# HPE debuts hybrid storage configs: Rising SSD costs hit supercomputing

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/hpe-debuts-hybrid-storage-configs-rising-ssd-costs-hit-supercomputing/
- Published: 2026-11-13T16:15:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T16:21:08+00:00
- Original publisher: The Register
- Original article: https://www.theregister.com/storage/2026/11/13/hpe-debuts-hybrid-storage-configs-rising-ssd-costs-hit-supercomputing/5309679
- Topics: Software

## Key points

- HPE is pairing SSDs with 32 TB hard drives in Cray storage systems.
- The hybrid racks promise up to 32 per cent more usable capacity.
- Sales are expected to begin in early 2027.

## Summary

HPE has announced hybrid storage configurations for its Cray E2000 supercomputing systems, combining SSDs with high-capacity hard drives as the cost of large SSDs rises. The approach is intended to give research institutions and national laboratories more storage capacity and throughput while freeing budget for computing equipment.

The refreshed systems use 32 TB SAS-4 hard drives and enclosures holding 74 or 100 drives. HPE claims up to 116 GB/s read and 92 GB/s write throughput per rack, up to 41 per cent more throughput and 32 per cent more usable capacity than earlier configurations. The systems are expected to go on sale in early 2027; a separate Rack Management Controller for monitoring and controlling liquid cooling is due for HPE systems in March 2027.

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