Partner Webinar: Leil Storage & Western Digital present SMR HDD Applications

Unlocking Performance with SaunaFS and Western Digital’s SMR Drives

In this exclusive webinar, explore how Leil Storage’s SaunaFS distributed filesystem enhances the performance of Western Digital’s Host-Managed SMR drives, which deliver a lower $/TB compared to traditional HDDs. SMR technology requires a software stack that writes data sequentially, and SaunaFS provides the perfect solution with a single namespace filesystem layer for Active Archive workloads.

Learn how the collaboration between Leil Storage and Western Digital optimizes both performance and reliability using Western Digital JBODs, ensuring a robust solution for organizations looking to maximize storage efficiency.

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‍Source: BrightTalk Webcast – 'Revolutionizing Data Storage: Key Trends and Future Strategies'.

‍The original video can be found at BrightTalk Webcast.

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