Birds of a Feather (BoF) Sessions

3:00 - 4:00 PM

Windows File Server Protocol Test Suite Cross Platform Meetup

Moderators:
Vivian Tian, Senior Software Engineer, Microsoft
Victor Ding, Software Engineer 2, Microsoft

Our new release of the Windows File Server Protocol Test Suite on .NET Core enables cross- platform support for testing scenarios. Join us to learn more and to give us feedback for future releases.

3:00 - 4:00 PM

Computational Storage Matures

Moderators:
Scott Shadley, VP Marketing, NGD Systems
Jason Molgaard, Storage Solutions Architect, Arm

Computational Storage update and discussion around industry movement.

4:00 - 5:00 PM

Meet the Experts and Speed your SNIA Swordfish™ Implementation of NVMe™ and NVMe-oF™ - Sharpen Your Sword to Hone Your Edge in Storage Management

Moderators:
Richelle Ahlvers, Storage Management Architect and SNIA Board Director
Curtis Ballard, Distinguished Technologist, HPE
David Black, Senior Distinguished Engineer, Dell EMC
Phil Cayton, Senior Staff Software Engineer, Intel

New approaches to storage management are needed to keep up with the growing and changing market, so it’s time to sharpen your sword before it’s too late to hone your edge.

SNIA Swordfish™ v1.2.1, just released, with support added for NVMe™ and NVMe-oF™, includes the new SNIA Swordfish NVMe Model Overview and Mapping Guide, which provides guidance for getting started and developing Swordfish with NVMe and NVMe-oF devices.

For those of you attending SDC, the storage management track will provide you on the same day, a walk-through Swordfish overview and deep dive, using Swordfish with NVMe and NVMe-oF, and information about development tools and infrastructure.

Attend this BoF to meet the experts who will discuss how the SNIA Swordfish™ specification is currently growing to include full NVMe and NVMe-oF enablement and alignment across DMTF, NVMe, and SNIA for NVMe and NVMe-oF use cases.

4:00 - 5:00 PM

Persistent Memory BoF

Moderators:
Jenni Dietz, Intel, Co-Chair SNIA CMSI
Jim Fister, SNIA

The SNIA Compute Memory and Storage Initiative will be hosting a BoF covering the latest in Persistent Memory development and applications. We'll have a report on some of the latest educational material, an update on our workshop/hackathon program, and a preview of coming PM learning opportunities at FMS, PIRL, and next year's PM Summit. Come join all your Persistent Memory colleagues for a fun online event.

5:00 - 6:00 PM

SNIA NVMe

Moderators:
Mark Carlson, Principal Architect , Kioxia

Panelists:
Bill Martin, SSD I/O Standards, Samsung
Kim Malone, Storage Software Architect, Intel
Peter Onufryk, Intel

A panel of NVMe Authors discussing their latest work, implementation issues and using NVMe in the real world.

5:00 - 6:00 PM

EDSFF: It’s more than just storage, A conversation with very opinionated experts

Moderator:
Alex Haser, Senior Industry Standards Engineer, SFF TA TWG Co-Chair, Molex

The industry needed a new form factor to meet projected workload demands on capacity, thermal loading, electrical loading, and  The SNIA Small Form Factor Technical Alliance (SNIA SFF) met this need with the EDSFF family of specifications.  SNIA SFF maintains this and many other families (such as defining the 2.5” and 3.5” form factors we’re all used to).  Representatives from System Makers, SSD Makers, and Connector Makers will share what they believe is are the important “Things to Know” and a co-chair from SNIA SFF will moderate.