All-Flash technology used to be all about raw performance. It had been designed to address issues with traditional applications that were bound by latency and throughput. This was not mainstream, but rather applied to niche environments. It was an expensive solution but justified compared to the alternative cost of rewriting an application or deploying massive arrays of spinning disk. In many cases, low latency could not be consistently achieved with disk-based solutions.

It's hard to believe that 2015 is right around the corner! Of course, this means new forecasts on trends to expect in the new year. I came across an interesting read that I wanted to share: In 2015, ComputerWorld predicts Enterprise investments in storage to increase by 36%. "In 2015 IT will take on an increasingly important role growing revenue, profitability, enhancing competitiveness and getting to know customers. Of these, growing revenue is predicted to be where IT senior management leads line-of-business leaders."