Predictions are an inherently risky proposition. After all, they rarely pan out. How many people in 2019 predicted that we would have a global pandemic in 2020 that would dramatically change how we live, work, and play?

With that in mind, we're not swinging for the fences with our data storage predictions because last year taught us that absolutely nothing is predictable. Instead, we believe the following four observations will continue to gain traction in 2021.