# Meta slashes AI loading times from hours to minutes after rebuilding storage

> Meta rebuilt storage systems after slow data repeatedly stalled expensive AI GPUsSSD caching dramatically reduced AI dataset loading times from hours to minutesMeta replaced complex metadata lookups with a faster…

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/pro/a-disk-in-a-planet-scale-computer-meta-has-so-many-expensive-gpus-that-its-buying-ssds-to-kill-idle-time?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a6e392e59694fc59c165f91)
- **Published:** 2026-08-01
- **Category:** Apps
- **Tags:** #ai
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a6e392e59694fc59c165f91

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