Solid state drives (SSDs) have gained a lot of traction over the last decade or so, thanks to their lightning-fast performance and durability, but in recent years a number of hybrid storage options have emerged as another alternative, allowing users to balance the pros and cons of HDD and SSD technology in various ways. Given that businesses are having to store and process an ever-more unwieldy quantity of corporate data in the current information-heavy age, it's become increasingly essential for companies to consider their choice of storage solutions wisely.įollowing a long period of market domination by the traditional hard disk drive (HDD), the last few years have seen a number of newer, more advanced options coming onto the market, offering several advantages over the older technology.