Intel has developed a new format of SSD drives for the professional segment, which it has called 'ruler' and that will reach a capacity of up to one petabyte, reducing the size, consumption and temperatures of the systems.

Processors are Intel's greatest source of profit, but it is aware that there are other technologies that limit the performance of processors, in general. One of the technologies that slows down performance is storage drives, so he set out to develop storage technology that would improve transfer rates and develop Optane drives with 3D Xpoint memory chips. Intel wants to change the storage industry and this is just a first step towards what they have called 'ruler', a new hard drive format.

Intel has developed a format called 'ruler', which would function as a combination of SSD-type units, thinking of rack systems for Data Centers. Intel has set itself the goal of offering a system that can accommodate a petabyte of storage in a more comfortable and user-friendly system. The 'ruler' format is based on a slim and elongated system, which allows to maximize the storage capacity, with a minimization in the field of consumption and refrigeration.

This new Intel technology has been developed thinking about units of up to one petabyte of installation and easy maintenance for 1U servers, which represents a significant reduction in space, since currently 100 4U bays with 10TB drives are needed to reach to the petabyte. This also eliminates the mechanical part of HDD hard drives, which are no longer found in SSDs, which is already adopted in formats such as M.2 and PCIe. It should also be noted that this 'ruler' is an advertisement, since we have to see the connection format, consumption, the final dimensions of this system or the price it will have, although we must say that it does not aim to be economical.

Source: Engadget