Implementing SMR: Design Considerations and Best Practices

Implementing SMR

As data volumes surge, storage solutions must evolve to keep pace. Shingled Magnetic Recording (SMR) technology offers a path to higher areal density and lower $/TB—ideal for archives, cloud backups, AI datasets, and other sequential-write workloads. This white paper outlines key implementation strategies, software considerations, and workload fit to help you take full advantage of Host-Managed SMR drives.