Hard Reality of Surging SSD Costs Force Tech Pros to Consider Software Defined Storage
Blocks & Files, Tuesday, August 18th, 2026
An Omdia report finds AI-driven SSD and memory price hikes are pushing storage teams to consolidate layers.
Blocks & Files reports on an Omdia study, commissioned by Verge.io, on how AI-fuelled price increases for SSDs and memory are affecting storage teams. Those teams are bearing the brunt of the increases and are being forced to consolidate storage layers in response.
The report also finds teams confronting the fact that much of their data is beyond their direct control. Software-defined storage is presented as the route to consolidation without buying more hardware at inflated prices.
The piece is aimed at storage practitioners planning refresh cycles under cost pressure.