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Podcast: Data Unchained
Episode: The Race to Build the Right SSDs for the AI Revolution w/ Hao Zhong
Description: In this episode of Data Unchained, we sit 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....