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Intel Announces the 'World's Densest' SSD (zdnet.com)
Intel has unveiled its new 3D NAND solid-state drive (SSD) "ruler" form factor storage for data-center servers. From a report: The chip giant first set out this form factor a year ago, based on the Enterprise & Datacenter Storage Form Factor (EDSFF) standard for server makers to cut cooling costs and offer a more efficient format than SSDs in the classic 2.5 inch size. Intel describes the new ruler-shaped Intel SSD DC P4500, which is 12 inches by 1.5 inches, and a third of an inch thick, as the world's densest SSD. Server makers can jam up to one petabyte (PB) -- or a thousand terabytes (TB) -- of data into 1U server racks by lining up 32 of these 32TB Intel rulers together. So, instead of the decades-old 2.5-inch square SSD drives inherited from and designed for disk-based storage, Intel now has long and skinny sticks, thanks to flash. The new shape allows it to optimize SSD storage density, cooling, and power for data centers.
How many pci-e lanes per card? and will AMD cpus work better then intel due to having more lanes to work with?
Now with ceph I want to have 5-9 smaller ones per node + 10G (or more networking)
One good thing about it is the length gives significantly more surface area for cooling than a 2.5" form factor does. With more of the server chassis in contact with the SSD, it can mean better heat removal, which definitely will help with component life.
Hopefully there will be half-length form factors for workstations.