In addition to booting the OS, they read, write, and delete log files all day. Also, the drives function like a consumer SSD as well. Despite the "server" environment, Backblaze uses 13 different consumer SSDs. The company uses them as boot drives in its storage servers. The report (Opens in a new window) shows the lifetime failure rates of 2,906 SSDs in use as of the end of 2022. Most of the SSDs fared quite well, with an annualized failure rate of less than 1%. This answers the question of whether they run cooler than HDDs. It's also offering insight into the SSDs' operating temperatures over time.
It's shown the failure rates of all its SSDs since it began using them in 2018. The company is using the longest reporting timeline we've ever seen this time. The interval of time it uses for its reports varies, as sometimes it's quarterly, annual, or both.
Cloud backup company Backblaze has become well-known for its hard drive and SSD failure rate reports.
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