WEKA Launches WEKApod: Single-Rack Exabyte Storage with 10.2 TB/s Throughput
AccBalanced · x · 2026-07-24
WEKA announced its new WEKApod data storage system, claiming to shatter rack-level storage benchmark records and redefine AI economics.
Key performance metrics for the system include:
- Capacity Breakthrough: Delivers 1.1 exabytes of effective capacity in a single rack, breaking the exabyte barrier.
- Extreme Throughput: Reaches 10.2 TB/s per rack.
- Massive IOPS: Hits 210 million IOPS per rack.
- Hardware Foundation: Built on 441.5 PB of raw capacity, running NeuralMesh data reduction technology.
Related event: Weka Unveils WEKApod with 1.1EB Capacity in Single Rack(2 posts)→
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