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There aren’t many full open-source solutions available, but you can buy 100TB 3.5” SSDs for data center use.[1] At Storage Pod densities, that’s 6000TB in 4U. I
by ddulaney 6y ago
There aren’t many full open-source solutions available, but you can buy 100TB 3.5” SSDs for data center use.[1] At Storage Pod densities, that’s 6000TB in 4U. I’m not sure if some other factor comes in that limits density, but that’s a first-order estimate.
[1] https://nimbusdata.com/products/exadrive/pricing/ https://nimbusdata.com/products/exadrive/pricing/
- rbanffy 6y agoHeat dissipation may be a concern, but, if we are talking 6PB of flash storage, we can pretty much consider custom liquid cooling is an option.