As high-performance non-volatile storage stops being exotic and becomes common, storage software stacks need to be refitted or rethought for better platform efficiency. Challenges are everywhere: optimizing $/GB requires computationally expensive storage efficiency algorithms like de-dup and compression. At the same time, maximum media utilization demands thin & lightweight I/O paths. How can software architects balance these competing requirements? Intel's open-source development kits reduce computational overhead and improve I/O path performance, offering breakthrough performance to overcome the dilemma of the solid-state transition. Learn about the Storage Performance Development Kit (SPDK) and Intel® Intelligent Storage Acceleration Library (ISA-L) and their evolving use cases and OpenStack integration points.
