The question was asked from the SNO perspective as it sounded like we are getting to a point where every ms counts. For SNOs and for customers.
For me it sounds like everything is already there:
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I am just assuming that SSDs will outperform HDDs and will continue to do so. SSD technology will be further developed and improved while HDD technology is performance-wise already stagnant because it is at the end of its lifespan the gap will become even wider.
So for me it sounds natural to think of improvements on storage not only about HDDs but also of ways to make use of the state of the art SSD technology that offers incredible speeds already today and will be provide even more performance in the future.