Samsung Introduces ZNS SSD with Maximum User Capacity and Enhanced Lifespan | Audio Press Release

Samsung Electronics unveiled its new enterprise SSD featuring ZNS technology — the PM1731a. Leveraging ZNS, the SSD will maximize available user capacity and offer an extended lifespan in storage server, data center and cloud environments.

ZNS allows data to be grouped based on their usage and access frequency, and stored sequentially in independent zones within an SSD. Without the need to move and rearrange data, ZNS SSDs can significantly reduce the number of write operations, lowering the drive’s WAF. The closer the WAF is to one, the more efficient the SSD is and the longer the drive will last.

* SSD: solid state drive
* ZNS: Zoned Namespace
* WAF(write amplification factor): the amount of actual writes performed by the drive compared to writes initially instructed by the host system

✓ 00:00 Samsung Electronics unveiled its new enterprise SSD featuring ZNS technology
✓ 01:03 ZNS allows data to be grouped based on their usage and access frequency
✓ 01:37 A major improvement over typical server SSD values between three and four
✓ 02:22 The 2.5-inch PM1731a will come in two terabyte (TB) and four TB models
✓ 02:52 Samsung has been actively engaging in several open-source projects to help expand the ZNS ecosystem


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