Zones and the Art of Log Structured Storage in Cloud-Native Storage Systems

Watch a 43-minute conference presentation from the Storage Developer Conference (SDC) 2023 exploring how zoned storage has revolutionized the storage software ecosystem. Dive into the technical details of how zoned storage overcomes write amplification challenges through host-device collaboration, supporting various storage types including shingled magnetic drives, SSDs with Zoned Namespaces, and UFS-enabled mobile devices. Learn about the integration of zoned storage in cloud-native storage stacks, examining everything from libraries to file systems, cloud storage and databases. Discover how combining zoned storage with log-structured writes addresses modern storage workload challenges, with special focus on Kubernetes cloud orchestration platform integration. Presented by Hans Holmberg and Dennis Maisenbacher from Western Digital Corporation, gain valuable insights into modern database workloads, efficient persisted writes, and data placement strategies.