The key to optimal SAN performance is managing performance impacts due to congestion. The Fibre Channel industry introduced Fabric Notifications as a key resiliency mechanism for storage networks in 2021 to combat congestion, link integrity, and delivery errors. These functions have been implemented by the ecosystem and have enhanced the overall user experience when deploying Fibre Channel SANs. This webinar explores the evolution of Fabric Notifications and the available solutions of this exciting new technology. In this webinar, you will learn the following:

SNIA is a sponsor of the AI Hardware & Edge AI Summit, the ultimate destination for the entire AI and ML ecosystem with a collaborative mission to train, deploy and scale machine learning systems that are fast, affordable, and efficient. 

The high-performance demands of networking needed to support AI/ML will compel Ethernet to adapt and develop at an accelerated pace.  While Ethernet is currently defining 200Gb/s electrical and optical signaling for its next generation multi-vendor interoperable environment for 200GbE to 1.6TbE, there are calls to begin exploration of 400Gb/s per lane electrical and optical signaling to support the AI networks of the future.

The purpose of the IO Lab is for vendors to bring their implementations of SMB3 to test, identify, and fix bugs in a collaborative setting with the goal of providing a forum in which companies can develop interoperable products. SNIA provides and supports networks and infrastructure for the IO Lab, creating a collaborative framework for testing. The participants of the IO Lab work together to define the testing process, assuring that objectives are accomplished. There are several new features that have recently been added to the SMB3 protocol.

This Cloud Object Storage Plugfest represents an opportunity for industry innovators to collaborate and enhance interoperability among private and public cloud object storage solutions.

Save the date for the 2024 SNIA Annual Members Meeting on October 24th, 8:00 am – 9:00 am PT. Join the SNIA leadership for an update on the organization’s strategic vision, mission, technical and Initiative/Forum work, and financial health.

The 2025 SNIA Preview will be held on January 15, 2025. This virtual event will highlight the significant accomplishments and future plans of SNIA’s Technical Work Groups (TWGs), Forums and Initiatives (F&I), Committees, and Technology Affiliates (TA). These sessions offer an inside look at the innovative technologies and exciting activities SNIA has planned for 2025!

Unlocking a Sustainable Future for Data Storage
In a world of surging data demands, how can we reduce the environmental toll of storage solutions? Discover the power of the circular economy to reshape the storage industry for a greener tomorrow with this webinar, featuring Jonmichael Hands (Co-Chair SNIA SSD SIG and Board Member, Circular Drive Initiative) and Shruti Sethi (Sr. PM at Microsoft and Leadership Team, Open Compute Project-Sustainability).

Key Highlights:

This presentation examines the critical role of storage solutions in optimizing AI workloads, with a primary focus on storage-intensive AI training workloads. We will highlight how AI models interact with storage systems during training, focusing on data loading and checkpointing mechanisms. We will explore how AI frameworks like PyTorch utilize different storage connectors to access various storage solutions. Finally, the presentation will delve into the use of file-based storage and object storage in the context of AI training:

Attendees will: