{
  "id": 744535,
  "title": "In Q2 2026, server-led eSSDs reached 48% of NAND flash shipments as AI workloads shifted from training to inference, driving 5x YoY industry revenue growth (Counterpoint Research)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/in-q2-2026-server-led-essds-reached-48-of-nand-flash-shipments-as-ai",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-13T07:35:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "http://www.counterpointresearch.com/en/insights/server-led-essds-hit-48-percent-of-nand-shipments"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "AI inference workloads drove enterprise SSDs to 48% of global NAND shipments in Q2 2026, nearly double the 26% share a year earlier.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Tom's Hardware",
        "title": "YMTC breaks into the top three NAND makers for the first time as AI servers swallow 48% of all flash — Chinese vendor has 14% share, according to research",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/ymtc-breaks-into-the-top-three-nand-makers-for-the-first-time-as-ai",
        "published": "2026-08-12T12:35:44.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}