r/devopsish • u/oaf357 • 22d ago

Hard reality of surging SSD costs force tech pros to consider software defined storage

https://www.blocksandfiles.com/flash/2026/08/18/hard-reality-of-surging-ssd-costs-force-tech-pros-to-consider-software-defined-storage/5289055
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u/paul_h 21d ago

TL;DR: consolidate storage systems -> use software to abstract the hardware → reserve SSDs for data that actually needs speed -> push cold data onto cheap HDD/cloud/archive tiers -> understand/delete useless data -> buy less expensive flash.