Paper Title: NVMe Markets: Rising at Breakneck Speed with Even Better Days Ahead

Paper Abstract: NVMe technology is continuously evolving to meet the to meet the needs of consumers in the client space. During this panel, the experts will discuss the major industry trends in client storage, provide an overview of the various client classes of SSDs and review relevant form factors. They will discuss the future of NVMe architecture in the client space, including the impact of PCIe 4.0 technology, TLC versus QLC and the status of hard drives.

Paper Author: Eric Burgener, Research VP, IDC

Author Bio: Eric Burgener is Research VP in IDCs Enterprise Infrastructure Practice, where he covers storage systems, software, and solutions. He has focused particularly on flash-optimized arrays, persistent memory, and software-defined storage. Widely regarded as a leading storage industry analyst, he contributes to quarterly trackers, end-user research, advisory services, and consulting programs. He is a frequent speaker, presenter, and moderator at industry forums and events including IDC Directions, The Cube, and Flash Memory Summit. He is often quoted in the technical and business press, including Fortune, Wall Street Journal, EE Times, and TechTarget, on enterprise flash, NVMe, and software-defined storage. He has also had an extensive career in industry with both startups and established companies, and was an Executive-In-Residence at Mayfield, a top venture capital firm. He was VP Product Management at Virsto Software (a VMware acquisition), and has held executive positions in product management, product marketing, and business development at Veritas Software, Dell, Sun Microsystems, Topio, and Mendocino Software. He has over 25 years experience working on enterprise storage solutions, and is a frequent blogger on infrastructure and data management. He earned an MBA from the University of California at Berkeley and a BA from Bowdoin College (Maine).