Key takeaways Hard disk drives (HDDs) are high-performance storage. Indeed, modern high-capacity HDDs can sustain throughput in excess of 300MB/s, delivering the bandwidth, durability, and cost efficiency required to operate at hyperscale. That combination is why HDDs continue to underpin an estimated 80% of worldwide installed data storage capacity.1 As HDD capacities have increased, however, … Continue reading The Promise of the Performance-Optimized HDD