PCI Express: Driving the Future of Storage

The data explosion has led to a corresponding explosion in the demand for storage. At the same time, traditional storage interconnects such as SATA are being replaced with PCI Express (PCIe)-attached storage solutions. Leveraging PCIe technology removes the performance bottlenecks and provides long-term bandwidth and performance scalability as PCIe evolves from 8GT/s bit rate to 16GT/s and beyond. PCIe-attached storage delivers a robust solution that is supported natively in all Operating Systems and a wide array of form factors either chip-to-chip or through expansion modules and daughter cards.

Learning Objectives

Gain insight into PCI Express technology and how it is used in storage solutions
Learn how PCI Express technology advancements in lowering active and idle power can be used in your storage solution
Learn how PCIe 3.0 and PCIe 4.0 provides a strategic solution for storage attachment
Understand the work the PCI-SIG is doing in new form factors for driving broad adoption in storage applications