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This is another live podcast in which Brian checks in with long-time friend and industry veteran Jonmichael Hands for this fast-paced, technically focused podcast. Jonmichael is currently the Senior Director of Product Planning at FADU but has an extensive storage, networking, and blockchain background. This is another live podcast in which Brian checks in with long-time friend and industry veteran Jonmichael Hands for this fast-paced, technically focused podcast. Jonmichael is currently the Senior Director of Product Planning at FADU but has an extensive storage, networking, and blockchain background. He also has a patent for Accelerated data recovery in a storage system, a recipient of  The Most Innovative Flash Memory Technology Award, and, while at Intel, was a member of the NVM Express marketing group.  Brian and Jonmichael are passionate about flash technology and seem on the same page. Jonmichael brings some deep and varied industry knowledge to the conversation, making this a candid learning session. If you are interested in flash technology and want to hear more about the future of SSD in this AI universe, you will enjoy this one. But if you are only interested in a few topics, we have highlighted them in five-minute increments. 0-5 minutes Introduction and Background Introducing Jonmichael, noting their long history and expertise in the industry.  Reminisces about their last meeting involving Topo Chico and discussing chia, blockchain, and crypto. Ongoing crypto craze and Jonmichael’s return to the SSD world. The challenging market conditions for IPOs and crypto over the last two years. Transition back to tech and improvement in the SSD market, potentially leading to the best year for SSD revenue. 5-10 minutes NAND Prices and AI Impact  NAND costs during COVID, recent increases in SSD prices. The cyclical nature of Nand prices and renewed challenges. AI’s impact on data center storage demand and the importance of flash. Emphasis on increased CapEx for data centers and the unsung hero status of storage in AI.  Upgrading legacy SAN infrastructure for high-end AI GPU work. 10-15 minutes Meta Engineering and AI Storage Comments from listeners and viewers. Meta’s engineering efforts in AI storage solutions, Building exabyte-scale storage. There is a need for more extensive flash capacity for training large multi-modal models. Emphasis on the cost and importance of fast SSDs in training servers. The complexity of modern AI data centers and advanced storage solutions. Significance of high-end SSDs and storage technology in AI training servers. 15-20 minutes Storage Technologies and Market Trends Power requirements and storage challenges in data centers. Advantages of high-performance SSDs The need for efficient networking.  Broadcom’s high-speed NICs and the importance of network bandwidth for GPU clusters. The role of switching in supporting AI workloads and infrastructure.  Benefits of running GPUs locally and the competitive advantage of private data sets. 20-25 minutes AI Strategy and Industry Insights  AI strategies and the importance of GPUs. Setting up AI tools like Nvidia’s AI studio for private data use.  Running AI models on affordable NAS systems for private data protection. Importance of AI tools for improving productivity and creativity.  SSD form factors and the evolution of E1 and E3 standards. 25-30 minutes Form Factors and Industry Adoption  E1 and E3 form factors in hyperscale and enterprise markets. Transitioning to new form factors and customer preferences. Benefits of E3 form factors. Form factors for industry adoption. 30-35 minutes Hyperscale and Enterprise SSD Adoption E1.S form factor in hyperscale and enterprise training servers. Limited availability of Gen 5 E3 drives. Transition challenges to Gen 5 E3 drives. Potential improvements for Gen 6. Demise of Gen 4 for U.2 drives. E1.S and E3 form factors. Thermal management and capacity options. 35-40 minutes Client-Side Storage and Form Factors Slow uptake on client-side for Gen 5 drives. Inefficiency of M.2 for high-performance Gen 5 drive. Differences in performance requirements between laptops and desktops. Potential of E3 form factor in consumer desktops. Benefits of PCIe cabling standards. 40-45 minutes Flexible Data Placement (FDP) Technology Flexible Data Placement (FDP) technology. Benefits in reducing write amplification factor (WaF). FDP allows data to be tagged and placed more efficiently on the SSD. FDP can be implemented without requiring software to be FDP-aware. Comparison of FDP with zone namespaces. Complexities involved in the zone namespaces. Flexibility and benefits of FDP for different workloads. 50-55 minutes Host Management vs. Drive Management Rely more on host systems for storage management. Complexities of host-level management. Understanding SSD internals. E1.S, benefits for dense storage arrays. Upcoming 128TB and 256TB drives. Expected market impact. 55-60 minutes Controller Technology and Performance Importance of controller technology in SSD performance. Advantages of 16-channel controllers for power efficiency and performance. Performance per watt as a critical metric in SSD evaluation. Ongoing developments and the future potential of FTP technology in the market. Wrap-up of the discussion and promotion of blogs and future sessions on related topics. Engage with StorageReview Newsletter | YouTube | Podcast iTunes/Spotify | Instagram | Twitter | TikTok | RSS Feed The post Podcast #131: SSD Industry Vet Jonmichael Hands – The Latest on Enterprise SSDs appeared first on StorageReview.com.

Peter Skovrup, VP of Product Management at Pure Storage, shares insights into the company’s latest innovations, including the groundbreaking 150TB DirectFlash Module. He discusses the importance of high Net Promoter Scores and how they reflect Pure's customer-centric culture. Peter explains non-disruptive upgrades, the Evergreen program for hardware refreshes, and how Pure's technology supports AI workloads efficiently. He also highlights the unique advantages of FlashBlade in managing unstructured data. A must-listen for tech enthusiasts!

Brian goes for another live podcast this week featuring Jakob Dellinger, the “air cooling guru” at Noctua. We have featured Noctua fans in a number of our reviews, most notably our recent “Noctua Unveils NH-D15 G2, Thermosiphon, and Next-Gen Fans” and the HomeLab45 update “The HL15 Homelab Server Goes Shhhhh with New Noctua Kit.” Brian goes for another live podcast this week featuring Jakob Dellinger, the “air cooling guru” at Noctua. We have featured Noctua fans in a number of our reviews, most notably our recent “Noctua Unveils NH-D15 G2, Thermosiphon, and Next-Gen Fans” and the HomeLab45 update “The HL15 Homelab Server Goes Shhhhh with New Noctua Kit.”  Noctua has taken fan assembly to a higher level with products for everything from laptops to data centers. They pride themselves on innovation and reducing fan noise levels across the spectrum. Based in Austria, Noctua (the Little Owl) was founded in 2005 and quickly became one of the most acclaimed suppliers of premium-quality quiet cooling products that are apparently inspired by, but do not smell like, coffee. This is another live podcast where our YouTube audience joined the conversation and submitted questions to Jakub and Brian. We are pushing the boundaries on these live podcasts, inviting our audience and guests to have a genuinely interactive conversation on topics that interest them. After dealing with several hiccups at the show’s beginning, Brian got down to business. His first question was, “Why do people love your products so much?” 00:00  Introduction Attention (obsession) to detail Quality and Performance Started as an OEM Focused on quiet, highly efficient, quality components Engaged with Taiwanese partner to develop cooling components 05:00  Finding the inspiration The CEO hated loud PCs Fix it before the machine is powered on Recap Vince’s video series for his Home Lab (Unleash the Hush: Noctua Fans and Eaton Sound Proof Rack Combine for a Peaceful Studio) Why are Noctua Fans beige and brow? 10:00  Scratch ‘n Sniff Brian shares a tidbit from his youth and asks Yakub to create a fan that emits an espresso aroma That is on the punch list Comments from the audience Computex Delivering new products Square frame Fan radiator Socket support NVIDIA prototype Yakub goes deep 16:00  Squeezing Enterprise boards into workstations Training LLMs Edge servers where quiet matters Liquid cooling There’s a place for air-cooled systems, too 20:00  PC and Workstation case design Thermal design Not just for workstations Getting creative Let the users do crazy stuff with the fans Heat sinks and heat distribution Applying thermal paste Potential to lose performance with poorly adhered heat sync 26:00  How to check for performance loss Yakub gets into a deep discussion about cooling options More than one option for every situation 31:00  Questions from the audience Aftermarket contact frame Better results from the 1mm washer mod More from Computex Noctua power supply 35:00  Showing off new products Even in the early development cycle Family-owned and run business No Shareholders to report to Delivering to the customer 40:00  Cooling GPUs DIY water cooling Voiding the warranty Mixed results Preconfigured workstations seem so loud Consumer-level cards are more advanced today 46:00  More on the HomeLab 15 Fan design Thicker fan materials provide alternative options Thicker may not be better Fan size does matter 50:00  Wrap up Engage with StorageReview Newsletter | YouTube | Podcast iTunes/Spotify | Instagram | Twitter | TikTok | RSS Feed The post Podcast #129: Keeping Your Cool With Noctua appeared first on StorageReview.com.

For this show, Brian sits down with Anthony Cusimano, Director of Technical Marketing, at Object First. If you are not familiar with Object First, you can check out our deep dive earlier this month, Object First Ootbi: Simple Ransomware-Proof Backups For Veeam. Another live podcast! Thank you to all who attended. For this show, Brian sits down with Anthony Cusimano, Director of Technical Marketing, at Object First. If you are not familiar with Object First, you can check out our deep dive earlier this month, Object First Ootbi: Simple Ransomware-Proof Backups For Veeam.  Here’s a brief intro to Object First. It was founded by the original founders of Veeam and introduced its flagship product, Ootbi (Out-of-the-Box-Immutability), in 2023. Despite the common skepticism surrounding the notion of “ransomware-proof” technology, especially in the context of backups and storage, the technical prowess and on-premise testing of Ootbi suggest they can make this promise a reality for many organizations. Anthony has been with Object First for over two years and serves as its Chief Evangelist and Director of Technical Marketing. Prior to joining Object First, Anthony spent six years in sales and marketing with Veritas Technologies. Throughout his career, he has focused on security and preventing cyber attacks. This is an engaging discussion covering the departure of Veeam founders to establish an appliance hardware company, that runs Veeam! Customers enjoy enhanced security by controlling both the software and hardware. If you don’t have the time to watch end-to-end, we have highlighted segments below. 00:00  Introduction Object First background What was once old is new again Focus on Veeam customers Ootbi short intro 05:00  Getting more information A little detail on our deep dive It’s all about security Immutability Flag 11:00  Security Measures Why immutability is important Educating the masses Making life easier Getting some of your time back 16:00  Questions from YouTube viewers Implementing security The reasons for immutability Educating the users How to make it more secure 20:00  Beating the drum for Zero Trust Zero Trust Data Resilience Research paper download to enhance security Update cadence 25:00  Cooking what’s next Enhancements Easy updates Solid hardware Solid software Hinting what’s coming 30:00  Looking at mid-enterprise Options for more enterprise customers Reaching out for feedback 35:00  Hey! What about AI? Compliance and analytics Hold on to that data 30 minutes in, and this is the first AI conversation Things can only get bigger Slow backup vs slow recovery 40:00  Attacks work because they are clever And devastating It’s more than just data Organizations need to practice the plays just like a football team Practice the processes Attacks cause surgery delays Comments from Chrome Donkey and Beard of Knowledge 45:00  Talking hardware Appliance configuration How it works Eliminate bottlenecks What guides hardware decisions Taking customer feedback 50:00  The case for smaller customers There’s no value in free Ensure true immutability Internal malice 55:00  Cutting the tube Anthony talks about the SR liquid cooling video Assume breach, verify integrity Internal breaches Accidental deletions Beware of puppetry 60:00  Neverending Story Anthony’s banner How it relates Brian’s luck dragon with wings Wrapping up 65:00  Wrap up Full Video Engage with StorageReview Newsletter | YouTube | Podcast iTunes/Spotify | Instagram | Twitter | TikTok | RSS Feed The post Podcast #128 – The Best Storage for Veeam with Object First appeared first on StorageReview.com.

Brian welcomes Andy Klein to the Podcast this week. Andy is the Principle Storage Cloud Storyteller at Backblaze. In addition to the storyteller role, Andy currently serves as the Technical Marketing Director. Andy has been associated with storage and security technology for most of his career and has been with Backblaze for over 12 years. Brian welcomes Andy Klein to the Podcast this week. Andy is the Principle Storage Cloud Storyteller at Backblaze. In addition to the storyteller role, Andy currently serves as the Technical Marketing Director. Andy has been associated with storage and security technology for most of his career and has been with Backblaze for over 12 years. Brian and Andy discuss storage technology and direction and how Backblaze uses and qualifies drives for use in their data centers. This did prove to be a lively discussion around storage products, but not necessarily data center storage products. Backblaze is a service adored by home users.  Andy is one of the techs behind the Backblaze-generated quarterly storage report. The annual report details failure rates for hard drives and, in a limited sense, SSDs in use at Backblaze. Backblaze is one of the best in being open and communicative about drive usage and failures. We decided to go live with this podcast and invited our Discord to join. Of course, since it was live, ran into a bit of an issue getting started, so there had to be a restart to get back on track. 00:00 Introduction Details from Q1 storage report Backblaze indexes over 300k hard drives High-level overview Drive-farming Drive insights delivered that are unavailable elsewhere 05:00 Operational details 16K 4TB drives 20K 1TB drives Drives stay relevant because they work Different drives have different failure rates 45 drive chassis  drive chassis Densities Cost per TB Reference to Podcast #124: The Path to 50TB HDDs with Frickin Lasers 10:00 Procurement Process Testing them all No smart drives Heavy performance penalty Delete and rewrite Encouraging users to delete files Smart drives don’t fit the Backblaze model Catching the drives destined to fail Weeding out the drives that won’t fit the model Discord question Aggregating drive families or even brands Every drive has a different personality Inconsistent model numbers 15:00 Making it easy to track drive changes The report is geared to making it easy to follow trends, changes, failure rates Firmware versions Configuration changes Skew changes Buying the least expensive drives Drives that arrive DOA Let’s go to Costco or Best Buy Oops! Banned from Costco 20:00 Transitioning to Enterprise drives Warranties And then voided warranties You never get a new drive for replacement Learning the drive history! Using Flash Still buying the cheapest Use cases 25:00 Operational considerations Another trip to Costco Burning out drives BEFORE they fail Write, delete, write, delete, use, delete Kinda like a restore server All data goes to hard drives Flash drives are for short stashing Operationally efficient 30:00 Form factors Discord question How do form factors influence purchases Densities can be managed with HDDs Influenced by environment Adding a new tier Dream it, price it Keep it simple HAMR Scheduled Pulled back 35:00 Experimental Tech Watching and Waiting Planned Helium drives Filled a small vault Vault=1200 drives Striping across 20 systems Legacy question from Discord Storage servers are contracted out Supermicro servers 40:00 Protocol for failure Cloning Read-only servicing Recovering data Liquid cooling A data center without AC Nautilus Pulling water from the river Some light banter about pulling water from the Ohio for the Cincy Lab! 45:00 Finding the right chassis Not all Chassis are equal Savings from water-cooled data center Running smart software Servers remember what they were doing in the event of failure Bringing them back online Resiliency Telemetry 50:00 Using Solid Technology Exposure to just about everything Staying in sync Rebuilding on the fly Discord question What’s the network fabric Interconnects Shard integrity checks Rebuilding drives Sustainability Giving away outdated drives Recycling 60:00 What’s exciting for the future? How will larger drives affect business Costs What’s on the bookshelf? Wrap-Up Full Video Engage with StorageReview Newsletter | YouTube | Podcast iTunes/Spotify | Instagram | Twitter | TikTok | RSS Feed The post Podcast #127 – Backblaze Drive Report appeared first on StorageReview.com.

Our podcast has Brian introducing Jordan Winkelman from Quantum Corporation.  If you remember, we did a deep dive review of Quantum Myriad a few weeks ago. To prepare for that review, Brian traveled to the Quantum office in Denver, where he met up with Jordan in the breakroom. The discussion expanded to include AI topics like security and surveillance, all things storage and a bit of space-related topics. Our podcast has Brian introducing Jordan Winkelman from Quantum Corporation.  If you remember, we did a deep dive review of Quantum Myriad a few weeks ago. To prepare for that review, Brian traveled to the Quantum office in Denver, where he met up with Jordan in the breakroom. The discussion expanded to include AI topics like security and surveillance, all things storage and a bit of space-related topics. Jordan has spent over 25 years in the technology industry with technical roles supporting advertising, retail, medical, VoIP, and enterprise software and infrastructure solutions. More recently, for the past eight years, he has supported scale-out storage and field technology practices at Quantum. Jordan brings a wealth of experience in designing, testing, validating, and optimizing technology solutions for businesses of all sizes. Quantum was very engaged in the review process and provided great support and detail. This podcast reveals the same level of attention from Jordan and provides a lively discussion on storage, security, containers, and a lot more. Jordan and Brian go deep on technology and how the storage market has progressed over the years. There’s reminiscing about old 40MB storage drives and how difficult it is to get funding from Silicon Valley for a storage company startup. It’s a fun discussion and worth the time. If you want to skip around the podcast, we have provided a timeline below, so feel free to jump to the topics that are more important to you. Live on our Discord. 00:00  Introduction What isn’t Quantum 43-year-old storage company A bit of history around Quantum drives Purchased AIC Scalar Robotic Tape Library Myriad What’s coming for Myriad 05:00 Talking about Hard Drives A bit of history about HDDs LTO tape Tape rebound Tape use Tape densities Call it Cold Storage Erasure coding 10:00  Meeting customer SLAs Use cases for Object to Tape Education Medical Financial Things that need to be stored for many years Financial incentives to retain tape Where will data be consumed Viewing in the MSG Sphere 15:00  Is it local, or is it streaming? Is there a massive secure pipe for video Is reliable transmission infrastructure available to stream Media companies are set up for any streaming failure Multiple data centers multiple network routes It works for movies, TV shows, theaters, etc. How is Quantum addressing streaming vs. live content? Premier League football FI Superbowl Companies want to monetize all content Quantum is widely deployed throughout this industry Using a media asset management system High likelihood content is flowing through a Quantum product 20:00  Live clips Higher frame rate, higher resolution May capture data in 8K but only stream 4K Having the ability to upres at a later date Video capture Cameras can ingest at different frame rates 25:00  Networking impact Serial Digital Interface (SDI) M&E still uses FC mostly because of low latency Ethernet still has latency issues Moving to IP-based technologies called 2110 30:00  PCI is changing with Gen 4, Gen 5, and Gen 6 GPU Servers Storage Heavy Filling the bays tends to oversubscribe lanes Use Myriad’s high-performance platform Ability to support hundreds or thousands of concurrent connections Systems are designed differently today Some support high performance for unstructured data AI Workloads Requires high-performance Ethernet interconnects 35:00  AI means different things to different people Training and developing models Inferencing workloads at the edge It cannot be run in a silo Still a breakdown in structured vs unstructured data Integrated Deduplication and data reduction Find the place where data lives to generate money 40:00  Power and Cooling SSDs generate more heat than HDDs Keeping the GPUs fat Quantum’s take on liquid cooling Data center designers understand the physics of cooling Quantum doesn’t get that involved Focus on maintaining media stability Moving to an environmentally controlled box outside the data center 45:00  Where is the best place to store non-revenue data? Data may have intrinsic value Where to store that data The cloud may not be cost-effective for that data Why didn’t Blu-Ray succeed in the data center? Why is tape still the best answer Talk about CD and the misconceptions DNA based storage, ceramic, optical Technologies entering the storage market 50:00  DNA Storage Still a long way off Quantum has invested heavily in that space DNA Storage Alliance Consortiums contribute heavily  with knowledge and technology Hammer Technology has been in the news for over 20 years Technology takes a long time to go mainstream New things Object storage on tape Tape is not slow 55:00  Fitting media into a footprint Is it tape? Is it drives? Is it tapes and drives? How can you make the most dense library cost-effective Physical footprint Redundant Array of Independent Libraries (RAIL) Build off-the-shelf consumer product Scale Physical deployment LTL consortium 60:00  Wrap up Quantum Engage with StorageReview Newsletter | YouTube | Podcast iTunes/Spotify | Instagram | Twitter | TikTok | RSS Feed The post Podcast #126: A Myriad of Storage Topics with Quantum appeared first on StorageReview.com.

45Drives has been a cloud-scale staple for some time, delivering some of the first purpose-built storage servers for service providers. Over time the company has added many more servers, most recently an exciting 15-bay rig designed specifically for the homelab enthusiast. 45Drives has been a cloud-scale staple for some time, delivering some of the first purpose-built storage servers for service providers. Over time the company has added many more servers, most recently an exciting 15-bay rig designed specifically for the homelab enthusiast. Doug Milburn joins the podcast to discuss the origins of 45Drives and the considerations that went into the HL15. Doug also discusses some of the roadmap for the homelab line, which should get enthusiasts bubbling in the event the HL15 isn’t your cup of tea. Doug describes himself as a “geek by birth.” He likes everything electronic, computer, mechanical, whatever, studying physics for a couple of degrees, a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering, and picking up everything else along the way. We are just starting our test and review of the HL15, to get up to speed on our progress check out our unboxing and setup video here. The podcast was done live on Discord – join Discord to keep up to date with all the latest from the SR Lab! We are transcribing the podcast here, so you can skip to sections that might be more interesting to our listeners. However, if you have time, catch the podcast in its entirety. You won’t be disappointed. The YT video in embedded below for those who prefer the visuals. 00:00  Introduction Personal background Life in Nova Scotia Education background Building metal things Challenges doing research Building enclosures 05:00  Integrating everything Materials, research, building, manufacturing equipment, etc Created 3D CAD software – Protocase Designer Backblaze cold storage Met with Netflix to build computers Drives operating in parallel incredible data transfer rates Multiplexing slows things down Tripping over drivers 10:00  Get up to speed on the HL15 Check out our YouTube Video Brian talks about building the server Jordan and Kevin get top billing Kevin and Jordan try to explain the reasoning Brian closes his eyes and pretends not to listen Storage demands were not as significant as today Data sets were smaller 15 years ago AI is driving these massive data sets What’s different for 45Drives today Focus Customers drive 45Drives business direction 15:00  Working with government agencies Federal government creates lots of data everything from law enforcement to scientific agencies to military University research Univ of California San Diego Wildfire project Utilizing video cameras for fire observation Using AI creating massive data sets Lots of videos to process Municipalities Video Everywhere Forensic data Body cams Car dash cams Creating the Server Zoo Data is here, there, everywhere Adopting clusters What’s interesting to 45Drives 20:00  Cold storage Enterprises like the reliability that comes from 45Drives Moving to flash Flash 32 drive unit SATA and SAS First tri-mode unit Building a machine Hot-swap drives 16 million IOPs 32 Gb/s Lab guys love the HL15 Impressive build 25:00  Delivering a clean build to customers Machines cut the die, but people inspect and clean up Why 45Drives build safe and solid chassis Sharing anecdotes 30:00  Building affordable home lab equipment Affordability range Get it down to $2K Business is brisk Sold in excess of 250 units Discord question: Why build a white server instead of the traditional black? Came from feedback from many resources Discord question: does adding color and graphics add to the cost? 35:00  Built in North America 45Drives is a believer in fair wages Employees are in with variable pay Build with quality Let customers add to it easily Cost-effective customization Add whatever drives you want Use the software you need 40:00  People have their own idea of what they want 45Drives fills 45 percent full builds 55 percent are built with other options 45:00  You can’t please all the people all the time People should buy what they can afford Just getting started, buy from eBay Get a used server like a PowerEdge build it so you can use it the HL15 is a premium server Is there a thin client on the way? 50:00  Looking at the hardware build design Keeping the price point Top loading caddy relieving repetitive stress injury Do you really need 240 screws? Reducing vibration on hard drives Flash vs HDD The right tool for the job Cost per terabyte 55:00  Question from Discord audience How do 45Drives characterize support and warrant for the HL15 Low defect rate Ship it back, or they send the part via FedEx on 45Drive’s nickel 60:00. Things you should and shouldn’t try Don’t try what we did in the lab Want another podcast with 45Drives? 63:00  Wrapup Subscribe to our podcast: iTunes Spotify Google Play Engage with StorageReview Newsletter | YouTube | Podcast iTunes/Spotify | Instagram | Twitter | TikTok | RSS Feed The post Podcast #125: 45Drives and the Creation of the HL15 Homelab Storage Server appeared first on StorageReview.com.

Brian invited Seagate’s Colin Presly to the podcast this week to discuss research and developments in hard drives. Colin has been with Seagate for 20 years and is currently the Senior Director in the Office of the CTO. Originally from the UK, Colin moved to Minnesota over 20 years ago. The headline? HAMR is sampling with customers and 50TB HDDs are possible. Brian invited Seagate’s Colin Presly to the podcast this week to discuss research and developments in hard drives. Colin has been with Seagate for 20 years and is currently the Senior Director in the Office of the CTO. Originally from the UK, Colin moved to Minnesota over 20 years ago. The headline? HAMR is sampling with customers and 50TB HDDs are possible. Having grown up in the UK, Colin is a big sports enthusiast supporting teams like Liverpool Football Club (good pick), Formula 1, Rugby, and cricket. He is still a fan and continues to follow his teams from Shakopee, MN. From a technology perspective, Colin considers himself to be an experienced engineering leader and technologist with over 20 years of broad technical and managerial experience in the disc drive industry. He has a proven track record managing diverse cross-functional teams, developing precision capital equipment, and productizing enterprise-quality disc drives. After a few minutes of talking sports, Brian and Colin got serious about the real topic of this podcast: hard drives. The great thing about Colin is his enthusiasm for sport and technology. This is a great discussion between two people who have been in the storage industry for a long time and still have the passion to get excited about what’s around the corner. Hear what is around the corner in hard drive development. Streamed live with StorageReview Discord members. Full video on YouTube You should give this podcast a view in its entirety, but if you are stretched for time, the timestamp is below. 00:00 – Introduction Let’s talk sports Football (real football). Formula 1 Rugby Cricket 05:00 – Let’s talk spinning disks Hard drive technology Open them up and see what actually goes into the hard drive Cloud is a hard drive Progressive increments in capacity What goes into the technology Hard drive inflection point for growth What are the limitations 10:00 – Hard drive direction Platters, heads, size, area Structure Preventing flipping bits Scale with larger platters Is 3.5 inches the right size going forward Hard to justify changing the HDD’s physical size Changing the size of the HDD is not the best approach 15:00 – Comparing Flash New ways to consume storage Hyperscalers Challenging in all sectors OCP We need the standards NVMe for hard drives? Watch this space – an exploration activity 20:00 – The appeal of one interface Convincing the market Hyperscalers have a major influence SMR Writing wider tracks Challenges on Read PMR and CMR Restrictions Want to get to the next BIG step ISOMER HAMR- Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recording 25:00 – Intent to launch larger hard drive Game changer Increased drive capacity Shifts in data center technology take time A customer has nothing to change Plasmonic effect Heat in the media allows for changing media type 30:00 – Executing heating of an area Heat is localized – nanometers Heat makes the bit flip Seagate has put years of effort into the project Miniaturization journey 35:00 – Challenges in thermal and magnetic stability Directing heat to the interface Surviving that amount of heat Experiments to get where they are today HAMR is the next leap in technology Is HAMR a play for small drives Power consumption 40:00 – Replacing  older 4TB drives with 20TB drives – energy savings Big demand for that 2TB increment can save operation costs Positive environmental impact The demand will drive development 45:00 – GenAI driving storage capacity Density is critical Legal reasons to increase density Political trends Video Keeping the data long-term 50:00 – Referencing CORVAULT 106 Drive System Multi-actuator Colin ran the program Splits in two inside the drive Creates a parallel operation Performance per TB 55:00 – Wrap-up Seagate HAMR Subscribe to our podcast: iTunes Spotify Google Play Engage with StorageReview Newsletter | YouTube | Podcast iTunes/Spotify | Instagram | Twitter | TikTok | RSS Feed   The post Podcast #124: The Path to 50TB HDDs with Frickin Lasers appeared first on StorageReview.com.

Guest Jeffrey Gregor, General Manager for OVHcloud US, discusses OVHcloud's background, services, and expansion. The podcast covers OVHcloud's competition, targeted approach, and strengths in bare metal and private cloud. It also explores the benefits of liquid cooling, OVH's DDoS attack handling, building cloud-based GPU servers, and engaging with OVH Cloud for individuals and businesses.

Brian sits down with AI expert Jordan Ranous to discuss the challenges of navigating the AI landscape. They cover topics such as generative AI, computer vision, object detection, biases in technology, analyzing sales funnel data, and incorporating AI into small businesses. They also talk about the importance of the right tools, diversity in training data, and AI hardware and data storage.