known for its hard disk drive (HDD) storage technologies, doled out $19 billion in cash and stock for SanDisk and its solid state drive (SDD) product portfolio, giving ...

The global shortage of NAND flash memory is no longer a short-term disruption—it is now a defining force reshaping how data ...

‘Up until now, storage systems have been provided for individual use cases, and competitors have generally had four, five, six, or even more unique systems, different software environments, different ...

The amount of disk storage capacity shipped worldwide grew 33.4% in 2009, with more than 3.3 petabytes worth of capacity sold during the fourth quarter alone. Also, in the fourth quarter, disk storage ...

If you need to expand your Mac storage in a big way without breaking the bank, your best bet is with external hard drives. Here's everything you need to know about hard drives and enclosures to put ...

One of the hallmarks of the new data center is flexibility, moving away from the confines of dedicated, paid-for, but nearly always unused, resources. When it comes to storage, that flexibility means ...

Some are predicting that solid state drives will take over the storage world, wiping out hard disk drives. When you take a closer look, however, it becomes apparent those predictions are premature.

The world's two main networked storage architectures--SAN and NAS--are breeding. EMC, IBM and less well-known storage specialists such as BlueArc are beginning to mix and match the best elements of ...

New MQ04 HDD Series model delivers 1TB capacity in a sleek, quieter design for portable PCs, game systems and other client storage applications IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toshiba America ...

China has made a huge stride in technology with the creation of a new optical disk that can hold a vast amount of data—up to a petabit. The innovation comes from the smart folks at the Shanghai ...