Here’s the thing. Choosing the right storage isn’t just about comparing capacity and cost. The type of storage your computer uses also matters for performance, including power usage and reliability. Solid state drives (SSDs) and hard disk drives (HDDs) are the two main storage options to consider and it’s important to know the best use for each and how they compare side by side. But first, what is an HDD and what is an SSD? What is an HDD? An HDD is a data storage device that

There are many reasons why organizations need to wipe hard drives. Whether you want to repurpose the drives, resell them or completely remove the data before you physically destroy them, complete data removal is key to achieving data sanitization. But simply deleting the data from the hard drive is simply not enough! This is because it doesn’t completely remove that data; it only “hides” the data on a storage device. And until the data has been overwritten, it remains easily