At his keynote talk during the Flash Memory Summit Jeff Burke from Seagate presented a compelling case for the growth of hard disk drives and flash memory in the coming years.

FORBES: Digital Storage Needs the Right Stuff

Toshiba plans to celebrate the anniversary of NAND flash at many events in 2012, including the Flash Memory Summit in August.

FORBES: The 25th Season of Flash

Clearly there is a lot of activity in the flash storage industry and more expected next week at the 2012 Flash Memory Summit.

FORBES: Flash and Fire -- Flash Memory Announcements Before FMS 2012