Storage-optimized Z4D machine family, now GA, is designed for IO-intensive workloads

New Turin-powered instances target vector databases and IO-heavy analytics workloads

By GPU Data Hub Desk · GPU Data Hub·Editorial standards·28 Sept 2026, 07:00

Storage-optimized Z4D machine family, now GA, is designed for IO-intensive workloads

Google Cloud has launched the general availability of its storage-optimised Z4D machine series across Google Compute Engine, providing both bare-metal and virtual machine configurations. The systems are powered by fifth-generation AMD EPYC Turin processors and are designed specifically for input/output-heavy enterprise workloads. Target deployments include vector databases, search infrastructure, and large-scale data analytics requiring high-throughput local storage.

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