Paper Title: Adventures in Form Factors

Paper Abstract: The m.2 form factor was developed for client computing and then adopted by several major cloud providers. It has had a good run in the datacenter, but with current NAND scaling, it is becoming apparent that something new is needed. EDSFF was formed to design a new SSD form factor that had its roots in Flash for the datacenter and enterprise.

Paper Author: Ross Stenfort, Storage Engineer, META

Author Bio: Ross has worked in the storage industry for over 20 years. He has been involved in development of HDDs, CR-ROMs, HBAs, ROCs, and SSDs. He has over 40 granted patents. He has had extensive storage experience in both large and small companies including Adaptec, LSI, SiliconStor, SandForce, Seagate, and CNEX. He has a B.S. in Electronic Engineering from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. He is currently a Hardware System Engineer at Facebook.