Comment by greggsy
2 years ago
Then you could use this technique to achieve something like a 1.2TB disk with 40PB TBW?
I’d be fascinated to hear any potential use cases for that level of endurance in modern data storage.
2 years ago
Then you could use this technique to achieve something like a 1.2TB disk with 40PB TBW?
I’d be fascinated to hear any potential use cases for that level of endurance in modern data storage.
> use cases for that level of endurance in modern data storage.
All flash arrays. Saying that, as I have a bunch of smaller (400GB) 2.5" SAS SSDs combined into larger all-flash arrays, with each one of those SSD's rated for about 30PB of endurance.
I'm expecting the servers to be dead by the time that endurance is exhausted though. ;)
Exactly, I’ve done similar maths on my disks, and realised that it would be 20 years before they approach their end of life.
By which point, they will be replaced for some new tech that will be cheaper, faster and more reliable and power efficient.