NVMe FDP for Data Center Sustainability - Reducing Carbon Emissions Through Flash SSD Optimization

Explore a 35-minute conference talk examining how NVMe Flexible Data Placement (FDP) technology can significantly reduce data center carbon emissions. Delve into the environmental challenges facing data centers, projected to contribute up to 14% of global carbon emissions by 2040, with a specific focus on Flash SSD inefficiencies. Learn how targeted data placement through NVMe FDP can enhance SSD lifetime, reduce write amplification, and improve utilization with minimal engineering modifications. Examine real-world applications through CacheLib and various workload examples that demonstrate both embodied and operational carbon emission reductions. Gain comprehensive insights into SSD garbage collection's impact on power consumption, the relationship between write amplification and carbon footprint, and practical strategies for implementing NVMe FDP in large-scale systems to optimize data center sustainability.