Jeremy Allison, Co-creator, discusses the open source Samba project. He talks about the basics behind creating drives to interface Samba with other products and file systems, how open source projects like Samba are licensed, and the relationship that the Samba team shares with Microsoft.
HGST Object Storage Overview with Phil Sciuto
Phil Sciuto, Director of Solutions Architecture, Data Center Systems, introduces HGST and their object storage solution. He discusses how data centers cannot support today’s scale with 20-year-old technology, how data availability is not as important as data durability, and how customers are having success deploying the platform.
HGST Cloud Data Center Architecture with Roark Hilomen
Roark Hilomen, Engineering Fellow, Data Center Systems, discusses new trends in building data center storage platforms and how Raw Storage as a Service (RSaaS) can help enable rich disaggregated storage solutions for IT professionals.
HGST Delivering The Possibilities of Data with Gary Lyng
Gary Lyng, Sr. Director, Marketing, Data Center Systems, introduces HGST and discusses how technology trends are moving from consolidation and expansion to scaling beyond. Also discussion are HGST solutions to these factors, such as @Scale and WDC.
Intel 3D NAND from Intel: Bringing Amazing SSDs to the Mainstream
The discussion will cover how Intel has built on its history of flash cell technology leadership to deliver a breakthrough 3D NAND innovation that is architected for the highest areal density and is based on a proven technology that is optimized for yield and reliability. Also reviewed is the recent suite of 3D NAND products […]
Intel Plumbing the Depths of Cloud Storage: New Opportunities For IO Tracing and Analysis
Intel Labs’ I/O hinting technology (Differentiated Storage Services) is described, along with the new research opportunities it brings, Storage Analytics. The goal of I/O hinting is to bridge the widening semantic gap between computer system and storage systems. By classifying I/O, different classes of data can be handled with different storage system policies. Specifically, when […]
Intel Storage Performance Development Kit: Software Ingredients for Next-Gen Storage
Significant advances in the throughput and latency for non-volatile media and networking require scalable and efficient software to capitalize these advancements. This session will present an overview of the Storage Performance Development Kit, an open source software project dedicated to providing building blocks for scalable and efficient storage applications with breakthrough performance. There will be […]
Digital Transformation and Cloud First with Gabriel Chapman
Gabriel Chapman, Principal Architect, discusses the transformation underway in modern IT organizations and how the shift toward DevOps and Cloud has forced professionals to take a hard look at how they are addressing new challenges and moving their technology forward.
NetApp SolidFire Comparing Modern All-Flash Architectures with Jeramiah Dooley
Jeramiah Dooley, Principal Flash Architect, takes a look at the all-flash storage landscape and gives background information on the leading companies in the space, with special emphasis on how NetApp SolidFire differs from their competition.
Private Storage for Cloud: Enabling Cloud Control
John Fullbright, Principal Public Cloud Architect, introduces NetApp Private Storage (NPS) for cloud and discusses how it can be used by enterprises to provide a consistent storage platform for moving some or all data to the public cloud. Also discussed are governance issues, performance characteristics, and best practices.