Trends & Insights
Trends & Insights
Welcome to the Trends & Technology page of Toshiba. Toshiba is renowned the world over for 50 years of leading innovation – and the power behind its hard drive solutions is no exception. Our enterprise-level developments meet the industry standards with proven reliability. Designed for high capacity and excellent performance, you can be sure that Toshiba’s wealth of experience in hard drives is at work in your storage system. Read more about our technologies in our whitepapers and articles to get to the heart of our innovations.
Hard Drives Remain Indispensable in Data Centers
In recent years, there have been predictions of the hard drive’s demise. Yet, this storage medium remains indispensable in the data centers of enterprises and cloud providers. And, for the foreseeable future, this is unlikely to change. While hard drives may have disappeared from most consumer devices -and with that, from the view of end …
Boosting Hard Drive Lifespan
Modern enterprise hard drives are highly reliable and may generally be used beyond their warranty period without any issues and no significant increase in failure rates. However, this is dependent on the drives being well-maintained and operated under optimal conditions. If not, the likelihood of failure rises considerably. But what constitutes optimal operating conditions, and …
Lab Report for Energy Cost Comparison in Two-Bay NAS Systems
NAS Systems: QNAP TS-233 (entry-level) and QNAP TS-264 (advanced) Introduction Network Attached Storage (NAS) systems have become a cornerstone for enterprises, small businesses, and home users seeking reliable, centralized data storage. Typically, NAS devices go beyond simple file storage; thanks to integrated redundancy mechanisms such as RAID (redundant array of independent disks or, historically, redundant …
Storage for the Vast Data Demands of the AI Age
Artificial intelligence (AI) is currently transforming many industries. It helps to automate processes and make better decisions, but can only do so if it is supplied with sufficient data. The larger the data volumes, the better AI models can learn, recognise patterns and detect anomalies. This is why companies are increasingly accumulating huge amounts of …
Hard Disk Drives: From Megabytes to the Terabyte Era and Beyond
The journey of hard disk drives (HDDs) spans more than 60 years, transforming from bulky, low-capacity storage devices to the high-density, cost-effective solutions of today. Originating in the 1950s, early HDDs were cabinet-sized and weighed nearly a ton, revolutionising data processing by enabling more immediate access to information for selected computer and mainframe systems. The …
Lab Report for 4-bay UGREEN NAS System
Introduction Network Attached Storage (NAS) systems are widely used by individuals, small businesses, and enterprises seeking reliable, centralized data storage. Beyond simply storing files, NAS systems help mitigate the risk of data loss caused by hardware failures, thanks to integrated redundancy mechanisms. A key component of this reliability is RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks), …
Lab Report for SED HDD Management Using MaxView Storage Manager
Introduction Self-Encrypting Drives (SEDs) offer hardware-based encryption for data-at-rest, providing enhanced security with minimal impact on performance. This HDD Innovation Lab report explores the management and behaviour of Toshiba enterprise SEDs using the MaxView Storage Manager software in conjunction with the Adaptec SmartRAID Ultra 3258P-16i/e controller. The goal is to evaluate SED functionality, controller-based encryption, …
Lab Report for Berghoch “B16”
Introduction In modern surveillance systems—whether deployed in residential or commercial settings—customers demand uninterrupted, error-free operation around the clock. Achieving this level of reliability requires seamless integration between Network Video Recorders (NVRs) and Hard Disk Drives (HDDs), ensuring the integrity of stored video data. This data is increasingly utilized by AI technologies for pattern recognition and …
Lab Report for Asustor AS5404T 4-Bay NAS System
Introduction NAS systems are popular among private individuals, small businesses, and companies. They use them to store data on the network while simultaneously preventing accidental data loss due to storage media failures. Depending on the RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks or, historically, Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks) configuration, NAS systems can offer improved cost-effectiveness, …
Lab Report for PROMISE VTrak J5960 JBOD with 24TB SATA HDDs
Introduction: Striving for net-zero and sustainability are top priorities in modern data center operations. The goal: minimise power consumption and reduce the overall carbon footprint - while continuously processing massive volumes of data, most of which is still stored on hard disk drives (HDDs). These green initiatives now influence every aspect of the data center …
HDD Trends for 2025: A Comprehensive Outlook
Hard disk drives, or HDDs, are a well-established technology for storing data that have been around for a long time. In this article, our author Rainer W. Kaese reviews his predictions from last year, and evaluates the potentials and challenges for HDD storage technology in the future. Toshiba's outlook for 2025 includes a strategic focus …
Lab Report: QSAN XCubeNXT “XN5124D” Unified Storage and Toshiba 22TB Nearline SAS HDD
Introduction Virtualization, containerization, surveillance, back up – for such workloads, modern enterprises and businesses need large-scale, multi-functional storage more than ever. Performance is key here and, with a view to this, the Toshiba team started a new test in its laboratory using the next-generation Toshiba Enterprise Capacity MG-Series HDDs, the 22TB SAS 12Gb/s model MG10SFA22TE, …
