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Huawei is reportedly poised to unveil its cutting-edge data storage solution, the OceanStor Arctic, by 2025, featuring an innovative technology dubbed "magneto-electric disk" (MED). Although specifics regarding this revolutionary storage technology remain undisclosed, Huawei asserts impressive capabilities for the OceanStor Arctic.
According to reports, Huawei's MED technology is projected to support rack capacities exceeding 10PB while consuming less than 2kW of power. The company touts a 20% cost reduction compared to tape storage solutions and a remarkable 90% decrease in power consumption compared to traditional hard drives.
For context, a conventional 42U rack can accommodate up to 288 HDDs, storing up to 8.64PB of data, while consuming approximately 2.88kW of power. Similarly, 4U storage servers, like the ASRock Rack 4U100-C612, can house 100 3.5-inch hard drives, storing up to 3PB of data at 1kW each. However, powering 10 such machines would demand a significant power supply.
The OceanStor Arctic's reduced power consumption emerges as a standout feature, especially considering its purported disk-based technology. Yet, Huawei has not disclosed the exact methodologies responsible for achieving such remarkable power efficiency.
Speculation suggests that Huawei's MED technology might leverage the magneto-electric effect, establishing a connection between the magnetic and electric properties of materials. However, this remains speculative, and further details regarding Huawei's MED technology are eagerly awaited.
As of now, the exact workings of Huawei's MED technology and how it achieves such remarkable efficiency and performance remain shrouded in mystery, awaiting official disclosure from the company.
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| Huawei is reportedly poised to unveil its cutting-edge data storage solution, the OceanStor Arctic, by 2025 |