Paper Title: Why m.2 is Unsustainable (and what can we do about it)

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: Lee Prewitt, Principal Hardware Program Manager, Microsoft

Author Bio: Lee Prewitt is a Principal Hardware Program Manager with 25 years of storage industry experience ranging from Magneto-Optical to spinning rust to Flash. His former work at Microsoft has included working in the Windows and Devices Group where he was responsible for many of the components in the storage stack including File Systems, Spaces, Storport and Microsoft’s inbox miniport drivers. His responsibilities included storage devices ranging from SD and UFS in mobile to NVMe in Enterprise and Data Centers. He currently works in the Azure CSI team where he is responsible for future Data Center storage initiatives, specifications and evangelization.