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Hard drives on backorder for two years as AI data centers trigger HDD shortage

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177 points pabs3 | 1 comments | 12 Nov 25 05:36 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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karlkloss ◴[12 Nov 25 07:05 UTC] No.45897158[source]▶
And when the AI bubble bursts, "refurbished" HDDs and GPUs will flood the market. Save your money now and be prepared.
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Nux ◴[12 Nov 25 08:39 UTC] No.45897779[source]▶
GPUs yes, but there'll be no HDDs making it alive, they'll get destroyed to protect whatever rubbish they had on.
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pmontra ◴[12 Nov 25 12:53 UTC] No.45899550[source]▶
HDD can be written multiple times with random data if data centers really have to protect what their former customers wrote on them. I never looked at those details in standard contracts.

There is also encryption at rest.

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1. ComputerGuru ◴[12 Nov 25 23:03 UTC] No.45908151{4}[source]▶
I wrote hddrand to write random data and optionally read it back to verify integrity. https://github.com/mqudsi/hddrand