Paper Title: NVMe and the Evolving Effect on Storage System Design

Paper Abstract: The adoption of NVMe devices into storage systems has forced an evolution in storage enclosure design. NVMe tightens the constraints placed on system designers and architects when designing systems. These constraints include power and cooling, signal integrity, power density, compute power dedicated to utilizing bandwidth, power distribution, rack-level power considerations and overall system design. In this session, we will talk about the numerous constraints and the effect these constraints have on the overall system design and possible pitfalls to avoid. We will discuss each area in more detail: the constraint, why it matters, how it influences the system design choices and design considerations.

Paper Author: Odie Killen, VP Hardware Engineering, Viking Enterprise Solutions

Author Bio: Odie Killen is the VP of Hardware Server and Storage Engineering for Viking Enterprise Solutions. He has been a global leader in the high technology industry working in Aero-Space, Defense, Design, Manufacturing, Cloud, Hyper-converged (HCI), Internet of Things (IoT), Data Center and Enterprise Server, Storage, IT markets. He is a skilled builder, leader and manager of highly effective, worldwide engineering organizations. He has managed teams in the USA, China, Taiwan, England, India and Malaysia.