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[Video] Storage Meets AI: What Makes the KIOXIA 100 Million IOPS Goal So Amazing?
August 6, 2026
Kioxia has a vision for a 100 million IOPS SSD.
It’s a pretty striking number—but some may wonder, "What’s so amazing about it?"
Let’s break down what makes it so impressive.
What you can learn from this video:
- The importance of fast data supply to GPUs behind AI.
- How Super High IOPS SSDs complement the capacity shortages of HBM and enhance AI performance.
- What IOPS is (the number of read/write operations per second = an indicator of random access speed).
Storage Meets AI: Video Series
Data storage and memory technologies are essential for high performance generative AI systems. Kioxia has a long-term commitment to advancing AI through industry contributions of research and development in flash memory, SSDs, and associated technologies. This site introduces KIOXIA Super High IOPS technology.
Data storage and memory technologies are becoming increasingly important for the advancement of generative AI. Kioxia has a long-term commitment to advancing AI through research and development of high-capacity storage such as SSDs and flash memory that are essential for AI systems, and innovative open-source technologies like KIOXIA AiSAQ™.
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