SNIA Swordfish® Conformance Test Program: First 1.2.5a Product Passes Testing
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SNIA Storage Management Initiative (SMI) is pleased to share that an Intel product has passed the SNIA Swordfish® 1.2.5a Conformance Test Program (CTP), making it the first passing implementation on the Swordfish CTP list.
The Swordfish specification helps to provide a unified approach for managing storage and servers in hyperscale and cloud infrastructure environments, making it easier for IT administrators to integrate scalable solutions into their data centers. The SMI Conformance Test Program allows manufacturers to test their products with a vendor-neutral, open-source test suite to validate conformance to Swordfish. Learn more about becoming a SMI member and Swordfish CTP by emailing snia-ctp-admin@snia.org.
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SNIA Experts on Data Podcast
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We have expanded our podcast program with the introduction of the SNIA Experts on Data Podcast. In this series, we interview SNIA experts who share candid insights on established and emerging technologies related to data that are making an impact and have the potential to reshape the industry.
Listen in on our two newest episodes:
- How AI is Challenging Infrastructure
- The Future of Financial Services: AI, Big Data and Data Architecture
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SNIA STA Forum Chair Talks SAS with the European Press
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Cameron T. Brett, SNIA STA Forum Chair, spoke at Technology Live! in London to a gathering of European press, analysts and influencers last month on “The Immortality of SAS: What’s Next for SAS Technology?” A3 Communications invited representatives from IDC, TechTarget, Neuralytix, Blocks & Files, Bloor and more for a lively discussion which spanned decades of technology standards development. Brett talked about the current SAS technology generation, products and use cases, and market data. Watch the video to be a fly on the wall in this discussion!
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Cloud Object Storage Plugfest
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SNIA is planning an open collaborative Cloud Object Storage Plugfest co-located at SNIA Storage Developer Conference (SDC), September 16—18, 2024 to work on improving cross-implementation compatibility for client and/or server implementations of private and public cloud object storage solutions. This Plugfest aims to reduce compatibility issues, thus improving customer experience and increasing the adoption rate of object storage solutions.
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The SNIA STA Forum will be hosting a full in-person SAS Plugfest during the week of April 22—26, 2024.
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Join SNIA leaders on January 17th for the 2024 SNIA Preview. This half-day virtual event, from 9:00 am PT to 12:15 pm PT, will highlight the significant accomplishments and future plans of SNIA’s Technical Work Groups, Forums and Initiatives, Committees, and Technology Affiliates.
This special event is open to the public and is an outstanding opportunity for an inside look at the innovative technologies and exciting activities SNIA has planned for 2024. We hope you’ll join us!
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SNIA is pleased to be an Association Sponsor of MemCon 2024, March 26–27, 2024, in Mountain View, CA. MemCon 2024 will break down the memory wall for practitioners working on data-heavy workloads with an agenda of enterprise data experts discussing systems design and emerging technologies. SNIA friends can receive a 15% conference discount with code SNIA15.
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Power Efficiency Measurement – Our Experts Make It Clear
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Measuring power efficiency in datacenter storage is a complex endeavor. A number of factors play a role in assessing individual storage devices or system-level logical storage for power efficiency. Luckily, our SNIA experts make the measuring easier as they kick off a four-part series on Power Efficiency Measurement with an examination of the key issues to consider. Bookmark the Compute, Memory, and Storage blog and join us on our journey!
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In this new SNIA Cloud Storage Technologies Initiative blog, David Slik, co-chair of the SNIA Cloud Storage Technical Work Group, answers questions on how to simplify the complexities of namespace management through standards.
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SNIA is pleased to announce the following new member:
Signal Easy Technologies Co., Ltd. Joined SFF TA TWG
See the full list of SNIA Members here.
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Standardizing Computational Storage
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By Jason Molgaard, Principal Storage Solutions Architect, Solidigm;
Bill Martin, SNIA Technical Council Co-Chair/Principal Engineer, SSD IO Standards, Samsung
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Emerging Memories Branch Out
January 22, 2024
Tom Coughlin, Coughlin Associates; Jim Handy, Objective Analysis
Emerging memories are now found in multiple applications both as stand-alone chips and embedded into systems on chips (SoCs) as they replace established technologies, including SRAM, NOR flash, and DRAM. In this webinar, SNIA CMSI members and leading experts Tom Coughlin (Coughlin Associates/IEEE President) and Jim Handy (Objective Analysis) will discuss the latest developments in MRAM, ReRAM, FRAM, PCM, and other new memory technologies to explain why, how, and when these technologies will grow, and how their success will impact both the semiconductor and the capital equipment markets.
Accelerating Generative AI – Options for Conquering the Dataflow Bottlenecks
January 24, 2024
Mario Baldi, AMD; Rob Davis, NVIDIA; Dave Eggleston, Microchip; David McIntyre, Samsung; Bhavesh. Patel, Dell; Andres Rodriguez, Intel
Workloads using generative artificial intelligence trained on large language models are frequently throttled by insufficient resources (e.g., memory, storage, compute, or network dataflow bottlenecks). If not identified and addressed, these dataflow bottlenecks can constrain Gen AI application performance well below optimal levels.
Given the compelling uses across natural language processing (NLP), video analytics, document resource development, image processing, image generation, and text generation, being able to run these workloads efficiently has become critical to many IT and industry segments. The resources that contribute to generative AI performance and efficiency include CPUs, DPUs, GPUs, FPGAs, plus memory and storage controllers. Join this webinar to hear a panel of broad industry veterans discuss the topic of accelerating Gen AI.
How Are Technology Innovations within CXL and HBM Shaping the Future of Memory and Storage Use and Assembly?
January 30, 2024
Hosted by Memcon in partnership with SNIA
David McIntyre, Samsung; Jim Handy, Objective Analysis; Sony Varghese, Applied Materials
Industry experts from SNIA, Applied Research, Microsoft, and Objective Analysis will participate in a panel discussion to explore trends in memory and storage, CXL™, and high bandwidth memory (HBM) innovations, and how they will affect our future applications. This webinar will give you a preview into the topics and sessions at MemCon on March 26–27, 2024 where SNIA is an Association Partner.
Everything You Wanted to Know About Throughput, IOPs, and Latency, But Were Too Proud to Ask
February 7, 2024
Krishnakumar Gowravaram, Celestica; Bill Martin, Samsung; Erik Smith, Dell
Any discussion about storage systems is incomplete without the mention of Throughput, IOPs, and Latency. But what exactly do these terms mean and why are they important?
Collectively, these terms are often referred to as storage performance metrics. Performance can be defined as the effectiveness of a storage system to address I/O needs of an application or workload. Different application workloads have different I/O patterns, and with that arises different bottlenecks, so there is no “one-size fits all” in storage systems. These storage performance metrics help with storage solution design and selection based on application/workload demands.
Addressing the Hidden Costs of AI
February 27, 2024
Rob Davis, NVIDIA; David McIntyre, Samsung; Mishali Naik, Intel; Justin Potuznik, Dell; Erik Smith, Dell
The latest buzz around generative artificial intelligence ignores the massive costs to run and power the technology. Without any guard rails in place, what are the impacts of AI on sustainability and costs across our technology resources? This webinar will offer insights on the potentially hidden technical and infrastructure costs associated with generative AI, best practices, and potential solutions to be considered.
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Find SNIA at these Events
2024 SNIA Preview – Virtual – January 17, 2024
MemCon – Mountain View, CA – March 26—27, 2024
SAS Plugfest – Virtual – April 22—26, 2024
Storage Developer Conference (SDC) 2024 – Santa Clara, CA – September 16—18, 2024
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