Suggestions on carrying out innovative research and development of micro-data storage technology to seize the highland of big data storage technology in the future

The core technology of data storage in China has lagged behind for a long time, and the big data center will face resource constraints according to the traditional idea of scientific and technological real estate. In order to prevent China's storage technology from getting stuck, save the space occupied by massive data storage in the future, systematically integrate resources, and solve the capacity problem of China's current big data storage technology products, it is suggested that the state set up projects to carry out innovative research and development of micro data storage technology.

Present situation and problems of data storage in China

Computer data storage technology is the core of information technology application. All computer application data need to be stored by physical devices, so that the computer system can read and write. Data application and data storage are like the close relationship between trunk and root. With the sustained and rapid development of information technology application, it can be predicted that the amount of data will increase explosively in the future, and the bottleneck problem of mass data storage will become increasingly serious, which will aggravate the long-term challenges in the field of data storage, such as capacity, security, performance, expansion, maintenance, disaster tolerance and supervision. Among them, the capacity dilemma bears the brunt.

The current pain point. In order to meet the increasing demand for data storage capacity, the construction of big data storage center is essential. Looking at the construction of big data storage centers all over the country, due to the lack of basic core technology of data storage, the popular model is unsustainable "science and technology real estate", that is, simply expanding the area of Gai Lou to build data centers, and then consuming valuable natural resources. At present, the data of urban surveillance video images in China is limited by the storage capacity of data centers, which can only be stored for about one month, and the application of related data is seriously restricted.

Application cornerstone. The underlying data storage is the cornerstone of the development of information industry, and data storage technology products are the architectural basis of information application systems, and also the technical shortcomings of key industries in China. Effective data storage technology products involve all information technology application scenarios: artificial intelligence, information security, smart city, big data, cloud computing, blockchain, urban brain, eye-catching project, urban management video surveillance, medical image recognition and so on.

The situation is grim. Tracing back to the development track of information technology in the past century, China's contribution to the basic technology of data storage is almost zero. The domestic data storage industry is mainly good at commercial application innovation in the market, and the research and development of the core technology of data storage management relies heavily on foreign open source and openness. Lack of basic R&D echelon and key theoretical exploration; Follow the old development ideas and get used to outsourcing devices and equipment; Insufficient accumulation of underlying technology and weak core innovation ability; The grim situation has not changed significantly so far.

Dangerous situation. China has been following the development of core storage products, underlying supporting technologies and commercial application concepts for a long time, and has suffered great hidden dangers and risks from external forces' "precise attack on key core technologies at the bottom of storage". In the face of the complicated and changeable international environment, once encountering bottlenecks, such as the shortage of purchased storage products or the obstruction of core technology exchange, all domestic industries involved in information technology applications will inevitably suffocate. This will directly slow down the iterative development of related industries, hinder the pace of social progress, weaken the ability of national governance, and then endanger the political and social stability of the country.

You may delay, but time will not. We need to act immediately, carry out innovative research and development of micro-data storage technology through the project, unite resources in the field of data storage at home and abroad, and build a core technical team of data storage specialty; Starting with the research and development of software-defined storage (deduplication) technology products, it fills the gap in the field of domestic technology products; Start the research and development of miniaturized (atomic) data storage equipment to seize the commanding heights in the future data storage field. This move is also the best way to alleviate the "bottleneck" crisis of product innovation and data storage technology research and development in China.

Thoughts on carrying out innovative research and development of micro-data storage technology

China should seize the historical opportunity of big data development driven by current data applications, upgrade information technology, pool domestic and foreign resources, and build a core technical team of data storage specialty in China. In the near future: develop and deploy modular deduplication technology products, reduce the demand for massive data storage space, and fill the technical gap of domestic underlying data storage management. Long-term: start the research and development of micro data storage devices to seize the commanding heights in the future data storage technology field.

Starting with the innovative research and development of micro-data storage technology, focus on the strategic frontier technology trends in the field of international storage technology; Join hands with the resources of scientific research institutes, universities, production enterprises and large users to build a national core technical team; Actively introduce/train data storage technology talents and develop automatic control products.

1. Track recent industry trends.

Benchmark the top international data storage technology products, strive to learn the underlying module-level data storage deduplication technology, reduce the demand for massive data storage space, and realize the commercial application of self-controlled domestic data storage technology management software products. The basic principle is to identify duplicate data modules first, and then optimize the storage of a single module among multiple duplicate data modules and the link relationship with other duplicate modules. Thereby reducing the physical space occupied by enterprise customers for storing data and reducing the increment of purchasing and deploying data storage equipment.

2. Long-term focus.

Explore the next generation of data storage technology, integrate interdisciplinary resources to start the research and development of micro-memory, and strive to transform the existing computer data storage based on disk/optical disk/tape into a miniaturized digital information acquisition and access mechanism based on atomic/electronic motion state in the future. Its principle is to try to represent a bit of "0" or "1" binary computer data represented by the material medium that consumes millions of atoms now by the state change of a single atom. Therefore, the size of the existing data storage equipment can be reduced by hundreds of thousands or even millions of times, and finally the big data storage warehouse occupying about a football field can be reduced to a portable device.

3. Suggestions on R&D work

The innovative research and development of micro-data storage technology should be built into a leading domestic and international first-class data storage technology research institution, industrial incubator and talent training base.

Recruit data storage technology experts as consultants. Global recruitment of industry elites who have worked in the world's top data storage companies for many years to join the guidance.

Build a research and development team of data storage technology in China. Adopt effective methods such as introducing teachers/offering training courses to accumulate and cultivate domestic data storage technology.

Alliance with Silicon Valley Institute of Storage Technology. Relying on the data storage entity company in Silicon Valley, USA, * * * enjoys the underlying technical knowledge of data storage.

Form an enterprise operation organization. Develop software-defined storage (deduplication) technology products to serve the data user market and follow the business operation rules.

Financing covers a variety of funding channels. Declare and obtain research and development funds for major national special basic projects, and attract professional investment funds to join. The initial investment is about 65.438+0 billion yuan (refer to the valuation of international related projects: the investment of similar projects of IBM in the United States is about 60 billion US dollars /654.38+00 years).

Suggestions on promoting innovative research and development of micro-data storage technology

While carrying out new infrastructure construction, China should seize the historical opportunity that the current data computing application promotes the development of big data with information technology upgrading, establish an independent intellectual property system of data storage technology, fill the domestic gap, ensure the long-term planning and implementation of digital China construction, promote the rise of domestic data storage products, and pave the way for the development of related industries.

2. It is suggested that in the long run, we should closely follow the international mainstream R&D and innovation, focus on developing atomic-level miniaturized data storage technology products (2020-2040), develop atomic-level big data storage technology before 2040, and gradually realize industrialization.

3. It is suggested that the technological innovation of miniaturized data storage should be taken as a national strategy. Build a joint innovation platform of data storage technology shared by Industry-University-Research, China, and build a State Key Laboratory. Relying on scientific research institutes/institutions of higher learning/related enterprises, it lays the foundation for developing a set of atomic-level microdata storage technology, including microdata storage theory, hardware design, software development, structure design, system integration, etc.

4. It is suggested that relevant national ministries and commissions give matching financial support. Accelerate the research and development and industrial transformation of atomic big data storage technology. Support the declaration of major scientific and technological projects and special support funds.

5. It is suggested to form a talent team that can be engaged in data storage technology innovation for a long time. Learn from the innovative research and development experience of global data storage technology and introduce top scientists and engineers in the field of data storage technology at home and abroad. Set up specialized courses of data storage technology in universities and research institutes, and build a perfect domestic talent training system.

6. It is suggested that the routine project declaration and approval process should not be adopted in the project establishment process, and the special affairs office is in urgent need of approval. The main reason is that in the field of scientific research and production related to this project, the existing domestic technical force is weak and scattered, and the evaluation system resources are scarce.

7. It is suggested that the project should be promoted in a low-key, fast and pragmatic way: no emphasis should be placed on creating momentum, publicity and immediate interests. Mainly based on the current complicated and sensitive international political and economic situation, it is predicted that this project is related to the strategic layout of the country's core industries and will affect the lifeline and development of China's digital economy in the coming decades.

Author: Ouyang Rihui, researcher at China Institute of Internet Economy, Central University of Finance and Economics.

Correspondent: Xin Li.

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