# ioGuardian

Published articles for ioGuardian.

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## Could a 24 TB Hard Drive Replace a $10,000 SSD?

DevFeed: [Could a 24 TB Hard Drive Replace a $10,000 SSD?](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/could-a-24-tb-hard-drive-replace-a-10-000-ssd-77546.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.verge.io/blog/storage/24-tb-hard-drive-replace-ssd/>)

Author: George Crump

Published: 2026-09-29T15:44:27Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [VergeIO](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/vergeio.md>)

Topics: [HDD Compatibility Lists](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hdd-compatibility-lists.md>), [RAID](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/raid.md>), [developer-productivity](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/developer-productivity.md>)

Tags: [2026](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/2026.md>), [clusters](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/clusters.md>), [deduplication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deduplication.md>), [flash-inflation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/flash-inflation.md>), [hard-drive](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hard-drive.md>), [hci](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hci.md>), [hciandhdd](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hciandhdd.md>), [ioguardian](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ioguardian.md>), [ssd](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ssd.md>), [storage](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/storage.md>), [tiering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tiering.md>), [vergeos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vergeos.md>)

### AI overview

The article argues that high hard-drive capacity and lower cost can make hard drives a practical tier alongside flash in HCI clusters. It describes VergeOS features for placing and moving virtual machine disks between tiers, along with deduplication, snapshots, caching, and recovery support. It notes that random-I/O databases remain better suited to flash and cites vendor testing and customer experience for other workloads.

### Source excerpt

A 24 TB hard drive costs about $56 per TB, and a 15.36 TB SSD costs over $700. See how VergeOS puts hard drives back to work inside HCI clusters. The post Could a 24 TB Hard Drive Replace a $10,000 SSD? appeared first on VergeIO.

## Refurbished Hardware Made Resilient

DevFeed: [Refurbished Hardware Made Resilient](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/refurbished-hardware-made-resilient-77549.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.verge.io/blog/vmwareexit/refurbished-hardware-made-resilient/>)

Author: George Crump

Published: 2026-09-17T17:04:11Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [VergeIO](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/vergeio.md>)

Topics: [cloud-infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud-infrastructure.md>), [Sustainable Computing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sustainable-computing.md>), [releases](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/releases.md>)

Tags: [data-protection](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data-protection.md>), [disaster-recovery](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/disaster-recovery.md>), [hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hardware.md>), [ioguardian](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ioguardian.md>), [refurbished-hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/refurbished-hardware.md>), [refurbished-ssds](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/refurbished-ssds.md>), [rf3](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/rf3.md>), [server](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/server.md>), [storage](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/storage.md>), [vergeos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vergeos.md>), [vmware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vmware.md>), [vmware-alternative](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vmware-alternative.md>), [vmware-exit](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vmware-exit.md>), [vmwareexit](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vmwareexit.md>)

### AI overview

The article argues that refurbished servers and drives can support a VMware exit when the infrastructure platform is designed to handle routine hardware failures. It describes VergeOS features including per-workload RF2 or RF3 resiliency, automatic workload restart after server failure, ioGuardian support during multiple drive failures, snapshot recovery, and site failover. It also cites Saratoga Casino Holdings' use of refurbished servers and reported savings on storage array maintenance.

### Source excerpt

Refurbished hardware funds your VMware exit. VergeOS keeps it running through drive and server failures with RF2, RF3, and ioGuardian. The post Refurbished Hardware Made Resilient appeared first on VergeIO.