In this talk, the author will explore the use of accelerators for the training and inference of models, and look at the proliferation of methods and models in the AI world.

As with any emerging technology, developing open-source software for CXL is challenging and emulation of features is a key path forward. In this talk, we will introduce the current major CXL features that QEMU can emulate and walk you through how to set up a Linux + QEMU CXL environment to enable testing and developing new CXL features. Some limitations exist, as with any platform, which we will discuss along with the latest developments in support for dynamic capacity devices (DCD) and switches.

The migration of a VM and the attached local NVM Express™ SSDs from one server to a different server does not provide a standard mechanism to guarantee that the information returned to the VM by Admin commands after the migration will be changed due to the different SSDs.

SNIA's Cloud Object Storage community organized and hosted the industry first open multi-vendor compatibility testing (Plugfest) at SDC’24, in Santa Clara, CA. Most of the participants focused on their S3 server and client implementations. Community driven testing revealed significant areas to collaborate, including ambiguities among protocol options, access control mechanisms, missing or incorrect response headers, unsupported API calls and unexpected behavior (as well as sharing best practices and fixes).

With promises to unlock new levels of shared performance and utilization efficiency in solid-state drives (SSDs), NVM Express® is developing Technical Proposal (TP), TP4176 - Quality of Service for PCIe Bandwidth and IOPS for a Controller. Defining a standard for QoS requires a deep understanding of its complexities as applied to an SSD. This presentation will delve into the potential QoS control modes, key parameters, and simplified control mechanisms, providing clarity on how to optimize SSD performance for emerging standards.

During SNIA's Cloud Object Storage multi-vendor compatibility Plugfest held at SDC’24, it became apparent to the community during three days of testing that a lack of commonly accepted open source test tools is one of the more obvious pain points for the industry. All contributors test our implementations and all mature well accepted protocols conduct regularly scheduled Plugfests along with proactive development of open source test tools to get the job done.

Post-quantum cryptographic (PQC) algorithms are intended to resist attacks on data and communications security by quantum computers. A variety of organizations have been defining PQC algorithms and how they are used to protect data storage. This talk will describe new and existing standards, as well as requirements for data storage products to comply with these standards in the near future.

Over the years, on-prem object storage has significantly evolved, with S3 and its API compatibility being key topics at S3 Plugfest. This presentation will explore the comprehensive S3 ecosystem, highlighting how various S3 features support diverse use cases, particularly in the context of rapidly advancing AI workloads. Additionally, we will delve into the role of S3 extensions in enhancing this ecosystem.