Samsung has introduced its collaboration with Western Digital to enhance the adoption of next-generational storage applied sciences for cloud and server infrastructure. The South Korean tech big will align its assets with the storage machine maker to strengthen Zoned Storage options and create an ecosystem for it.
As per SamMobile’s report, the initiative that Samsung and Western Digital have began known as Zoned Storage. This challenge will assist broader adoption of comparable applied sciences that embody — ZNS (Zoned Namespaces) SSDs and SMR (Shingled Magnetic Recording) HDDs.
To reinforce the adoption of Zoned Storage applied sciences in cloud and enterprise functions, each the businesses have signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding). This partnership will make it simpler for customers as their gadgets can be suitable with a number of distributors (each software program and {hardware}) for the broader ecosystem.
Western Digital has additionally contributed to the Linux kernel and the open-source software program neighborhood to put the muse for Zoned Storage. Samsung will assist know-how to develop faster and have wider assist for each customers and app builders.
Each corporations can be creating high-level fashions and frameworks for related storage applied sciences together with SNIA (Storage Networking Trade Affiliation) and the Linux Basis.
In December 2021, Zoned Storage Technical Working Group was accepted by SNIA. This group defines the widespread use instances for Zoned Storage and even specifies the host/machine structure and programming fashions. The group may embody different rising storage applied sciences akin to NVMe over Materials (NVMe-oF) sooner or later.
western digital: Samsung companions with Western Digital to spice up the adoption of next-gen storage tech
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