What If Flash Was Software Defined - Revolutionizing Data Storage

Explore the potential of software-defined flash memory in modern hyperscale data centers during this 48-minute Linux Foundation webinar. Delve into the evolution of data storage, from HDDs to SSDs, and examine how software-defined capabilities can revolutionize the flash memory storage stack. Learn about industry challenges, benefits, and the concept of Software Enabled Flash. Discover how hardware and software can work together, along with programming capabilities. Understand the deployment of different protocols, latency management techniques, queue modes, and methods for offloading host resources. Gain insights into open-source initiatives, including Linux projects, and explore topics such as RoxDB, PCIe generation abstraction, flash emulation, and NVMe over Fabric. Engage with anonymous questions and expand your knowledge of cutting-edge storage technologies.

Intro
Data Storage History
HDD History
SSD History
Hyperscale
What If Flash Was Software Defined
Industry Challenges
Benefits
Software Enabled Flash
Hardware Software Working Together
Programming Capabilities
Agenda
Defining a Software Enabled Flash Device
Deploying Different Protocols
Demonstration
Latency Management
Queue Modes
Latency Control
Offloading Host Resources
Flash Generation
Open Source
Linux Project
Additional Information
Anonymous Question
RoxDB
How can we abstract different PCIe generations
Is there a flash emulator
NVMe over Fabric
Closing