Disk Drive Storage: How Long Can a Good Thing Last? by John Rydning, Research Manager, Hard Disk Drives & HDD Components, IDC

50 years of extraordinary product innovation and technological advancements have set the stage for the HDD industry to deliver thousands of terabytes of capacity over the next five years. However, how will market dynamics and storage requirements develop and change over the next 10-20 years, and what must the HDD industry focus on now in order to be a significant participant in the future? IDC answers these questions and more while anticipating the future role of HDDs.