Physical Differences: HDDs, SSDs, and Direct Flash Modules

Mass-scale storage may be ripe for disruption as NAND flash memory plays a bigger role within cloud and corporate IT environments, taking share from more energy-intensive hard disk-based storage arrays. In this episode of Bloomberg Intelligence’s Tech Disruptors podcast, Pure Storage CEO Charlie Giancarlo sits with BI analyst Woo Jin Ho on the company’s 15-year anniversary to discuss why its technology, software and total cost of ownership can lead to an all-flash storage environment within five years, while it aims to tame the data tsunami to support corporate AI adoption.