Dell PowerScale systems now use gigantic-capacity 122TB SSDs from Solidigm for AI workloads

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Dell has just announced that it will be offering Solidigm's massive new 122TB SSD inside of its PowerScale systems, and is the first infrastructure provider to offer storage systems with 122TB SSDs.

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Solidigm released its D5-P5336 122TB SSDs in late 2024, offering an astronomical capacity that enabled customers access to close to 6 petabytes (PBs) of storage per server node. Using far larger SSDs is a big business for servers and data centers, minimizing hardware requirements, operational expenses, and energy consumption.

Dell is the first infrastructure provider to offer a storage system with 122TB SSDs. PowerScale's recent updates address key issues related to storage capacity, cost-effectiveness, energy consumption, and system adaptability - helping businesses thrive in a data-centric environment.

The rocket-fueled rise of AI applications has driven data to new levels, with companies needing to keep up with the ever-changing environment of ultra-high-capacity SSD storage.

Travis Vigil, SVP, ISG Product Management, Dell Technologies, said: "The AI opportunity requires organizations today to make critical decisions regarding infrastructure power and space. Dell Technologies believes that higher density provides the path to maximizing storage energy efficiency while minimizing data center footprint. As we increase density in our own solutions, we look forward to continued storage innovations like Solidigm's new 122TB D5-P5336 solid-state drive".

Greg Matson, SVP, Strategic Planning & Marketing, Solidigm, said: "Data is the fuel of the AI engine and storage needs are increasing. In some instances, we're seeing that storage can consume in the range of 30 percent of operational power.² The power and space efficiency of our 122TB SSDs helps enable Dell PowerScale to deliver massive infrastructure efficiency gains".