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From: Sam12/27/2012 10:54:12 PM
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A couple of articles on future projected storage needs. I think it is safe to say that, if these are even close to accurate, flash won't be putting HDs out of business any time soon, and that the market is large enough for both of them.

By 2020, there will be 5,200 GB of data for every person on Earth
Only 15% of data will be stored in the cloud by 2020http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9234563/By_2020_there_will_be_5_200_GB_of_data_for_every_person_on_Earth?taxonomyId=19

External disk storage shipments surpass 7 exabytes in Q3
Multi-protocol storage system sales worldwide drive growth
computerworld.com
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