Zones and The Art of Log Structured Storage
In recent years, zoned storage has become pervasive across the storage software ecosystem, including file systems, cloud storage, and end-to-end application integrations. Zoned storage overcomes the drawbacks of write amplification by enabling the host to collaborate with the storage device when submitting writes. The ecosystem seamlessly integrates support for shingled magnetic drives (SMR HDDs), SSDs with Zoned Namespaces (ZNS SSDs), and UFS-enabled mobile devices through a single storage abstraction.