The technology includes thin glass surfaces and microwave-assisted magnetic recording (MAMR). This reduces infrastructure costs by 30-40% and helps cope with a 50% increase in data center energy consumption. It will be possible to reach these figures by 2027. The disks are affordable for cloud providers and media companies, which are the target audience for such disks.
As TechReviewer notes, MAMR makes recording easier than HAMR but requires more vibration and power control. The technology is based on proven 31TB MAMR drives.
It is also stated that the pace of developments in the market for solutions for cloud platforms is explained by the fact that drives with a size of 50-60 TB are expected to appear by 2028. Hard drives will continue to be an important tool for mass storage, and solid-state drives (SSDs) will increase speed. For consumers, this means lower costs for cloud services and increased storage capacity. However, data security and supply chain issues remain relevant. This is where Toshiba still has problems.
Source: Ferra
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