Hard-disk drives becoming more reliable, Backblaze failure figures suggest

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Cloud storage company hard-drive failure figures for 2018 suggest HDDs have improved in reliability

Cloud backup company Backblaze has released its hard-disc drive failure rates for 2018, with the figures indicating that mechanical hard-disk drives are improving in reliability. The company run...

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