Seagate is reviving a 20-year-old technology to turn its newest 20TB HDD into a pseudo-SSD — but it won't…
- Seagate is reviving hybrid storage technology to merge HDD capacity with SSD speed
- The FireCuda Forge combines mechanical storage with separately purchased NVMe flash memory
- Alkemi platform automatically moves frequently accessed files onto faster solid-state storage
Seagate is bringing back an old storage concept with its FireCuda Forge, an external hard drive designed to deliver SSD-like responsiveness.
The device combines conventional magnetic storage with a separate NVMe SSD, allowing frequently needed files to move onto faster flash memory.
This arrangement recalls hybrid hard drives from the mid-2000s, although Seagate is introducing a new approach through its Alkemi platform.
Seagate revisits hybrid storage with a modern caching system
Hybrid drives attempted to bridge the performance gap between traditional hard disks and solid-state storage long before the latest FireCuda announcement.
About 20 years ago, manufacturers were already exploring ways to combine mechanical storage with flash memory to improve everyday computing...
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