CloudFest 2026, Europapark Rust

At booth C04 at CloudFest 2026, March 23 – 26, you can explore the latest in hard disk drive technology and discover how Toshiba, along with its core partners, can help faster implement and optimize cloud storage solutions.

This year’s highlights:

  • UGREEN NAS devices: We’ll showcase a range of UGREEN network storage systems — from compact 2‑bay models to larger 8‑bay versions — and compare their performance and storage capacity.
  • Performance demo of a 60‑bay storage server: A powerful server with space for 60 hard drives and a total of 1 petabyte of storage. It runs on TrueNAS and is ideal for data analytics, classical machine learning, and CPU‑based AI workloads. It also offers a smooth upgrade path towards GPU‑accelerated AI.
  • 2 petabytes of storage in action: Over 100 hard drives with 24 TB each are combined in this setup. Using JovianDSS from Open‑E, we’ll demonstrate the performance of the ZFS file system in a real‑world scenario.
  • Live demo of a 1.3‑petabyte cluster: A full storage cluster built with a 60‑bay Promise JBOD and a mix of hardware and software RAID, shown live in operation.

Returning this year: Our HDD experts Rainer Kaese’s keynote on the most recent HDD topics and our popular Crash and Win raffle, only at CloudFest!

Event Details

23 maart 2026 – 26 maart 2026
09:00 – 18:00
Booth C04
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Keynote:
The Sustainability of Hard Disk Drives

In his presentation Senior Manager Rainer W. Kaese will explain that hard drives continue to dominate large‑scale storage because long‑standing, stable standards—such as the 3.5‑inch form factor and SAS/SATA interfaces—ensure decades of backward and forward compatibility, enabling reliable, cost‑efficient scaling as capacities advance.”

March 25th, 12:40 – 1:00 pm, Location: Das Studio

Keynote Speaker Rainer Kaese

Raffle
Crash and win

If you are at CloudFest 2026, don’t forget to get a ticket at Toshiba’s booth for a chance to win

Tuesday 24th, 5pm
2x N300 4TB + UGREEN 2-Bay NAS (DH2300)

Wednesday 25th, 5pm
1x PROMISE Pegasus32 R4 16TB

Thursday 26th, 3pm
2x N300 4TB + UGREEN 2-Bay NAS (DH2300)

We have set up a system with 60 Toshiba drives for you to test how tough they stand up during hot removal. You pull a random drive and if the system crashes, you win.

Get your free raffle ticket and join us at booth C04 on Tuesday or Wednesday at 5 pm, for your chance to win the grand prize!

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