Paper Title: Developing Powerful JBOFs with NVMe-oF

Paper Abstract: The NVMe-oF protocol enables systems to use distant NVMe SSDs as if they were locally attached with almost no overhead. The development of a JBoF offering native NVMe-oF connectivity enables designers to disaggregate NVMe SSDs from storage services nodes. However, designing an NVMe-oF-based JBOF involves making many tradeoffs depending on specific requirements for density, cost, data availability, management, or performance. Storage architects can save time and get better results by leveraging a smart controller that offers many options and can respond to needs automatically.

Paper Author: Patrice Couvert, Product Manger, Kalray

Author Bio: Patrice Couvert is Technical Product Manager for Kalrayâs Datacenter Business Unit. He helps define product features, creates marketing materials, and ensure that products meet customer demands and expectations. He was previously an I/O Subsystem Architect, involved in defining I/O interfaces and selecting and integrating interface and component-level IP. He has over 20 years of industry experience. He has given presentations at several conferences including Flash Memory Summit and SNIAâs Storage Developer Conference. He studied microelectronics at Ecole Centrale de Leon (France).