DPU as a Storage Initiator for Bare Metal Performance and Virtualization

Explore a 51-minute technical presentation that delves into how Data Processing Units (DPUs) function as Storage Initiators (SI) to achieve bare metal performance and enhance virtualization capabilities. Learn about the growing importance of performant Storage Initiators in the era of NVMe/TCP and disaggregated storage adoption, examining how DPU-based solutions like the Fungible Acceleration Card can offload NVMe/TCP operations to save valuable CPU cycles. Discover the implementation of essential storage services including data encryption, compression, TLS security, and QoS without impacting host CPU resources. Master the integration of DPU-based Storage Initiators with virtualized environments, understanding how they deliver bare metal storage performance to VM-based applications. Gain practical insights into managing and orchestrating Storage Initiators through NVMe discovery service and popular open-source systems like OpenStack and Kubernetes, complete with performance metrics and latency optimization strategies.