SNIA Storage Developer Conference goes virtual September 28-29 2021, and compute, memory, and storage are important topics.  SNIA Compute, Memory, and Storage Initiative is a sponsor of SDC 2021 – so visit our booth for the latest information and a chance to chat with our experts.  With over 120 sessions available to watch live during the event and later on-demand, live Birds of a Feather chats, and a Persistent Memory Bootcamp and Hackathon accessing new systems in the cloud, we want to make sure you don’t miss anything!  Register here to see sessions live – or on demand to your schedule. Agenda highlights include: LIVE Birds of a Feather Sessions are OPEN to all – SDC registration not required. Here is your chance, via zoom, to ask your questions of the SNIA experts.  Registration links will go live on September 28 and 29 at this page link.

• Computational Storage Advances Birds of a Feather LIVE Session  – ask your questions of our experts and see live demos of shipping computational storage systems Wednesday September 29 from 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm PDT (UTC-7)

• CXL and Persistent Memory Birds of a Feather LIVE Session – ask your questions of our experts on how CXL and PMEM work together, your bootcamp progress, how to program PM, and more.  Tuesday September 28 from 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm PDT (UTC-7)

• What’s New in SFF – Another Conversation with Very Opinionated Experts – ask your questions on what the SFF TA TWG has done in the last year for cables, connectors, and form factors, and what is on the horizon. Wednesday September 29 from 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm PDT (UTC-7)

Computational Storage Talks A great video provides an overview of sessions. Watch it here.

• Computational Storage Update from the Working Group – providing a status update from the work having been done over the last year, including the release of the new Public Review materials around Architecture and API

• Computational Storage Moving Forward with an Architecture and API – Learn what is happening in industry organizations to make Computational storage something that you can buy from a number of vendors to move your computation to where your data resides

• Computational Storage APIs – how the SNIA Computational Storage TWG is leading the way with new interface definitions with Computational Storage APIs that work across different hardware architectures.

• NVMe Computational Storage Update – Learn what is happening in NVMe to support Computational Storage devices, including a high level architecture that is being defined in NVMe for Computational Storage. The architecture provides for programs based on a standardized eBPF. (Check out our blog on eBPF.)

Persistent Memory Presentations A great video provides an overview of sessions. Watch it here.

• Compute Express Link 2.0: A High-Performance Interconnect for Memory Pooling – learn about the next generation of CXL technology

• SNIA SDXI Roundtable: Towards Standardizing a Memory to Memory Data Movement and Acceleration Interface – experts and representatives of SDXI TWG member companies talk about their motivations in joining this industry-standard effort.

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SNIA’s 9th annual Summit was a success with a new name and an expanded focus - Persistent Memory + Computational Storage - from the data center to the edge.  

The Summit moved to a two-day virtual platform and drew twice as many attendees as the previous year. We experimented with 20-minute sessions to great success.  Attendees saw leading technology experts discussing real world applications and use cases, providing insights on technology trends and futures, and networking  in "live via the internet" panels and Birds-of-a-Feather sessions.

The recap of our 2021 event – agenda - abstracts - speaker bios – links to videos and presentations – is summarized on the PM+CS Summit home page. 

But we know your time is precious – so here are a few ways to sample a lot of great content presented over two full days.

1. Read our colleague Tom Coughlin’s Forbes blog on the event
2. Not only did Tom and Jim Handy present on memory futures at the event, but they also provided the fastest sub-7 minute recaps of both Wednesday’s and Thursday’s sessions with their lively commentary.
3. New to persistent memory and/or computational storage technologies?  Check out our tutorials featuring Persistent Memory and Computational Storage Special Interest Group leaders giving you what you need to know.
4. Love the back and forth?  You’ll enjoy the recordings of our live panel sessions where colleagues debate (and sometimes agree) on the topics of today:
   • What Does the Future Hold for Persistent Memory?
   • Benefits of Computation in CSD, CSA, CSP
   • Present and Future Uses for Computational Storage and Persistent Memory
   • Security Impacts to a Changing Storage Ecosystem
   • CXL:  Expanding the Memory Ecosystem
5. Is Persistent Memory your focus?  We’ve sorted the Persistent Memory Summit content for you in our SNIA Educational Library
6. A Computational Storage man or woman?  Here is the list of all the Computational Storage content during the Summit to watch via our SNIA Educational Library.
7. Want to get hands-on?  We have extended the opportunity to experience the  Persistent Memory Workshop and Hackathon with access to new cloud-based PM systems for more learning opportunities.

We extend a thank you and shout-out to our SNIA Compute, Memory, and Storage Initiative members and colleagues who presented in sessions and participated in panels. They represent these leading companies in the industry.

AMD, Arm, Coughlin Associates, Dell, Eideticom, Facebook, Futurewei Technologies, G2M Communications, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Intuitive Cognition Consulting, Intel, Lenovo,  Los Alamos National Laboratory, MemVerge, Micron, Microsoft, MKW Ventures Consulting, NGD Systems, NVIDIA, Objective Analysis, Samsung, ScaleFlux, Silinnov Consulting, and SMART Modular Technologies.

We thank our Summit sponsors: Eideticom, MemVerge, Futurewei Technologies, SMART Modular Technologies, and NGD Systems; and the SNIA Compute Memory and Storage Initiative members who underwrote the event.

Finally, we thank you for your interest in SNIA Compute, Memory, and Storage Initiative outreach and education.  We look forward to seeing you at upcoming SNIA events, including our Storage Developer Conferences in EMEA, India, and the U.S.  Find out more details on SDC.

SNIA’s 9th annual Summit was a success with a new name and an expanded focus – Persistent Memory + Computational Storage – from the data center to the edge. The Summit moved to a two-day virtual platform and drew twice as many attendees as the previous year. We experimented with 20-minute sessions to great success.  Attendees saw leading technology experts discussing real world applications and use cases, providing insights on technology trends and futures, and networking  in “live via the internet” panels and Birds-of-a-Feather sessions. The recap of our 2021 event – agenda – abstracts – speaker bios – links to videos and presentations – is summarized on the PM+CS Summit home page. But we know your time is precious – so here are a few ways to sample a lot of great content presented over two full days.

1. Read our colleague Tom Coughlin’s Forbes blog on the event
2. Not only did Tom and Jim Handy present on memory futures at the event, but they also provided the fastest sub-7 minute recaps of both Wednesday’s and Thursday’s sessions with their lively commentary.
3. New to persistent memory and/or computational storage technologies?  Check out our tutorials featuring Persistent Memory and Computational Storage Special Interest Group leaders giving you what you need to know.
4. Love the back and forth?  You’ll enjoy the recordings of our live panel sessions where colleagues debate (and sometimes agree) on the topics of today:
   • What Does the Future Hold for Persistent Memory?
   • Benefits of Computation in CSD, CSA, CSP
   • Present and Future Uses for Computational Storage and Persistent Memory
   • Security Impacts to a Changing Storage Ecosystem
   • CXL:  Expanding the Memory Ecosystem
5. Is Persistent Memory your focus?  We’ve sorted the Persistent Memory Summit content for you in our SNIA Educational Library
6. A Computational Storage man or woman?  Here is the list of all the Computational Storage content during the Summit to watch via our SNIA Educational Library.
7. Want to get hands-on?  We have extended the opportunity to experience the  Persistent Memory Workshop and Hackathon with access to new cloud-based PM systems for more learning opportunities.

We extend a thank you and shout-out to our SNIA Compute, Memory, and Storage Initiative members and colleagues who presented in sessions and participated in panels. They represent these leading companies in the industry. AMD, Arm, Coughlin Associates, Dell, Eideticom, Facebook, Futurewei Technologies, G2M Communications, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Intuitive Cognition Consulting, Intel, Lenovo,  Los Alamos National Laboratory, MemVerge, Micron, Microsoft, MKW Ventures Consulting, NGD Systems, NVIDIA, Objective Analysis, Samsung, ScaleFlux, Silinnov Consulting, and SMART Modular Technologies. Finally, we thank you for your interest in SNIA Compute, Memory, and Storage Initiative outreach and education.  We look forward to seeing you at upcoming SNIA events, including our Storage Developer Conferences in EMEA, India, and the U.S.  Find out more details on SDC. The post Dive – or Dip – into SNIA Persistent Memory + Computational Storage Summit Content first appeared on SNIA Compute, Memory and Storage Blog.

2020 brought new developments in persistent memory and computational storage. SNIA Compute, Memory, and Storage Initiative was pleased to sponsor two tracks at the recent Flash Memory Summit where industry leaders captured the advances.  Videos and presentations are now available.

In the Persistent Memory Track, Dave Eggleston of Intuitive Cognition Consulting and Chris Petersen of Facebook combine to deliver a state of the union address for the industry effort underway to deliver persistent memory. They examine industry advances of persistent memory media, the new devices and form factors for persistent memory attachment, remote and direct-attached PM with low latency interfaces like CXL, and describe the best fit applications and use cases for persistent memory.

Jia Shi of Oracle and Yao Yue of Twitter then dive into a rapid-fire presentation on two examples of how persistent memory is changing the landscape – in appliances, in infrastructure, and in applications - from the perspective of a social networking company and a cloud and enterprise software provider.  They highlight the motivation for using persistent memory and the delivered results

Finally, Ginger Gilsdorf of Intel and Tom Coughlin of Coughlin Associates look ahead to how Persistent Memory technology is evolving, including maximizing performance in next-generation applications, and provide their perspective on PM market growth projections.

The track concludes with speakers reuniting in a panel to discuss the reasons that have stopped persistent memory from gaining wider usage and identifying breakthroughs that are beginning to appear.

The Computational Storage Track opens with an update by Chuck Sobey of Channel Science who discusses the shifting of compute power to the storage; use cases including database, big data, AI/ML, and edge applications; and how the framework for computational storage is driven by SNIA and the NVM Express standards groups.

Stephen Bates of Eideticom follows with an outline of the state of the nation in computational storage standards. He then describes computational storage examples already in use that illustrate ways storage challenges are being met, and comments on promising directions to explore for the future.

Andy Walls of IBM then discusses using computational storage to handle big data, allowing data to reside close to processing power, thus allowing processing tasks to be in-line with data accesses. He covers computational storage examples already in use for application distribution and other promising directions to explore for the future.

Neil Werdmuller and Jason Molgaard of Arm discuss flexible computational storage solutions, and how data-driven applications that benefit from database searches, data manipulation, and machine learning can perform better and be more scalable if developers add computation directly to storage.

A lively panel with Arm, Eideticom, NGD Systems, and ScaleFlux rounds out the track, discussing keys to making computational storage work in your applications.  

Enjoy these presentations and contact us at askcmsi@snia.org with your questions and comments!

2020 brought new developments in persistent memory and computational storage. SNIA Compute, Memory, and Storage Initiative was pleased to sponsor two tracks at the recent Flash Memory Summit where industry leaders captured the advances.  Videos and presentations are now available. In the Persistent Memory Track, Dave Eggleston of Intuitive Cognition Consulting and Chris Petersen of Facebook combine to deliver a state of the union address for the industry effort underway to deliver persistent memory. They examine industry advances of persistent memory media, the new devices and form factors for persistent memory attachment, remote and direct-attached PM with low latency interfaces like CXL, and describe the best fit applications and use cases for persistent memory. Jia Shi of Oracle and Yao Yue of Twitter then dive into a rapid-fire presentation on two examples of how persistent memory is changing the landscape – in appliances, in infrastructure, and in applications – from the perspective of a social networking company and a cloud and enterprise software provider.  They highlight the motivation for using persistent memory and the delivered results Finally, Ginger Gilsdorf of Intel and Tom Coughlin of Coughlin Associates look ahead to how Persistent Memory technology is evolving, including maximizing performance in next-generation applications, and provide their perspective on PM market growth projections. The track concludes with speakers reuniting in a panel to discuss the reasons that have stopped persistent memory from gaining wider usage and identifying breakthroughs that are beginning to appear. The Computational Storage Track opens with an update by Chuck Sobey of Channel Science who discusses the shifting of compute power to the storage; use cases including database, big data, AI/ML, and edge applications; and how the framework for computational storage is driven by SNIA and the NVM Express standards groups. Stephen Bates of Eideticom follows with an outline of the state of the nation in computational storage standards. He then describes computational storage examples already in use that illustrate ways storage challenges are being met, and comments on promising directions to explore for the future. Andy Walls of IBM then discusses using computational storage to handle big data, allowing data to reside close to processing power, thus allowing processing tasks to be in-line with data accesses. He covers computational storage examples already in use for application distribution and other promising directions to explore for the future. Neil Werdmuller and Jason Molgaard of Arm discuss flexible computational storage solutions, and how data-driven applications that benefit from database searches, data manipulation, and machine learning can perform better and be more scalable if developers add computation directly to storage. A lively panel with Arm, Eideticom, NGD Systems, and ScaleFlux rounds out the track, discussing keys to making computational storage work in your applications. Enjoy these presentations and contact us at askcmsi@snia.org with your questions and comments! The post Experts Speak at Flash Memory Summit first appeared on SNIA Compute, Memory and Storage Blog.

We’re going virtual in 2020, and Compute, Memory, and Storage are important topics at the upcoming SNIA Storage Developer Conference.  SNIA CMSI is a sponsor of SDC 2020 – so visit our booth for the latest information and a chance to chat with our experts.  With over 120 sessions available to watch live during the event and later on-demand, live Birds of a Feather chats, and a Persistent Memory Bootcamp accessing new PM systems in the cloud, we want to make sure you don’t miss anything!  Register here to see sessions live – or on demand to your schedule.  Agenda highlights include: Computational Storage Talks Deploying Computational Storage at the Edge – discussing the deployment of small form factor, asic-based, solutions, including a use case. Next Generation Datacenters require composable architecture enablers and deterministic programmable intelligence – explaining why determinism, parallel programming and ease of programming are important. Computational Storage Birds of a Feather LIVE Session – ask your questions of our experts and see live demos of computational storage production systems. Tuesday September 22, 2020 – 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm PDT (UTC-7) Persistent Memory Presentations Caching on PMEM: an Iterative Approach – discussing Twitter’s approach to exploring in-memory caching. Challenges and Opportunities as Persistence Moves Up the Memory/Storage Hierarchy – show how and why memory at all levels will become persistent. Persistent Memory on eADR System – describes how the SNIA Persistent Memory Programming Model will include the possibility of platforms where the CPU caches are considered permanent and need no flushing. Persistent Memory Birds of a Feather LIVE Session – ask your questions to our experts on your bootcamp progress, how to program PM, or what PM is shipping today . Tuesday, September 22, 2020 – 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm PDT (UTC-7) Solid State Storage Sessions Enabling Ethernet Drives – provides a glimpse into a new SNIA standard that enables SSDs to have an Ethernet interface, and discussed the latest management standards for NVMe-oF drives. An SSD for Automotive Applications – details efforts under way in JEDEC to define a new Automotive SSD standard.

We’re all busy these days, and the thought of scheduling even more content to watch can be overwhelming.  Great technical content – especially from the SNIA Educational Library – delivers what you need to know, but often it needs to be consumed in long chunks. Perhaps it’s time to shorten the content so you have more freedom to watch.

With the tremendous interest in computational storage, SNIA is on the forefront of standards development – and education.  The SNIA Computational Storage Special Interest Group (CS SIG) has just produced a video trilogy – informative, packed with detail, and consumable in under 10 minutes!

What Is Computational Storage?, presented by Eli Tiomkin, SNIA CS SIG Chair, emphasizes the need for common language and definition of computational storage terms, and discusses four distinct examples of computational storage deployments.  It serves as a great introduction to the other videos.

Advantages of Reducing Data Movement frames computational storage advantages into two categories:  saving time and saving money. JB Baker, SNIA CS SIG member, dives into a data filtering computational storage service example and an analytics benchmark, explaining how tasks complete more quickly using less power and fewer CPU cycles.

Eli Tiomkin returns to complete the trilogy with Computational Storage:  Edge Compute Deployment. He discusses how an edge computing future might look, and how computational storage operates in a cloud, edge node, and edge device environment.

Each video in the Educational Library also has a
downloadable PDF of the slides that also link to additional resources that you
can view at your leisure.  The SNIA Compute, Memory, and Storage Initiative
will be producing more of these short videos in the coming months on
computational storage, persistent memory, and other topics.

Check out each video and download the PDF of the
slides!  Happy watching!

The “new” SNIA Compute, Memory, and Storage Initiative (CMSI) was formed at the beginning of 2020 out of the SNIA Solid State Storage Initiative.  The 45 companies who comprise the CMSI recognized the opportunity to combine storage, memory, and compute in new, novel, and useful ways; and to bring together technology, alliances, education, and outreach to better understand new opportunities and applications. 

To better explain this decision, and to talk about the various aspects of the Initiative, CMSI co-chair Alex McDonald invited CMSI members Eli Tiomkin, Jonmichael Hands, and Jim Fister to join him in a live SNIA webcast. 

If you missed the live webcast, we
encourage you to watch
it on demand as it was highly rated by attendees. Our panelists answered
questions on computational storage, persistent memory, and solid state storage during
the live event; here are answers to those and to ones we did not have time to
get to.

Q1: In terms of the
overall definition of Computational Storage, how does Computational Storage and
the older Composable Storage terms interact?  Are they the same?  Are
SNIA and their Computational Storage Technical Work Group (CS TWG) working on expanding
computational storage uses?

A1: Some of the
definitions that the CS TWG explores range from single use storage functions —
such as compression — or multiple services running in a more complex and
programmable environment. The latter encompasses more of the thoughts
around composable storage.  So compostable storage is a
part of computational storage, and will continue to be incorporated as the
definitions and programming models are developed.  If you like to see the
latest working document on the computational storage model, a draft can be
found here.

Q2: In terms of some
of the definitions of drive form factors, are the naming conventions completed?

A2: There are still
opportunities to change definitions and naming.  The work group is continuing
to work on naming conventions for the latest specifications.

A2a: If you’d like to
hear a great dialog on Alex’s thoughts on naming conventions followed by Jim’s
notes on lunch menus, tune in at minute 48 of the webcast.

Q3: Is the E3 drive
specification backward compatible with the existing E1.L or E1.S?

A3: The connector is
the same, but the speeds are different.  Existing testing infrastructure
should work to test the drives.  On a mainstream server, E3 is meant to be
used in a backplane, which the prior standards would fit in either an
orthogonal connector or a backplane.  So the two are sometimes compatible.

Q4: Will E1.S be a
alternative for workstation class laptops, replacing M.2?  So would it be
useful for higher capacity drives?

A4: M.2 is the mainstream form factor for laptops, desktops, and workstations.  But the low power profile (8W) can limit drive performance.  E1.S has a 25W specified, and may be much more effective for higher-end workstations and desktops.  Both specifications are likely to remain in volume. You can check out the various SSD specs on our Solid State Drive Form Factor page.

Q5: Does SNIA use too
many S’s in its acronyms?

A5: Alex MacDonald
thinks so.

Q6: Can we talk more
about computational and composable storage?

A6: Alex MacDonald
gave the order for a detailed future SNIA CMSI webcast.  Stay tuned!

Q7: Is there a PMDK
port for Oracle Solaris?

A7: Currently no, but
someone should submit a pull request at PMDK.org, and the magic geeks might
work their powers.  Given the close similarities, there is a distinct
possibility that it can be done.

Q8: Does deduplication technology
come into play with computational storage?

A8: Not immediately.
These are mostly fixed functions right now, available on many drives.  If
it becomes an accelerator function, then that would be incorporated.

Q9: Is there that much
difference between how software should handle magnetic drives, NVMe drives, and
Persistent Memory?

A9: Yes.  Any
other questions?

All SNIA members and colleagues are welcome to register to attend the free online Open Compute Project (OCP) Virtual Summit, May 12-15, 2020.

SNIA SFF standards will be represented in the following presentations (all times Pacific):

 Thursday, May 14:

• 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm – EDSFF:  Dynamic Family of Form Factors for Data Center SSDs.
• 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm – Form Factors for the Future
• 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm – Optimizing Flash Form Factors for the Cloud
• 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm  - Future Device Form Factors

The SNIA booth (link live at 9:00 am May 12) will be open from 9 am to 4 pm each day of OCP Summit, and feature Chat with SNIA Experts:  scheduled times where SNIA volunteer leadership will answer questions on SNIA technical work, SNIA education, standards, and adoption, and vision for 2020 and beyond.

The current schedule is below – and is continually being updated with more speakers and topics – so  be sure to bookmark this page.

And let us know if you want to add a topic to discuss!

Tuesday, May 12:

• 10:00 am - 11:00 am - SNIA Education, Standards, and Technology Adoption, Erin Weiner, SNIA Membership Services Manager
• 11:00 am - 12:00 pm - Uniting Compute, Memory, and Storage, Jenni Dietz, Intel/SNIA CMSI Co-Chair
• 11:00 am – 12:00 pm – Computational Storage standards and direction, Scott Shadley, NGD Systems & Jason Molgaard, ARM, SNIA CS TWG Co-Chairs
• 11:00 am - 12:00 pm - SNIA Swordfish^TM and Redfish Standards and Adoption, Don Deel, NetApp, SNIA SMI Chair
• 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm – SSDs and Form Factors, Cameron Brett, KIOXIA, SNIA SSD SIG Co-Chair
• 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm - Persistent Memory Standards and Adoption, Jim Fister, SNIA Persistent Memory Enablement Director
• 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm - SNIA Technical Activities and Direction, Mark Carlson, KIOXIA, SNIA Technical Council Co-Chair
• 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm - SNIA Education, Standards, Promotion, Technology Adoption, Michael Meleedy, SNIA Business Operations Director

Wednesday, May 13:

• 11:00 am – 12:00 pm – SNIA Education, Standards, and Technology Adoption, Arnold Jones, SNIA Technical Council Managing Director
• 11:00 am – 12:00 pm – Persistent Memory Standards and Adoption, Jim Fister, SNIA Persistent Memory Enablement Director
• 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm – Computational Storage Standards and Adoption, Scott Shadley, NGD Systems & Jason Molgaard, ARM, SNIA CS TWG Co-Chairs
• 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm - SNIA Technical Activities and Direction, Bill Martin, Samsung, SNIA Technical Council Co-Chair
• 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm - SSDs and Form Factors, Jonmichael Hands, Intel, SNIA SSD SIG Co-Chair
• 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – SNIA NVMe and NVMe-oF standards and direction, Mark Carlson, KIOXIA, SNIA Technical Council Co-Chair
• 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm - SNIA Swordfish^TM and Redfish standards and direction, Richelle Ahlvers, Broadcom, SNIA SSM TWG Chair, and Barry Kittner, Intel, SNIA SMI Marketing Chair

Thursday, May 14

• 11:00 am - 12:00 pm - Uniting Compute, Memory, and Storage, Jenni Dietz, Intel, SNIA CMSI Co-Chair
• 11:00 am - 12:00 pm - SNIA Education, Standards, and Technology Adoption, Erin Weiner, SNIA Membership Services Manager
• 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm – SNIA Swordfish^TM and Redfish standards activities and direction, Richelle Ahlvers, Broadcom, SNIA SSM TWG Chair, and Barry Kittner, Intel, SNIA SMI Marketing Chair
• 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm - SNIA Technical Activities and Direction, Bill Martin, Samsung, SNIA Technical Council Co-Chair
• 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – Computational Storage Standards and Adoption, Scott Shadley, NGD Systems & Jason Molgaard, ARM, SNIA CS TWG Co-Chairs
• 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm - SNIA NVMe and NVMe-oF standards activities and direction , Bill Martin, Samsung, SNIA Technical Council Co-Chair

Friday, May 15: 

• 11:00 am – 12:00 pm – Computational Storage Standards and Adoption, Scott Shadley, NGD Systems & Jason Molgaard, ARM, SNIA CS TWG Co-Chairs
• 11:00 am - 12:00 pm - SNIA Swordfish^TM and Redfish standards and direction, Richelle Ahlvers, Broadcom, SNIA SSM TWG Chair
• 12:00 pm– 1:00 pm – SNIA NVMe and NVMe-oF standards activities and direction, Mark Carlson, KIOXIA, SNIA Technical Council Co-Chair
• 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm – SNIA Technical Activities and Direction, Bill Martin, Samsung, SNIA Technical Council Co-Chair
• 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm - SNIA Education, Standards and Technology Adoption, Michael Meleedy, SNIA Business Services Director

Register today to attend the OCP Virtual Summit. Registration is free for all attendees and is open for everyone, not just those who were registered for the in-person Summit. The SNIA exhibit will be found here once the Summit is live.
 
Please note, the virtual summit will be a 3D environment that will be best experienced on a laptop or desktop computer, however a simplified mobile responsive version will also be available for attendees. No additional hardware, software or plugins are required.

All SNIA members and colleagues are welcome to register to attend the free online Open Compute Project (OCP) Virtual Summit, May 12-15, 2020. SNIA SFF standards will be represented in the following presentations (all times Pacific): Thursday, May 14:

• 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm – EDSFF: Dynamic Family of Form Factors for Data Center SSDs.
• 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm – Form Factors for the Future
• 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm – Optimizing Flash Form Factors for the Cloud
• 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm  – Future Device Form Factors

The SNIA booth (link live at 9:00 am May 12) will be open from 9 am to 4 pm each day of OCP Summit, and feature Chat with SNIA Experts:  scheduled times where SNIA volunteer leadership will answer questions on SNIA technical work, SNIA education, standards, and adoption, and vision for 2020 and beyond. The current schedule is below – and is continually being updated with more speakers and topics – so  be sure to bookmark this page. And let us know if you want to add a topic to discuss! Tuesday, May 12:

• 11:00 am – 12:00 noon – Computational Storage
• 12:00 noon – 1:00 pm – SSDs and Form Factors
• 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – SNIA Technical Activities and Direction

Wednesday, May 13:

• 11:00 am – 12:00 noon – SNIA Education, Standards, Promotion, Technology Adoption
• 11:00 am – 12:00 noon – Persistent Memory Standards and Adoption
• 12:00 noon – 1:00 pm – Computational Storage
• 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – SNIA NVMe and NVMe-oF standards activities and direction

Thursday, May 14

• 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm – SNIA  Swordfish^TM and Redfish
• 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – Computational Storage

Friday, May 15: 

• 11:00 am – 12:00 noon – Computational Storage
• 12:00 noon – 1:00 pm – SNIA Education – Standards Promotion and Technical Adoption
• 1:00 pm -2:00 pm – SNIA Technical Activities and Direction

Register today to attend the OCP Virtual Summit. Registration is free for all attendees and is open for everyone, not just those who were registered for the in-person Summit. The SNIA exhibit will be found here once the Summit is live. Please note, the virtual summit will be a 3D environment that will be best experienced on a laptop or desktop computer, however a simplified mobile responsive version will also be available for attendees. No additional hardware, software or plugins are required.