Burstable Cloud Block Storage with Data Processing Units

Explore a cutting-edge research presentation on cloud block storage optimization using data processing units. Dive into the innovative BurstCBS system, designed to address performance challenges in cloud block storage services. Learn how this hardware-software co-designed I/O scheduling system leverages high-performance queue scaling and a novel burstable I/O scheduler to achieve near-perfect load balancing and mitigate tenant interference. Discover the impressive results, including up to 85% reduction in average latency and 5× throughput improvement for base-level tenants under congestion. Gain insights into the practical applications of this technology, demonstrated through its implementation in a database service relying on cloud block storage, resulting in significant latency reductions for customer workloads.

OSDI '24 - Burstable Cloud Block Storage with Data Processing Units