Have you ever wondered how intelligent Industry 4.0 factories or smart cities of the future will process massive amounts of sensor and machine data? What you may not expect is a digital twin will most likely play a role. A digital twin is a virtual representation of an object, system or process that spans its lifecycle, is updated from real-time data, and uses simulation, machine learning and reasoning to help decision-making.

PLEASE NOTE: This is a SNIA event being generously hosted by a SNIA member, in this instance Calsoft Inc

Edge Computing – Observations/Challenges/Opportunities for Storage industry by Mandar Udawant, Solutions Architect & Thaheir KSA, Architect | Calsoft

The SNIA Technical Work Groups (TWGs) meet face-to-face on a regular basis to work on the development of SNIA technical specifications and standards. The January Technical Symposium will be held in Milpitas, CA on Tuesday, January 24 through Thursday, January 26, 2023. This is a hybrid event, with the option of attending in person in Milpitas, CA, or virtually.

The OpenFabrics Alliance (OFA) is committed to accelerating the development of high performance fabrics. The annual OFA Workshop is a premier means of fostering collaboration among those who develop fabrics, deploy fabrics, and create applications that rely on fabrics. It is the only event of its kind where fabric developers and users can discuss emerging fabric technologies, collaborate on future industry requirements, and address problems that exist today.

The 2023 SNIA Preview will be held on January 18, 2023. This virtual event will highlight the significant accomplishments and future plans of SNIA’s Technical Work Groups (TWG), Forums and Initiatives (F&I), Committees, and Technology Affiliates (TA). This is an outstanding opportunity and an inside look at the innovative technologies and exciting activities SNIA has planned for 2023!

The First Annual Chiplet Summit is the show chip designers can’t miss if they want to stay competitive. They’ll get the scoop on ways to make their chiplets run faster, scale better, use less power, and be more flexible. This unique event gives attendees a place to network with peers, ask questions of the experts, and talk to vendors offering a wide variety of products and services.

MemCon will focus on the intersection between systems design, memory innovation (emerging memories, storage, and CXL™) and other enabling technologies, such as photonics. The agenda will include case studies in genomics, AI/ML, datacenter, HPC, computational fluid dynamics, in-memory databases, and more. SNIA is a gold sponsor and will feature their work in memory, computational storage, and alliance partnerships with CXL and NVM Express^®.

SNIA Members and colleagues receive a 15% discount on MEMCON registration with code SNIA15

A new class of cloud and datacenter infrastructure is emerging into the marketplace. This new infrastructure element, often referred to as Data Processing Unit (DPU), Infrastructure Processing Unit (IPU) or xPU as a general term, takes the form of a server hosted PCIe add-in card or on-board chip(s), containing one or more ASIC’s or FPGA's, usually anchored around a single powerful SoC device. 

Cybercriminals have always been about data – stealing data, compromising data, holding data hostage. Businesses continue to respond with malware detection on laptops and networks to protect data and prevent breaches, so why should storage be left out? Storage houses what the bad actors are targeting - your data. Is there anything we can do from within the storage layer to further enhance defense in depth?

SmartNICs have become the best way to offload network overhead. They reduce demands on system CPUs, allow for processing of data as it arrives, and enable rapid upgrades for new protocols. They provide large, scalable systems to handle more applications and big data. SmartNICs can also do complex tasks such as compression, pattern matching, and media processing. The SmartNICs Summit will help designers optimize networks for applications such as business analytics, AI/ML, and HPC.