Making DNA Data Storage IT Friendly and DC ready @SNIAVideo

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DNA data storage has reached a pivotal stage where a new generation of products are evolving toward practical integration within the IT environment and the data center infrastructure. However, achieving operational readiness requires addressing both data plane and control plane challenges that differ fundamentally from conventional digital systems. On the data plane, encoding throughput, molecular control, and reliable read/write automation must be harmonized with existing storage tiers and workflows. On the control plane, orchestrating hybrid storage environments demands new abstractions for system management, metadata, fault tolerance, and data life-cycle management across the biochemical and digital domains. Security further compounds these challenges: biological and digital endpoints must be jointly protected through cryptographic key management, integrity verification, and chain-of-custody tracking. This presentation will discuss the architectural principles and evolutionary path necessary to integrate DNA storage into modern IT and data center operations. Furthermore, the talk will outline practical strategies for beginning the adoption of DNA Data Storage within a multi-tier storage ecosystem.

Presented by

Vincent Franceschini, Biomemory

This is a presentation from the 2026 Storage and Computing with DNA Conference.
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