The need for high capability, high efficiency storage is insane today, driven mostly by AI/ML training and analytics. Standard storage services, which can deal with 10s of terabyte capability, are no longer considered enough as modern-day applications need storage capability in excess of 10PB.
Samsung formerly stated it intends to launch a Petabyte SSD within a years, however it has actually given that hinted that excessive turning point might be reached earlier. At the start of the year the tech giant revealed prepare for a Petabyte SSD membership– PBSSD-as-a-service– although this is not a Petabyte SSD however rather a box real estate several SSDs.
While the specific information of Samsung's PBSSD were unclear at the time (4 256TB SSDs, exposed at Flash Memory Summit 2023, were our finest guess), we now have our very first take a look at what the business is providing: the PB SSD v2.
Optimum efficiency
The server is based upon the 4th Generation AMD EPYC CPU, utilizing a single socket to provide 32 to 84 cores and 128 PCIe Gen 5 lanes. The style permits high capability, with the server holding 16 E3.s information SSDs, each supplying approximately 15.36 TB of storage, for an optimum of 244TB in a 1 RU chassis. Samsung has future strategies to support 1PB in a 2 RU chassis, however hasn't exposed when that will show up.
The tech giant states the PB SSD v2 utilizes the NVMe procedure and links the 16 SSDs straight to the PCIe user interface of the server CPU for optimal efficiency. By getting rid of the requirement for retimers and PCIe switches, it can provide consecutive checks out of 232GB/s, consecutive composes of 98GB/s, random checks out of 9550 KIOPS, and continual random composes of 5075 KIOPS.
Less parts likewise imply less power draw, making the server more energy-efficient. Advanced power management and integrated power intake reporting abilities even more improve its energy effectiveness; Samsung states it is intending to lower the TCO of storage without compromising efficiency.
As pointed out formerly, Samsung is likewise presenting a cloud-like service design, using budget-friendly month-to-month memberships for the PB SSD v2, lowering in advance expenses of storage. Clients can buy the wanted capability in increments of 244TB and select a membership period of 1, 3, or 5 years at a repaired month-to-month cost.
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