RETINA: Exploring Computational Storage with SmartSSD for Key-Value Storage and Deep Learning

Explore how Computational Storage technology accelerates data processing through this 40-minute conference talk from the Storage Developer Conference 2022. Dive into RETINA, a novel key-value storage engine that leverages Samsung SmartSSD's computational storage capabilities to enhance performance in both storage operations and deep learning training workloads. Gain insights into the cross-layered approach that combines host CPU flexibility with near-data acceleration, and understand the practical applications in scaling storage performance. Learn about computational storage architecture fundamentals, examine real-world implementations using Samsung SmartSSD, and discover the evolving computational storage ecosystem. Presented jointly by Vishwanath Maram from Samsung Semiconductor Inc and Changwoo Min from Virginia Tech, offering both industry and academic perspectives on this emerging technology.