UCloud Tech

Dec 1, 2022 · Cloud Computing

How UCloud’s Low‑Cost Archival Storage Cuts Power Use with Smart Disk Management

This article explains how UCloud’s archival storage leverages inexpensive SMR disks, JBOD hardware, erasure‑coding blobs, and a power‑aware scheduling strategy to store massive cold data cheaply while still providing flexible, near‑real‑time retrieval when needed.