Hear the Latest on UltraDIMM SSDs Monday June 9 at 4:00 pm PDT

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Join the SNIA Solid State Storage Initiative for an “open-to-all interested” PCIe SSD Committee call and a discussion on UltraDIMM SSDs.

SSSI member Rob Callaghan of SanDisk will discuss:

* What is an UltraDIMM SSD?
* How is it different from other SSDs?
* How does a Block IO SSD reside on a DIMM channel?
* Do I need to modify/update my BIOS to use it?
* How many do I use, and what is the scalability?
* What kind of performance can I expect to get?
* What is the cost benefit of using this technology?
* What applications will benefit from using an UltraDIMM SSD?

Below are the dial-in and WebEx details.  Eden Kim and the PCIe SSD Committee hope you will join the SSSI for this interesting topic!

UltraDIMM Discussion

Monday June 9, 2014 at 4PM PDT

Log in to:  snia.webex.com Meeting Number: 792 152 928 password:  sssipcie

Dial-in to: Teleconference: 1-866-439-4480 Passcode: 57236696#

Help Develop Next Generation SSDs and Win Cool Stuff!

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The SNIA Solid State Storage Initiative (SNIA SSSI) is working to better understand disk drive use in everyday computer actions. You can help by participating in our Workload I/O Capture Project – WIOCP – and get rewarded!

 

The WIOCP captures I/O statistics unobtrusively and without compromising your PC’s performance. No personal data or content is captured – only statistics on the types of data transfers that occur.  This helps the SNIA SSSI and the industry understand what actually takes place with your drive when you use your PC.

 

Collecting I/O statistics helps computer scientists determine the type of workloads your drive is experiencing.  By capturing statistics from a large number of computer users, designers can optimize both the drive and the host computer system to improve your overall computing experience.  You can be a part of history!

 

Participate NOW and return one set of statistics to qualify to win a $10 Amazon gift card and to be  entered in a drawing for a free Intel 120GB SSD.  Submit more sets and increase your chance of winning a SSD!

 

Go to http://www.snia.org/forums/sssi/wiocp for a FAQ and details on participating.  And see results at http://iotta.snia.org/

Memory Channel Storage Demystified at Next PCIe SSD Committee Meeting on March 10

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Join SSSI members for an “open” call on March 10, 2014 at 7:00 pm ET/4:00 pm PT.  SSSI member Jerome McFarland, Principal Product Marketer at Diablo Technologies, will talk about how memory channel storage technology works, how it’s deployed, and its advantages for applications.

Dial in at 1-866-439-4480 passcode 57236696.  A WebEx will be available at http://snia.webex.com, meeting number 792 152 928, password sssipcie.

The SSSI PCIe SSD Committee is a SSSI member committee that provides guidance to the marketplace on SSDs.  This can take the form of educational materials, best practices documents, and SNIA standards.

The “open” calls of the SSSI PCIe SSD Committee are designed to foster a broad understanding of technologies.  All SNIA and SSSI members, and those who are simply interested in technology advances, are welcome to attend.  Spread the word!

New SIG Formed to Accelerate Adoption of NVDIMM

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SNIA has just announced a new special interest group around NVDIMM to:

  • Provide  education on how system vendors can “design-in” NVDIMMs.
  • Communicate existing industry standards, and areas for vendor differentiation.
  • Help technology and solution vendors whose products integrate NVDIMMs to communicate their benefits and value to the greater market.
  • Develop vendor-agnostic user perspective case studies, best practices, and vertical industry requirements to help end user customers understand how products and solutions can meet performance, cost, and efficiency goals.

Initial members of the NVDIMM SIG include  vendors AgigA Tech, IDT,  Inphi,  Intel, Micron, Microsoft Corporation,  Netlist,  Pericom, Samsung, SK Hynix,  SMART Modular Technologies, and Viking Technology.

A new webpage under the Solid State Storage Technology Community on the SNIA website at www.snia.org/nvdimm provides a knowledge resource for presentations, white papers, FAQs, and  webcasts on NVDIMM contributed by SIG companies. Those interested in joining the NVDIMM SIG should contact nvdimmsigchair@snia.org.

SSD Education Afternoon Monday January 27 at SNIA Symposium in San Jose

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Interested in the latest information on SSD technology?  Join the SNIA Solid State Storage Initiative Monday January 27 for lunch and an afternoon of the latest on:

  • Flash/SSD technology
  • SCSI Express
  • SAS
  • NVM Express
  • SATA Express
  • SSD performance
  • SSD Markets

Lunch begins at noon, with presentations from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm.  There is no charge to attend this session at the Sainte Claire Hotel in downtown San Jose CA. You can attend in person – register at www.snia.org/events/symp2014 or by WebEx (click here for details and the agenda).

Add to your NVDIMM Knowledge – Attend the January 28 Summit

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Over 150 individuals participated in the BrightTALK Enterprise Storage Summit NVDIMM webcast.  If you are eager for more information on NVDIMM, you will want to attend an upcoming SNIA Event – the Storage Industry Summit on Non–Volatile Memory.

This Summit will take place at the Sainte Claire Hotel in San Jose, CA on January 28th as part of the SNIA Annual Members’ Symposium, and will offer critical insights into NVM, including NVDIMMs, and the future of computing. This event is complimentary to attend and you can register here.

The Summit will take place from 8:15 AM to 5:30 PM and speakers currently include:

  • Nigel Alvares, Senior Director of Marketing, Inphi
  • Bob Beauchamp, Distinguished Engineer and Director Hardware Technology and Architecture, EMC
  • Matt Bryson, ABR Investment Strategy, LLC, SVP-Research
  • Jeff Chang, Vice President, Marketing & Business Development, AgigA Tech
  • Tom Coughlin, Founder, Coughlin Associates
  • Mark Geenen, President, TrendFocus
  • Jim Handy, Analyst, Objective Analysis
  • Jay Kidd, CTO, NetApp
  • Eden Kim, CEO, Calypso
  • Tau Leng, VP/GM, Supermicro
  • Jeff Moyer, Principal Software Engineer, Red Hat
  • Wes Mukai, VP of Cloud Computing, System Engineering, SAP
  • Jim Pinkerton, Lead Partner Architect, Microsoft
  • Adrian Proctor, VP Marketing, Viking Technology
  • Andy Rudoff, Senior Software Engineer, Intel
  • Esther Spanjer, Director, Marketing Management, SanDisk
  • Garret Swart, Database Architect, Oracle
  • Nisha Talagala, Lead Architect, Fusion-IO
  • Doug Voigt, Distinguished Technologist in Storage, HP

Visit http://www.snia.org/nvmsummit for more information and we hope you will join us in San Jose!

Solid State Storage Highlighted at Storage Visions 2014

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The SSSI began 2014 at the Storage Visions Conference. With a theme of Fast is Beautiful, the 2014 conference explored the latest storage technologies and methods to improve performance and efficiency, lower costs, and improve reliability.

Solid state storage was a key component of exhibits and technology sessions.IMG_6719

SSSI showcased our latest white papers on solid state storage. See them here.  SSSI members Fastor Systems and Greenliant Systems demonstrated innovative SSD solutions.

At Storage Visions,  Paul Wassenberg, SNIA SSSI Chair, discussed findings of a new SSSI survey rating SSD features. An unexpected discovery was the need for education on issues such as data encryption, power management, and others. SSSI will work to provide more information on these issues to help users to make informed choices about SSDs.  Join our dialog on related topics via a dedicated LinkedIn group .

SNIA’s continuing work in NVM programming and PCIe SSD created a buzz.  Jim Pappas of Intel moderated a panel on Bringing Non-Volatile Memory To Tomorrow’s Storage Architectures; Adrian Proctor of Viking Technology gave an NVDIMM overview on a Storage Developments Drive New Storage Options panel; and Eden Kim of Calypso Systems spoke on PCIe SSD activities on a Future Content – What’s Ahead for Content Storage panel.  Explore these areas further at our upcoming SNIA Annual Members Meeting, January 27-30, 2014 at the Sainte Claire Hotel in San Jose CA where a Storage Industry Summit-Focus on NVM will take place Tuesday January 28. Registration is complimentary.

Your Chance to Learn about PCIe Storage Protocol Analysis Test and Connectivity Tools and How to Hear On-demand The Latest on NVDIMM

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Join the SNIA Solid State Storage Initiative for an Open SSSI PCIe SSD Committee call

Who:  John Weidemier, Teledyne LeCroy

What:  PCIe storage protocol analysis test and connectivity tools

When:  Monday December 9, 2013 at  4:00 PM PST

Where:   via WebEx. at http://snia.webex.com Meeting Number: 792 152 928 password: sssipcie  and by dialing in to teleconference: 1-866-439-4480 Passcode: 57236696#

Why:  This OPEN call is an invitation to non SSSI Members to learn more about the exciting work of the PCIe Solid State Drive Committee and 2014 activities of the SSSI.

And, the great NVDIMM talk given on 12/5/13 as part of the BrightTALK Enterprise Storage Summit is now available for on-demand viewing! The session ranked 4.8 out of a 5.0 for quality technical content featuring information on a wide number of vendors who are creating NVDIMM products and solutions.

Click on this link  https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/663/95329.

Learn about NVDIMM in BrightTalk’s Enterprise Storage Summit

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If 2013 was the year of software-defined everything, of everything-as-a-service, and big data – what’s on the horizon for storage in 2014? What do we still need to know about the innovations of this year? What hard realities have been missing from the hype? In the  Enterprise Storage Summit, https://www.brighttalk.com/summit/2271, a bi-annual event from BrightTALK, top thought leaders from all over the globe gather to share their insights into one of the most difficult areas of IT infrastructure and shed light on some of the most crucial topics facing enterprises today, including backup/recovery, hardware innovations, continued transition to cloud storage and the implications of big data.

On December 5 at 9:00 am Pacific/12:00 noon Eastern, learn how Non-Volatile DIMMs, or NVDIMMs, provide a persistent memory solution with the endurance and performance of DRAM coupled with the non-volatility of Flash. This webinar, presented by Jeff Chang of AgigaTech, will provide a general overview of this emerging technology and why the industry is starting to take notice.

You will learn what an NVDIMM is, how it works, where it fits and why every system architect should consider them for their next generation enterprise server and storage designs.

Join this summit with other smart people from around the world to participate in live events and ask your questions. Register at https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/663/95329 to attend live or be notified of on-demand viewing.

 

Participate in the SSD Features Rating Project!

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The SSSI has launched the SSD Features Rating project – intended to provide a better understanding of what users expect of their SSDs.

Understanding which attributes are most important in applications will help SSD manufacturers to design products more suitable for those applications, and will provide guidance to users looking for the best SSD for their application.

The first step of the project  is a survey which asks SSD users to rate the importance of various SSD attributes/features.  SSSI plans to announce the results of the survey at the Storage Visions conference on January 5-6, 2014.

The survey is now open and will close on November 28.  Survey results will be posted on this page after the conference.

Join our LinkedIn Group:  SSDs – What’s Important to You? to contribute to the discussion!

Please take the survey at  http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LGWKWJL