Computers use two main types of storage: hard disk drives and solid-state drives. Both store your files, applications and operating system, but they work differently. These differences ...

The term hard drive refers to the actual storage medium — either in the classic sense with rotating magnetic discs (HDD) or as a modern SSD with flash memory. The term drive refers to the electronics ...

A cloud backup company has published a report comparing the failure rates of solid-state drives and hard disk drives, and you might be surprised by the results.

SSDs are fast, quiet, energy-efficient, and vibration-resistant—making them the top choice in many systems. Still, in some ...

Back in the 2010s, hard disk drives (HDD) were considered a product that would be phased out in the 2020s in favor of solid-state drives (SSD). However, the popularity of cloud services, AI ...

The latest storage report from Backblaze plots its SSD failures to the classic bathtub curve used in reliability engineering.

According to experts, analysts, and the biggest names in the sector, 2023 might be the year that HDD loses its footing -here's why.