Towards Large-scale Deployments with Zoned Namespace SSDs

Explore a technical conference talk from SDC 2023 that delves into the growing adoption of Zoned Namespace (ZNS) SSDs in large-scale storage deployments. Learn about the significant advantages these drives offer, including 3-4x throughput improvements, extended SSD lifespan, and the ability to utilize QLC media for I/O intensive workloads. Discover how SNIA's Zoned Storage TWG is standardizing ZNS SSD device models and examine the expanding open-source software ecosystem, covering file systems like f2fs, btrfs, and SSDFS, database systems including RocksDB, TerarkDB, and MySQL, as well as cloud orchestration platforms such as Openstack and Kubernetes with Mayastor, Longhorn, and SPDK's CSAL. Gain insights from Western Digital's Matias Bjørling on the maturing hardware ecosystem and the solid foundation being established for widespread cloud adoption of zoned storage technology.