Flash memory has already redefined the consumer technology experience. Not only does it power mobile phones, tablets and laptops, but it is used extensively in data centre of large consumers websites because it is so much faster, denser, morw power efficient and morereliable than hard drives.With recent breakthroughs in costs and compatibility, this same flash revolution is poised to sweep through business data centres. All-Flash Arrays (AFAs) or what Gartner calls Solid-State Arrays (SSAs) are no longer just fro ultra performance intensive niche applications, which is why Gartner inaugual Magic Quadrant for Solid State Arrays is so important.