An inside look at 45Drives' Storage Lab

Thanks to 45Drives for having us out for their 2023 Creators' Summit! Some of the things mentioned in this video: - 45Drives: https://www.45drives.com - HL15 Homelab server: https://45homelab.com - Jeff's Pigeon vs Internet video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pz2kMxCu8I - TechnoTim's video: https://youtu.be/CUvtDV6_AcE - Wendell's video: https://youtu.be/LMmquUxQqis - 45Drives Creators' Summit livestream: https://www.youtube.com/live/964Py2UWfaE - 45Drives 3.5 to 2.5 3D Printable design: https://www.printables.com/model/583544-45drives-ssd-caddies - NetworkChuck's Ceph cluster setup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=083-46NVMd8 - Seagate video on HAMR and other tech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNzlxhDOhfs - Video of opening a Helium HDD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uN7wynazQI - Who Framed Roger Rabbit - The Dip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J_eB_ocTCs - Sampson Boat Co - Restoring Tally Ho: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg-_lYeV8hBnDSay7nmphUA Special thanks to 45Drives for providing some of the video clips, photographs, and drone footage used in this video. Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/geerlingguy Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/geerlingguy Merch: https://redshirtjeff.com 2nd Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/GeerlingEngineering Contents: 00:00 - Travel and meeting other homelabbers 01:40 - Touring the storage lab 04:54 - Tech talks (plus a bonus PCMCIA hard drive!) 05:52 - Protocase factory tour 08:02 - Sailing, Sydney, and a tiny drop of Hot Ones 10:59 - Hard drive tech: HAMR and Helium