Latest news with #HDDs
Forbes
16-04-2025
- Business
- Forbes
Seagate Survey And Report Shows How To Create Green Data Centers
Green Data Center getty Seagate commissioned a survey and report based upon that survey on the role that digital storage can play in creating more sustainable and efficient data centers. This is particularly important as data centers scale up and new data centers are built to support AI-related businesses. The survey gathered responses from 330 data center professionals across 11 markets: Australia, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, North America, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom. The report indicates that energy usage is now a top concern for 53.5% of business leaders. The press release quotes Goldman Sachs Research as forecasting that global power demand for data centers will increase by as much as 165% by 2030, compared with 2023. Other key findings are: The full report goes into depth on how reducing the total cost of ownership and achieving sustainability goals can be achieved together as indicated in the figure below. Factors in Creating Green Data Centers Seagate Technology By using less power to store data, storage tiering with less frequently accesses data in less expensive and lower power storage technology, storage device life cycle extension and efficient space use in data centers costs can be controlled while using less energy and generating less greenhouse gasses Note that the carbon contribution for storage in data centers includes both the embedded carbon in manufacturing, shipping and assembling storage systems as well as the ongoing carbon generated by power generation to use the storage devices in storage systems. The figure below, from the report, compares Seagate's estimates of the embedded carbon in SSDs versus HDDs and LTO tape. Embodied carbon in storage media Seagate Technology SSDs and HDDs show a significant difference in the embodied carbon since the semiconductor manufacturing processes used to make the NAND flash die in SSDs take a lot of energy and resources, while HDDs require much less energy and carbon generating resources to manufacture. The table above indicates that the expected embodied carbon per TB per year for SSDs is close to 200 times greater than for HDDs. The table shows LTO tape as also much lower than SSDs but a bit more than HDDs. However, LTO tape is a removable storage media typically used in a library system rather than a complete storage device such as SSDs and HDDs, so I am not sure such a comparison to LTO tape is useful. The report also contains a table on estimated operating power for SSDs, HDDs and LTO tape and an estimated power efficiency in W/TB, shown below. Power consumption of storage media Seagate Technology This table indicates that SSDs for data centers use over 50% more operating power per TB of storage capacity. The LTO tape in the table seems to indicate that it uses more power, but the table is showing the power consumed while writing and reading the tape. With magnetic tape in a tape library the tapes spend most of their time sitting idle in the library, so the actual average power efficiency of the magnetic tape would be much less. Seagate's commissioned survey and report indicates that there are ways that data centers can manage more stored data while reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by careful choices of digital storage in a storage hierarchy.
TECHx
25-03-2025
- Business
- TECHx
Toshiba Opens HDD Innovation Lab in Düsseldorf
Toshiba Opens HDD Innovation Lab in Düsseldorf to Boost Storage Solutions News Desk - Share Toshiba Electronics Europe GmbH (Toshiba) has opened a new HDD Innovation Laboratory (HDD Innovation Lab) at its site in Düsseldorf. This advanced facility enhances Toshiba's HDD evaluation capabilities for customers and partners across Europe and the Middle East. The lab focuses on optimizing HDD setups for key applications, including storage area networks (SAN), network-attached storage (NAS), surveillance systems, and cloud storage. Advancing HDD Technology and Customer Support According to Rainer W. Kaese, Senior Manager, HDD Business Development at Toshiba Electronics Europe GmbH, the lab marks a major step forward. 'This new HDD Innovation Lab represents a significant leap forward in providing bespoke solutions and advancing HDD technology. It demonstrates Toshiba's commitment to driving the industry forward and supporting customers and partners with technical expertise and resources,' Kaese said. Comprehensive Testing and Benchmarking The HDD Innovation Lab offers extensive testing services to evaluate HDDs and customer-specific architectures. Key features include: Proof-of-Concept testing and custom architecture setups. and custom architecture setups. Benchmarking across various storage architectures. across various storage architectures. Power analysis tools for energy consumption testing. The lab integrates all essential components, including servers, JBoDs (Just a Bunch of Disks), chassis, controllers, and software for operating systems and video management. Tailored Insights and Knowledge Sharing After evaluations, the lab provides customized reports and insights. Toshiba shares these findings through whitepapers and lab reports on the Toshiba Storage website. Customers can also request loan samples for independent evaluation. This service is available for both small and large quantities, allowing thorough real-world testing. Live Demonstrations and Future Plans Toshiba will also use the HDD Innovation Lab for live demonstrations at upcoming trade shows. These sessions will showcase the latest advancements in enterprise, surveillance, and NAS/SAN storage solutions. With this new lab, Toshiba reinforces its commitment to innovation, helping businesses find the best HDD solutions for their unique needs.
