SSD capacity prices are now over 20 times those of HDD capacity prices.  Storage tiering that includes SSDs and HDDs with data movement as needed is a solution.

HDD prices jumped in Q4 2025 by 4% quarter-over-quarter, as DRAM shortages and AI demand squeeze supply. AI data centers, China's push for domestic PCs, and SSD retention worries have revived HDD ...

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Solid-state drive (SSD) prices per gigabyte (GB) dropped over the last two quarters – since the beginning of September 2024 – while SAS hard disk drive (HDD) prices increased over the same period.

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HDD prices spike as AI infrastructure and China's PC push collide — hard drives record biggest price increase in eight quarters, suppliers warn pressure will continue Hard drives, often treated as a ...

Recap: First, crypto mining sent graphics card prices soaring. Then came pandemic-fueled supply chain chaos, tariffs, and Nvidia's pivot to AI, reshaping the GPU market. Now, storage may be next in ...

For years, storage has been the predictable part of video surveillance. You sized up the recorder, set your retention period, and forgot about it. If the system was recording, everything seemed fine.