Flash replacing Tape too
Ignore the performance for a minute, flash needs less electricity and therefore less cooling, so it's going to make inroads into HDD and Tape purely on that basis.
Also moving data around on tapes, replacing old format tape with new format or keeping drives going are all pain points too.
So expect SSD et al manufacturing to increase. Other industries see this happen - Power (Wind/Solar replacing coal/oil/etc), Car's going electric. It's not whether more how soon...
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