Reliable SSD storage expansion of around 1 Petabyte for PC workstation within reach, albeit with hefty price tag surpassing $100,000.
HighPoint Technologies announces a portable NVMe storage solution boasting nearly a petabyte of capacity, making it a significant advancement in enterprise storage, according to the company's Vice President, May Hwang.
The new system consists of eight Solidigm D5-P5336 122TB SSDs housed within the compact HighPoint RocketStor 6542AW NVMe RAID Enclosure. The combination delivers an impressive 976TB of storage, suited for mobile or space-constrained environments.
Single PCIe connectivity supports all eight SSDs in the RocketStor 6542AW, ensuring high-speed data transfer rates needed by data-heavy industries. HighPoint's PCIe Switching technology facilitates efficient data transfer, addressing performance demands.
This high-capacity NVMe storage solution offers seamless scalability, making it ideal for industries requiring vast storage capacities and high performance, such as artificial intelligence, big data analytics, and media production. Its capacity also suits enterprise backups and high-performance computing workloads.
In AI and machine learning, researchers and developers often rely on fast access to extensive datasets for efficient model training. The RocketStor 6542AW, equipped with Solidigm SSDs, supports swifter training cycles, improving efficiency in managing workloads.
The enclosure's RAID support and high-speed connections guarantee secure, fast backups and low-latency data access for enterprise backup and HPC workloads. In complex tasks like engineering simulations and scientific research, high throughput proves crucial.
In media production, particularly with 4K and 8K content, rapid storage is essential. The RocketStor 6542AW offers a transfer bandwidth of 28GB/s and ample space for large video files, streamlining editing and rendering workflows in film, animation, and design.
Mike Mamo, Senior Principal Engineer at Solidigm, noted the collaboration as significant, given the increasing adoption of Hardware RAID in the AI ecosystem. Solidigm's D5-P5336 122TB SSDs are now available for approximately $12,400 each, while eight of these high-capacity drives will cost around $99,200. The HighPoint RocketStor 6542AW enclosure is priced at $1,799 on Amazon.
For professionals in need of powerful storage in limited spaces, the HighPoint RocketStor 6542AW is a reliable solution that combines high-capacity NVMe storage with scalability, addressing the needs of AI, media, and enterprise environments.
This portable NVMe storage solution, comprising the HighPoint RocketStor 6542AW NVMe RAID Enclosure and eight Solidigm D5-P5336 122TB SSDs, is a significant advancement in technology, particularly in data-heavy industries such as data-and-cloud-computing, artificial intelligence, and media production. With a capacity of nearly a petabyte, it is suitable for gadgets that require vast storage and high-speed data transfer rates.
