IBM CEO says there is 'no way' spending on AI data centers will pay off

Re:IBM CEO says there is 'no way' spending on AI data center... by ReptileMan on Wednesday December 03, 2025 @06:15AM (#46133148)

The hdd being dead will surely come as a surprise to the couple of 12TB rusties spinning joyously in my case right now.

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Re:IBM CEO says there is 'no way' spending on AI data center... by newsclues on Wednesday December 03, 2025 @06:28AM (#46133249)

HDDs would be much more important today if flash storage didn’t exist.

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Re:IBM CEO says there is 'no way' spending on AI data center... by busssard on Wednesday December 03, 2025 @07:08AM (#46133564)

did you know that SSD are not memory stable if they dont get electricity every now and again...

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Re:IBM CEO says there is 'no way' spending on AI data center... by dcminter on Wednesday December 03, 2025 @08:28AM (#46134248)

Spinning platters are prone to catastrophic mechanical failure and tape can undergo delamination. What of it?

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Re:IBM CEO says there is 'no way' spending on AI data center... by newsclues on Thursday December 04, 2025 @06:37AM (#46146455)

Do you know how much data is stored on ssds in data centres?

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Re:IBM CEO says there is 'no way' spending on AI data center... by jfindper on Wednesday December 03, 2025 @10:02AM (#46135275)

One family down the street from me still drives a Saturn! Yet no one is going to say "Saturn isn't dead!".

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Re:IBM CEO says there is 'no way' spending on AI data center... by ReptileMan on Wednesday December 03, 2025 @12:52PM (#46137629)

Nope. It is like - suddenly every truck everywhere is Saturn. The unit count may be lower but the total tonnage moved grows. While HDD shipments have fallen fourfold counted in units, if you check total exabytes delivered you will see they are shipping a lot.

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