Kioxia America and Dell Technologies unveiled a 2U server that can scale to 9.8 petabytes of flash storage. The combo uses a Dell PowerEdge R7725xd chassis, AMD EPYC processors, and forty 245.76 TB Kioxia LC9 Series E3.L SSDs. This configuration targets AI, data‑lake, and enterprise workloads demanding massive capacity.

Kioxia’s LC9 Series is the first NVMe SSD at 245 TB, offering PCIe 5.0 throughput. Packing forty of those drives into a single 2U unit eliminates the need for an extra seven servers that would add 280 drives, eight times the power and rack space. The result is a denser, power‑efficient platform that cuts total cost of ownership.

Dell’s senior VP Arun Narayanan said the Dell PowerEdge R7725xd, coupled with Kioxia’s high‑capacity drives, delivers the density and power efficiency required for scaling AI infrastructure without sacrificing performance. The system supports up to five 400‑Gbps NICs, enabling faster data pipelines and reducing bottlenecks during model training and large‑scale ingestion.

By integrating compute and storage at extreme density, the partnership offers a practical path for hyperscale and enterprise data centers to expand capacity without enlarging their footprint or energy budget. The 9.8 PB 2U platform demonstrates that next‑generation SSDs can redefine how organizations architect AI workloads, turning storage limits into a competitive advantage.