Micron's 245TB SSD Puts Flash Density in Focus for Data Centers

A StorageReview podcast featuring Micron product executive Bill Bollengier focused on the company's 6600 ION 245TB SSD and the infrastructure implications of storing more data per drive bay. The discussion covered floor space, rack density and power budgets, as well as the role of high-capacity flash in storage tiers traditionally served by hard drives. StorageReview cited an earlier analysis in which an exabyte-scale flash configuration occupied six racks versus 22 racks for hard drives. The figures are from that study; the podcast itself does not establish market-wide adoption or a change in NAND pricing.