Intel’s new Ruler SSDs could pack one petabyte of data in a single server rack
Hard drives and SSDs come in pretty standard shapes at this point: there are 3.5-inch drives for desktops, 2.5-inch ones for laptops, and the newer M.2 standard that basically looks like a giant stick of RAM. Intel’s new enterprise SSDs are changing that with the company’s new “Ruler” design, which is designed to optimize storage density while also reducing the amount of power and cooling, via Techgage.
The new drives, with their slimmed-down shapes, are designed for server racks, where Intel says they’ll be able to massively increase the amount of storage on hand. While the company isn’t offering much in the way of information on specifications or how big the Ruler drives will be,...