New Developments in Cloud Storage Acceleration Layer - SPDK Integration and Use Cases

Learn about the latest developments in Cloud Storage Acceleration Layer (CSAL) through this 30-minute conference talk from SNIA SDC 2023. Discover how this host-based FTL, initially deployed at Alibaba Cloud, doubled VM density and reduced time to insight by 50% in cloud services. Explore the technology's evolution since its open-source release in SPDK v22.09, including new reference designs and Solidigm's acquisition of the technology. Understand key feature enhancements such as SLC support replacing Optane and RAID5F implementation, along with emerging use cases in CDN. Gain insights into the collaborative development of a CSAL-based full NVMe-oF TCP target reference solution and its role in building a complete SPDK NVMe-oF target. Presented by Solidigm's Sr. Principal Engineer and Chief Storage Platform Architect, the talk details Alibaba's evolving use cases and the strategic importance of CSAL in the era of dense QLC SSDs.