Seagate has started adding NVMe tech to large hard drives as AI systems demand more storage space. AI works with massive data sets these days—petabytes or even exabytes. Current storage options fall short of these needs. Fast SSDs cost far too much when storing large AI data. Cheap SAS and SATA drives use odd chips and adapters that fail to keep up with AI data speeds.
The company plans to add NVMe tech to large hard drives. This keeps costs down and space high but helps them perform better with AI programs. These new drives skip all those extra parts that traditional drives require. You can easily expand by combining large hard drives with fast SSD cache drives under a single NVMe system. These drives need almost no setup because they run without special controllers, and they work perfectly with SSDs using just one driver.
These drives allow data to travel directly from graphics cards to storage through special units, bypassing the CPU completely. Additionally, NVMe over Fabrics helps these drives connect to large AI storage networks. Seagate tested this by linking eight NVMe hard drives and four SSDs to an NVIDIA chip. They discovered less waiting time, simpler setup, improved memory handling, and easier expansion.
Seagate proved these drives help the environment, using ten times less carbon and four times less electricity than SSDs. They also cost much less for each terabyte of space. Looking forward, Seagate aims to make its drives hold more than 36 TB. They continue improving how these drives work with storage networks and discussing with customers about future AI storage needs. Hard drives cannot match SSD speeds, but these NVMe hard drives provide a smarter option for modern data centers.
The company plans to add NVMe tech to large hard drives. This keeps costs down and space high but helps them perform better with AI programs. These new drives skip all those extra parts that traditional drives require. You can easily expand by combining large hard drives with fast SSD cache drives under a single NVMe system. These drives need almost no setup because they run without special controllers, and they work perfectly with SSDs using just one driver.
These drives allow data to travel directly from graphics cards to storage through special units, bypassing the CPU completely. Additionally, NVMe over Fabrics helps these drives connect to large AI storage networks. Seagate tested this by linking eight NVMe hard drives and four SSDs to an NVIDIA chip. They discovered less waiting time, simpler setup, improved memory handling, and easier expansion.
Seagate proved these drives help the environment, using ten times less carbon and four times less electricity than SSDs. They also cost much less for each terabyte of space. Looking forward, Seagate aims to make its drives hold more than 36 TB. They continue improving how these drives work with storage networks and discussing with customers about future AI storage needs. Hard drives cannot match SSD speeds, but these NVMe hard drives provide a smarter option for modern data centers.
