SPDK and Infrastructure Offload Using NVMe-oF for High Performance Storage

Explore infrastructure offload capabilities in this 28-minute conference talk from SNIA SDC22, where Intel Principal Software Engineer Jim Harris delves into the evolution of Storage Performance Development Kit (SPDK) NVMe-oF target. Learn how NVMe-oF based infrastructure offload combines direct-attached storage performance with shared storage benefits and composability. Discover SPDK's unique position in demonstrating how projects like Infrastructure Programmer Development Kit (IPDK) provide vendor-agnostic, high-performance, and scalable frameworks. Follow the technical journey through SPDK NVMe Target fundamentals, timeline developments, code structure, transport abstraction, non-fabrics use case extensions, connectivity features, namespace notifications, register operations, and the SPDK Storage Management Agent implementation. Gain insights into the current status and practical applications of these technologies in modern storage infrastructure.