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Google Cloud Z4D instances offer up to 84,000 GiB of local SSD

cloud.google.com by bob Napaa 6 min read Editor score 6/10

The Z4D VM and bare-metal family targets IO-intensive workloads and offers up to 84,000 GiB of local SSD, with claimed performance up to 40% above Z3. The storage capacity and generation comparison may inform infrastructure choices for databases and AI workloads.

What

- Google Cloud's Z4D machine series is generally available as VM and bare-metal instances, with up to 84,000 GiB of local SSD storage.

How

- Z4D uses 5th Gen AMD EPYC processors and Titanium SSDs; Google says it improves performance by up to 40% over Z3.

Why it matters

- Its high local-storage capacity and performance are aimed at IO-intensive workloads, including AI/ML training and inference.

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