Demand for data storage is escalating, yet advancements in access rate and performance of current dominant technologies like Hard Disk Drives are decelerating. We study holographic data storage as an alternative technology in the warm data storage era. Inspired by its 3D storage capabilities, interest in holographic data storage peaked in the 1990s-2000s. However, as Hard Disk Drives expanded more rapidly during that period, research into holographic storage largely subsided without a quantitative answer to its potential performance. Driven by the emerging demands for higher access rate and advances in essential components for holographic data storage, we have revisited its performance potential for warm data storage applications. Our approach includes optimization of optical setup, material choice, write/read profiles tailored to specific system workloads. During the journal we quantify the optimal energy efficiency achievable in holographic data storage. Additionally, we evaluate the trade-offs between energy efficiency and density.
Figure 1 Quantifying the cloud storage landscape in terms of the cost and the access rate performance.
Figure 2 An end-to-end framework that quantifies and optimizes energy efficiency and density.
Figure 3 Write and erasure.Figure 4 Profile optimization and optimized energy efficiency.Figure 5 Optimized write, erasure and energy efficiency across various crystals.
Figure 1 Quantifying the cloud storage landscape in terms of the cost and the access rate performance.
Figure 2 An end-to-end framework that quantifies and optimizes energy efficiency and density.
Figure 3 Write and erasure.Figure 4 Profile optimization and optimized energy efficiency.Figure 5 Optimized write, erasure and energy efficiency across various crystals.