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Intel's New "Ruler" SSD - 1PB Of Storage In A 1U

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Michael Miller
Sep 13, 2017

‘Ruler’ Form Factor for Intel SSDs

The new “ruler” form factor, so-called for its long, skinny shape, shifts storage from the legacy 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch form factors that follow traditional hard disk drives, and the add-in card form factor, which takes advantage of PCIe card slots, and delivers on the promise of non-volatile storage technologies to eliminate constraints on shape and size. The new form factor delivers the most storage capacity for a server, with the lowest required cooling and power needs. The next-generation “ruler” form factor SSDs using Intel® 3D NAND technology will enable up to 1PB in a 1U server – enough storage for 300,000 HD movies, or about 70 years of nonstop entertainment. Both Intel Optane SSDs and Intel® 3D NAND SSDs in the “ruler” form factor will come to market in the near future.

 

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Undisclosed #1
Sep 13, 2017
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The next-generation “ruler” form factor SSDs using Intel® 3D NAND technology will enable up to 1PB in a 1U server...

So what's the actual capacity of the thingy you are showing?

MM
Michael Miller
Sep 13, 2017

I am not sure yet but I did find this pic of the server.

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Undisclosed #1
Sep 14, 2017
IPVMU Certified

That works.

So maybe 32TB per sticky.

Probably enough to handle all the worlds surveillence video simultaneously with a 1 minute retention time ;)

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Undisclosed Integrator #2
Sep 13, 2017

Well, based on the image it takes 32 rulers to create a PB of storage in a 1U server without defining the RAID style.  Should be very cost effective based on SSD, said marketing.

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