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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)"
type: signal
url: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/in-q2-2026-server-led-essds-reached-48-of-nand-flash-shipments-as-ai-e99a0330
published: 2026-08-13T07:35:00.000Z
byline: "Source: TECHMEME"
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# 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)

Source: TECHMEME · Published 2026-08-13 · Canonical: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/in-q2-2026-server-led-essds-reached-48-of-nand-flash-shipments-as-ai-e99a0330

Counterpoint Research : 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 — - AI inference workloads drove enterprise SSDs to 48% of global NAND shipments in Q2 2026, nearly double the 26% share a year earlier.

In this story: [AI inference](https://frontiernewswire.com/topics/ai-inference)

## Sources

- [Read the original at TECHMEME](https://www.techmeme.com/260813/p14#a260813p14)

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