https://www.techradar.com/pro/western-digital-finally-unveils-28tb-hdd-as-race-for-30tb-reaches-boiling-point-but-the-ultrastar-dc-hc680-remains-a-data-center-hdd-that-no-consumers-will-be-able-to-use

Came across this article on TechRadar and it caught my attention. Especially the following, “The ten-disk hard drive, which is based on shingled magnetic recording (SMR) technology”.

My understanding is that SMR drives are not all that good for RAID setups. So I’m curious as to why this type of drive would be a good candidate for data centers. Thoughts?

  • AmINotAlpharius@alien.topB
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    10 months ago

    HM-SMR (Host Managed-SMR) that requires specialized hardware and software

    So the history made full circle right to ST interface times.

    Will wait until they invent IDE concept again.