Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬Expect #HDD, #SSD shortages as #AI rewrites the rules of# storage hierarchy — multiple companies announce price hikes, too
#GenerativeAI, as a class of workload, implies tremendous demands for #nearline storage.TrendForce says lead times for high-capacity "nearline" #harddrives have ballooned to over 52 weeks — more than a full year. Because the supply of hard drives is insufficient, cloud and #hyperscalers are looking at economical #QLC SSD for cold and nearline storage.
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/expect-hdd-ssd-shortages-as-ai-rewrites-the-rules-of-storage-hierarchy-multiple-companies-announce-price-hikes-too
#GenerativeAI, as a class of workload, implies tremendous demands for #nearline storage.TrendForce says lead times for high-capacity "nearline" #harddrives have ballooned to over 52 weeks — more than a full year. Because the supply of hard drives is insufficient, cloud and #hyperscalers are looking at economical #QLC SSD for cold and nearline storage.
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/expect-hdd-ssd-shortages-as-ai-rewrites-the-rules-of-storage-hierarchy-multiple-companies-announce-price-hikes-too
David Roessli