Paper Title: Software-defined Storage and the Customer Path to NVMe-oF, Parts 1 & 2

Paper Abstract: DataCore has a customer base of over 10,000 Software Defined Storage (SDS) and Hyperconverged (HC) deployments, of which the majority utilize Fibre Channel and our parallel I/O technologies. Many DataCore customers depend on the product’s High Availability (Business Continuance, HA) and high-performance for mission-critical business and database applications. And while there is always the need for more performance, those customers cannot afford for their business to suffer the disruptions required to try new technologies and 'rip and replace' abandonment of their current investments. Thus the need for a smart and agile SDS layer that enables them to seamlessly integrate new technologies like NVMe-oF. In this presentation, DataCore will discuss the challenges and issues we have learned from our customer base and cover the path forward on how SDS and parallel-I/O technologies can overcome the challenges and disruptions slowing down the migration to achieving NVMe-oF benefits.

Paper Author: Benjamin Treiber, Sr. Director, Engineering Product Management, DataCore Software

Author Bio: Ben Treiber is Senior Director, Engineering Product Management at DataCore Software Corporation. Ben joined DataCore Software Corporation, industry leaders in storage infrastructure virtualization software and holders of storage performance records, a year after its founding in 1998. In a mission to establish enterprise class, technical support for its world class products, Ben developed relationships with the founders and a thorough understanding of the architecture of virtualization software and an appreciation for customer needs in an industry that undergoes rapid and constant change. Prior to entering the storage software industry, Ben worked in the Aerospace industry and in the real-time (computer simulation) industry for companies such as NASA (Langley Research Center), General Electric (Aerospace, Advanced Techlologies), and Harris Corporation (Computer Systems) where high-speed, low latency and determinism always mattered. Ben holds a B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.