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The Race to Build the Right SSDs for the AI Revolution w/ Hao Zhong

In this episode of Data Unchained, host Molly Presley sits down with Hao Zhong, CEO and Co-Founder of ScaleFlux, for an in-depth conversation on the future of storage, the rise of computational SSDs, and the massive shift underway in data center architecture. Hao shares the evolution from HDD to SSD, the impact of PCIe and NVMe on performance, how modern acceleration frameworks emerged, and why high-density storage is becoming essential for today’s rapidly scaling workloads. The conversation explores supply chain pressures, SSD shortages, hyperscaler demand trends, and how new architectures are shaping performance, reliability, and cost efficiency across the industry. This episode is a deep dive into hardware innovation, data-center scaling, storage acceleration, and the growing demand for high-capacity SSDs driven by new compute environments. Learn how storage controllers, transparent compression, and system-level acceleration are poised to transform future infrastructure and why the entire storage stack is being redesigned to keep up with explosive data growth. Timestamps 00:00 Introduction to Data Unchained 00:34 How decentralized data created new challenges for modern infrastructure 01:00 Guest introduction and the evolution of storage technology 01:19 Hao’s early research in HDD density and error correction 02:27 Transition from HDD to early SSD innovation 03:29 How SSDs reshaped laptops and data centers 04:09 Bringing SSD technology to servers and enterprise workloads 04:40 Founding ScaleFlux and the shift toward acceleration 05:19 Why acceleration is essential in a post-Moore’s Law world 06:02 The changing requirements of AI-driven data centers 06:50 Transparent compression, data filtering, and computational storage 07:27 High-capacity SSD demand and modern storage challenges 08:06 Designing SSDs for next-generation workloads 09:24 PCIe evolution and performance scaling 10:01 The push toward 10x performance architectures 10:30 Large-capacity SSDs and the future of density 11:04 System-level design and controller roadmap 12:22 Managing flash memory, latency, and reliability 13:00 The promise of Linux-capable storage controllers 14:00 How tiny SSDs are becoming full storage servers 15:11 One-petabyte SSD potential and future compact architectures 16:18 Impact of SSD shortages across the industry 17:03 Why demand for storage is outpacing compute 18:24 Market forces behind current supply constraints 19:25 How ScaleFlux is helping customers navigate shortages 20:10 Increasing storage efficiency with computational SSDs 21:07 Where to learn more about ScaleFlux technologies 21:37 Closing thoughts and upcoming industry events 22:10 Episode wrap-up Cyberpunk by jiglr |   / jiglrmusic   Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... #DataUnchained #ScaleFlux #StorageInnovation #DataInfrastructure #SSDTechnology #NVMe #PCIe #ComputationalStorage #HyperscaleDataCenters #DataCenterArchitecture #HighDensityStorage #FlashStorage #CloudInfrastructure #EnterpriseStorage #StorageAcceleration #TechLeadership #DataScaling #StorageEngineering #FutureOfStorage #DigitalInfrastructure #EdgeComputing #ModernDataCenters #TechStrategy #DataGrowth #DataEfficiency #StorageRoadmap #HardwareInnovation #SemiconductorEngineering #ComputeInfrastructure #DataPerformance