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Despite relentless forecasts of their demise, hard disk drives (HDDs) continue to thrive, especially in the enterprise cold storage market. This article explores the surprising economic and technological factors enabling HDDs to maintain a crucial role in data centers worldwide, driven by their unbeatable cost-per-bit advantage for massive, infrequently accessed data.

IBM's new Power11 processors promise up to 55% faster cores than their 2017-era Power9 predecessors and claim twice the performance per watt of comparable x86 systems. Key innovations include 'resource groups' for optimized utilization, an energy-saver mode, and unique resiliency features like dedicated hot-spare cores for 99.9999% uptime. The chips also integrate on-die AI accelerators, positioning Power11 as a contender in power-conscious data centers.