Enabling Performance and Capacity Scaling for Big Data Using Intel Cloud Storage Accelerate Layer (CSAL)

Cloud service providers are pushing the boundaries of storage capacities to meet the performance requirements of big data workloads and expanding data volumes. Intel and AliCloud collaborated on Cloud Storage Acceleration Layer (CSAL) to address NAND density and scale challenges. CSAL uses Intel Optane SSDs to improve system performance while reducing costs scaling QLC NAND value. In this presentation, we will show and analyze the real world I/O behaviors from big data services of Alibaba Cloud to demonstrate predictable performance using CSAL. Presented by Greg Scott, Director of Storage Software Products, and Kapil Karkra, Principal Engineer, Storage Software Pathfinding and Architecture, Intel.