TechSNAP

426: Storage Stories

April 3rd, 2020  |  31 mins 17 secs

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We take a look at Cloudflare's impressive Linux disk encryption speed-ups, and explore how zoned storage tools like dm-zoned and zonefs might help mitigate the downsides of Shingled Magnetic Recording.