This week’s episode is the first in a series from Flash Memory Summit 2019. Chris catches up with Erik Kaulberg from INFINIDAT to discuss how the expanding hierarchy of solid-state storage media will drive new products and solutions in the future.

The topics of conversation cover how media has diversified, with new solutions like MRAM and 3D-XPoint. At the same time, we hear that 5-level NAND could be a reality. How are vendors combining these products with traditional storage?

Will the ability to learn from the field with the deployment of traditional storage designs, provide an advantage over SDS? Will vendors selling both hardware and software solutions have an advantage over those only playing in one market? These are just some of this week’s topics of conversation.

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Timeline

* 00:00:00 – Intros* 00:01:50 – What changes are we seeing in the media industry?* 00:04:00 – How does solid state media expansion parallel HDDs?* 00:07:00 – New flash solutions will not necessarily improve performance* 00:08:00 – It’s not tiering, it’s new techniques to rebalance active data* 00:10:00 – Storage needs to get simpler, not more complex over time* 00:13:00 – How will benchmarks work in the future, are they done?* 00:14:20 – How is INFINIDAT using a mix of media?* 00:16:00 – VAST Data – good example of new media in new systems* 00:17:00 – Will storage systems kill off SDS?* 00:21:30 – Where will the solid-state market go?  More products?* 00:23:30 – Will we see new a new generation of hardware platforms? * 00:25:00 – Wrap Up

Related Podcasts & Blogs

* #105 – Introduction to VAST Data (Part I)* #89 – Choices in NVMe Architectures* #82 – Storage Predictions for 2019* 2019 is the year of NVMe* Will TCO Drive Software Defined Storage?

Erik’s Bio

Erik Kaulberg is a Vice President at Infinidat (https://infinidat.com), leading cloud strategy including the Neutrix Cloud storage service and FLX private cloud business model, key alliance partnerships like VMware and Cisco, and analyst relations. He has broad expertise in enterprise storage and frequently engages key customers, partners, and analysts. Erik previously ran worldwide enterprise storage strategy and business development for IBM, after he sold all-flash array innovator Texas Memory Systems to the company.

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