SSD++: WD+=SanDisk, Intel/Micron 3D XPoint, Samsung SSD 950 PRO

There is only a few very large manufacturers of flash memory and SSD drives,
and even smaller number of remaining manufacturers of HDDs.

One trend are hybrid SSD+HDD drives (by Seagate).
With a $19B purchase of SunDisk WD can prepare for migration to SSDs.

But the technology is moving fast, and Intel + Micron have announced
a new type of permanent memory that is 1000 times faster than SSD
(while SSDs are 1000 times faster than HDD). Apparently coming in 2016.

In the meantime, the fastest SSDs are available from Samsung,
and only in "M.2" form factor, no SATA anymore, it is too large and too slow...

All this will even more accelerate "Cloud" storage and processing.
A few huge storage factories for a few huge clouds :)

Here's why Western Digital is buying SanDisk | Computerworld

This new 3D XPoint memory could last forever | Computerworld

3D XPoint™ Technology Revolutionizes Storage Memory - YouTube


SanDisk, Toshiba double down, announce the world's highest capacity 3D NAND flash chips | Computerworld

Samsung SSD 950 PRO Overview | Samsung SSD

The Samsung 950 Pro PCIe SSD Review (256GB and 512GB)

Samsung unveils 15TB SSD based on densest flash memory | Computerworld