[Info-vax] Storage is faster than the processor

[Kerry Main]

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> Stephen Hoffman via Info-vax
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> Subject: [New Info-vax] Storage is faster than the processor
> 
> 
> Having storage that is faster than the processors renders more than a
> few system and application design details obsolete.
> 
> Non-volatile Storage
> Implications of the Datacenter's Shifting Center
> 
> https://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=2874238
> 
> Ponder what this shift means for OpenVMS and its network and storage
> I/O stacks, for scheduling, fast path and affinity, the new file system
> and related.  And for your applications, too.
> 
> This isn't fiction or future, either.   The HPE 3PAR FC SAN SSD storage
> arrays are just staggeringly faster than the old MSA gear.  And that's
> before any discussions of PCIe or NVDIMMs.
> 
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Very interesting - nice article.

Another interesting view can be found in where the OpenPower
folks are heading with "system stack" and Workload specific 
Accelerators card enhancements that integrate directly with CPU's.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGq5P3YGF6U 


Regards,

Kerry Main
Kerry dot main at starkgaming dot com