Paper Title: Hybrid Cloud Flash Optimization for AI and Metadata Management

Paper Abstract: Flash technologies are key to enabling data-intensive workloads deployed across scale-out hybrid multi-cloud architectures, but as we approach the end of Moore's law we are forced to confront some uncomfortable truths. Advancements in silicon won't be enough on their own to carry us forward into the next era and building bigger, better data silos simply will not scale for next-generation workloads. To achieve our ambitions for scale, performance, and data governance we need to rethink the traditional approach to data management; becoming significantly more efficient with how data is made available and where it gets consumed by shifting our focus to the metadata. Managing rich metadata services at scale with an IT-assist from intelligent AI-driven automation will deliver the on-demand agility we need to seamlessly span clouds; the fine granular control we need to maximize the utility of our resources; and the intuitive usability we need for data operators to become masters of their data. Metadata services are the only way to deliver on the promise of a fully dynamic data fabric connecting flash technology from in-server solutions all the way out to the cloud.

Paper Author: David Flynn, CEO, Hammerspace

Author Bio: Hammerspace co-founder and Chief Executive Officer David Flynn is a recognized leader in IT innovation who has been architecting disruptive computing platforms since his early work in supercomputing and Linux systems. David pioneered the use of flash for enterprise application acceleration as founder and former CEO of Fusion-io, which was acquired by SanDisk in 2014. He served as Fusion-io President and CEO until May 2013, and board member until July 2013. As the CEO of Fusion-io, David oversaw all operations, was responsible for the company’s strategic direction, and was the visionary behind the company’s innovative technology and market strategy. Preceding his position as CEO, David was the technical founder and CTO of Fusion-io, where he created the company’s foundational research and development efforts, as well as the development of short- and long-term technology roadmaps. Previously, David served as Chief-Architect at Linux Networx where he was instrumental in the creation of the OpenFabrics stack, and designed several of the world’s largest supercomputers leveraging Linux clustering, InfiniBand, and RDMA-based technologies. David also served as Project BlackDog’s Chief Scientist and Vice President of Engineering. He has also held positions at Network Computer, Inc. and Liberate Technologies, a spin-off of Oracle Corporation, developing thin-client solutions.