A SNIA event
September 15-17, 2025

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AI / ML Applications for Storage
Storage in the era of Large-scale AI computing : What we already know (or) not?
Pratik Mishra
Sr. Staff
AMD
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AI / ML Applications for Storage
What can Storage do for AI?
Suresh Rajgopal
Distinguished Member of Technical Staff
Micron Technology
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AI / ML Applications for Storage
Memory Optimizations in Machine Learning
Tejas Chopra
Senior Software Engineer
Netflix, Inc.
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AI / ML Applications for Storage
Cloud Storage Considerations for Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) in AI Applications
Vamshidhar Kommineni
Group Product Manager
Microsoft
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AI / ML Applications for Storage
Storage Device Quality Control and Supply Chain Management Using Dual Machine Learning Models
Yongjin Choi
Principal Engineer
HPE
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AI / ML Infrastructure
Storage for AI 101 - A Primer on AI Workloads and Their Storage Requirements
Curtis Ballard
Distinguished Technologist
HPE
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AI / ML Infrastructure
What is the Role of Flash in Data Storage Ingestion Within the AI Pipeline?
Suresh Rajgopal
Distinguished Member of Technical Staff
Micron Technology
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AI / ML Infrastructure
Optimizing HDD Interface in the Generative AI Era
Mohamad EL-Batal
Chief Technologist Systems
Seagate
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AI / ML Infrastructure
Supercharging OpenAI Training with Microsoft's Azure Blob Storage
Jason Vallery
Group Product Manager - Azure Blob Storage
Microsoft
  • Jegan Devaraju
    Group Engineering Manager - Azure Blob Storage
    Microsoft
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AI / ML Infrastructure
Accelerating GPU Server Access to Network-Attached Disaggregated Storage using Data Processing Unit (DPU)
Eriko Nurvitadhi
Co-founder and Chief Product Officer
MangoBoost, Inc.
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Computational Storage & Memory
SNIA Computational Storage Standards
Jason Molgaard
Co-Chair SNIA Technical Council and Principal Storage Solutions Architect
Solidigm
  • William Martin
    SNIA Technical Council Co-Chair/Principal Engineer, SSD IO Standards
    Samsung
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Computational Storage & Memory
Computational Storage Service: Analytical Data Platform with Intelligent Analytics Offload
Donpaul Stephens
Founder & CEO
AirMettle, Inc.
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Computational Storage & Memory
Enabling Peer-to-Peer Traffic with NoLoad® NVMe Computational Storage and P2PDMA and Examining Real World Use Cases
Andrew Maier
Firmware Team Lead
Eideticom
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Computational Storage & Memory
Redefining Data Redundancy and Data Scrubbing with RAID Offload
Mohinder Saluja
Director SSD Technologies
KIOXIA
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Computational Storage & Memory
Host Addressable SLM NVMe and CXL Collaborating
Jason Molgaard
Co-Chair SNIA Technical Council and Principal Storage Solutions Architect
Solidigm
  • William Martin
    SNIA Technical Council Co-Chair/Principal Engineer, SSD IO Standards
    Samsung
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Data Infrastructure Architecture
Technology Breakthroughs in Mass Capacity Storage
Dave Craton
Sr. Staff Program Manager
Seagate Technology
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Data Infrastructure Architecture
NVMe Over CXL is much more than just an SSD
Bill Gervasi
Principal Systems Architect
Wolley, Inc
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Data Infrastructure Architecture
SSD Architecture Challenges with DRAM
Dan Helmick
Sr Architect
Samsung
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Data Infrastructure Architecture
Open Standards for Open Lakehouses
Alex Merced
Senior Technical Evangelist
Dremio
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Data Infrastructure Architecture
Advancing an Open Chiplet Ecosystem: Updates on UCIe Technology
Debendra Das Sharma
Intel Senior Fellow, Chief Architect of I/O Technology and Standards
Intel
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Data Infrastructure Architecture
Scaling out IPUs for Creating a Server Cluster
Ian Wigmore
Cloud Storage Architect / Senior Principal Engineer
Intel
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Data Infrastructure Architecture
Implementing Selective Write-Grouping in Software-Defined Storage for Enhanced Energy Savings
Piotr Modrzyk
Principal Architect
Leil Storage
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Data Infrastructure Architecture
PCIe® Cabling Solutions for Next Generation AI, HPC and Storage Applications
Mohiuddin Mazumder
Principal Engineer, Data Center Group
PCI-SIG, Intel
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Data Movement & Placement
Problems with AI Interconnects? Come yell at our Opinionated Experts!
Anthony Constantine
Member
SNIA Technical Council
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Data Movement & Placement
Exploring Optimization of Content Delivery Networks
Andy Banta
Storage Janitor
Magnition IO
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Data Movement & Placement
Nuances in FDP Implementation
Dan Helmick
Sr Architect
Samsung
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Data Movement & Placement
The Promise of NVMe Flexible Data Placement in Data Center Sustainability
Roshan Nair
Staff Engineer
Samsung Semiconductor India Research
  • Arun George
    Associate Technical Director
    Samsung Semiconductor India Research Ltd, Bangalore
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Data Movement & Placement
Distributed Data Placement for NVMf Scale-out Storage Cluster on AWS
Michael Schmidt
CTO
simplyblock.io
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Data Movement & Placement
No More LRU: Simple Scalable Caching with Only FIFO Queues
Juncheng Yang
Assistant Professor 
School of Engineering and Applied Science, Harvard University
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File Systems & Protocols
Linux NFS Server Progress Update
Charles Lever
Linux Kernel Architect
Oracle
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File Systems & Protocols
Samba Development Status Update
Ralph Böhme
Samba Team Lead
Samba Team / SerNet
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File Systems & Protocols
NFS and SMB Common Infrastructure
Volker Lendecke
Developer
SerNet GmbH
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File Systems & Protocols
Advancements in pNFS/NFS4.2 for High-Performance and Distributed Storage
Trond Myklebust
CTO and Linux Kernel Maintainer
Hammerspace
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File Systems & Protocols
What's new in macOS SMB Client - 2024 Edition
Brad Suinn
SMB Plumber
Apple
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File Systems & Protocols
Elevating Linux File Access: Recent Enhancements to the SMB 3.1.1 Client
Steven French
Principal Software Engineer - Azure Storage
Microsoft
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File Systems & Protocols
Demystifying Linux SMB Mount Options
Bharath S M
Senior Software Engineer
Microsoft
  • Shyam Prasad
    Principal Software Engineering Manager
    Microsoft
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File Systems & Protocols
Read performance Strategies for Workload using EBPF
Yadavendra Yadav
Software Architect
IBM
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File Systems & Protocols
SMB Witness Service in Samba
Stefan Metzmacher
Software Architect
SerNet GmbH
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File Systems & Protocols
Integrating S3 into Distributed, Multi-protocol Hyperscale NAS
Alan Wright
Software Architect
Hammerspace
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File Systems & Protocols
Azure Files: Design Challenges for the Biggest File Server in the World
Utsav Mohata
Principal Software Engineer
Microsoft
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File Systems & Protocols
Joining the Cephalopods: Adding SMB Support to Ceph
Günther Deschner
Software Development Manager
IBM
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File Systems & Protocols
Troubleshooting/Debugging Issues on Linux SMB Client
Bharath S M
Senior Software Engineer
Microsoft
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Keynote
Project Silica: The Future of Sustainable Archival Data Storage
Ioan Stefanovici
Principal Researcher
Microsoft Research
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Keynote
Disaggregated Memory for High Performance Computing; Architectures and Opportunities for CXL
David Emberson
Senior Distinguished Technologist
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
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Keynote
Standards-based Data Platforms for HPC and AI Data Architectures
David Flynn
CEO & Founder
Hammerspace
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Keynote
Will AI Stay Dumb for the Lack of Memory and Storage?
Christian Pflaum
CEO
Cerabyte - Ceramic Data Solutions Holding GmbH
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Management
SNIA Swordfish®: A Unified Approach to Open Storage Management
Richelle Ahlvers
Director of Ecosystem Enabling
Intel
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Management
DMTF Redfish® for Storage Management
Jeff Hilland
Distinguished Technologist / President
HPE / DMTF
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Management
Redfish® and Swordfish®: The Data Source for Predictive Models and Decision Making
Chris Lionetti
SNIA Vice Chair, Executive Committee and SMI GB Member; Reference Architect
HPE
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Management
OFA Sunfish: New Applications for Distributed Storage with SNIA Swordfish®
Nathan Hanford
Computer Scientist
Livermore Computing Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
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Management
Let's Build a Swordfish Poller
Daniel Pollack
CTO
Data Storage Science LLC
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Sustainability & Green
Product Circularity: Integrating Sustainability into Storage Design and Development
Jonmichael Hands
VP of Storage Business Development
Chia Project
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Sustainability & Green
Sustainability Initiatives by Open Compute Project – 3 Categories of work for Pro-Sustainability Design and Circular Economy in Storage
Shruti Sethi
Senior PM
Microsoft
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Archival Storage
Reinventing Data Storage for the Yottabyte Era
Sebastian Kirsch
Managing Director, Technology
Cerabyte
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Archival Storage
DNA Data Storage "End-to-End" System Concept
Shruti Sethi
Senior PM
Microsoft
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Archival Storage
Revolutionizing Data Archiving: IBM S3 Deep Archive on Diamondback
Jason Peipelman
UX Architect and Design Lead
IBM
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Archival Storage
Improving the Practical Capacity of Random-Access based DNA Storage
Bingzhe Li
Assistant Professor
University of Texas at Dallas
  • Yixun Wei
    University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
  • David Du
    Professor
    University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
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Cloud Storage
CDMI-enabled Web Applications
David Slik
Researcher
Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.
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Cloud Storage
Storage Acceleration via Decoupled SDS Architecture
Arun Raghunath
Principal Engineer
Intel
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Cloud Storage
HW Accelerated Key-Value Store as a Service
Andy Tomlin
CEO
QiStor
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Cloud Storage
Efficient Media Utilization Across Dissimilar Cloud Storage Systems
Garret Buban
Partner Architect
Microsoft
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Cloud Storage
Cloud Storage Efficiency at Scale
Mohamad EL-Batal
Chief Technologist Systems
Seagate
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Cloud Storage
Scaling Magic Pocket - Exabyte Scale Object Storage System: Architectural Insights and SMR Adoption Journey
Sandeep Ummadi
Senior Engineering Manager
Dropbox
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Cloud Storage
Distributed-NVMe - a Distributed Block Storage System
Peng Yu
Engineer
Amazon
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Data Security
Fortifying AIOps: CSAF and VEX Unite for Smarter Security
Dhruvil Darji
Senior System Software Engineer
Nvidia Inc
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Data Security
Changes in Encryption and Other Security Algorithms
Paul Suhler
Chair, IEEE Security in Storage Working Group
KIOXIA
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Data Security
Challenges and Opportunities in Storage Security
Arie van der Hoeven
Principal Product Manager
Seagate Technology
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Data Security
SPDM: Updates for Storage & PQC (Post Quantum Cryptography)
Jeff Hilland
Distinguished Technologist / President
HPE / DMTF
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Magic Memory Access
CXL for AI/ML: A Practical Guide to Unleashing the Potential of AI and Machine Learning
Steve Scargall
Senior Product Manager and Software Architect
MemVerge
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Magic Memory Access
Optimized Resource Allocation for CXL Tiered-Memory Systems
Heiner Litz
Professor
University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC)
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Magic Memory Access
SDXI + Computational Storage Overview and Panel Discussion
Jason Molgaard
Co-Chair SNIA Technical Council and Principal Storage Solutions Architect
Solidigm
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Magic Memory Access
Designing and Optimizing Complex CXL Configurations
Andy Banta
Storage Janitor
Magnition IO
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Magic Memory Access
Emulating CXL with QEMU
Adam Manzanares
Director
Samsung Electronics
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Magic Memory Access
Smart Data Accelerator Interface: Use Cases, Proof Points, v1.1 and beyond
Shyam Iyer
Distinguished Engineer
Dell
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Solid State Storage Solutions
Prepare for Fundamental Architectural Changes to Storage and Memory
Jim Handy
General Director
Objective Analysis
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Solid State Storage Solutions
Impact of High Capacity SSDs and QLC on Storage System - Issues to be Resolved
Hyung Seuk Kim
Principal Engineer
Samsung
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Solid State Storage Solutions
The NVM Express(R) Ratified Details of Live Migration
Michael Allison
Sr. Director NAND Product Planning - Standards
Samsung
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Storage Networking
Evaluating Discovery Automation on a Large Scale NVMe-oF Deployment
Raj Kumar Dani
Associate Director
Samsung Semiconductor India Research
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Storage Networking
Complementing TCP with Homa, Stanford’s Reliable, Rapid Request-Response Protocol
Endric Schubert
CTO
Missing Link Electronics
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Storage Networking
High-Performance Block Volumes in Virtual Cloud Environment: Solutions and Performance Analysis
Sergei Platonov
VP of Strategy
XINNOR
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Storage Networking
Leveraging SPDK Acceleration Framework for Optimal IPU Storage Workflows
Deb Chatterjee
Senior Director of Engineering
Intel Corporation
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Storage Networking
NVMe-oF Booting, Industry Update - It's Real!
Doug Farley
Technologist
Dell
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Storage Networking
Fibre Channel - Zero to 256GFC
Mark Jones
Director Technical Marketing and Performance
Broadcom ECD
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Storage Networking
Fibre Channel Gen8 Update - 128GFC, Fabric Notifications, and Managing NVMe NQNs
Howard Johnson
Technology Architect
Broadcom
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Storage Networking
Optimizing NVMe Over TCP Disaggregated Storage architecture on DPUs
Satananda Burla
Senior Staff Manager
Marvell
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Storage Networking
Recovering from a Loss of Communication with an NVMe Controller
Randy Jennings
Member of Technical Staff
Pure Storage
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Storage Networking
A New Era in Networking: Insights from use of the Experimental Linux Kernel QUIC Driver with SMB3.1.1
Steven French
Principal Software Engineer - Azure Storage
Microsoft
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Birds-of-a-Feather
Beyond the Memory Wall: Storage Innovations for AI's Next Frontier
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Birds-of-a-Feather
Cruising Along with Storage (Automotive Storage)
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Birds-of-a-Feather
AI BOF - Or, are you SMARTer than a hard drive Bridging gaps in building storage for AI
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Birds-of-a-Feather
Building a Community to Tackle Cloud Object Storage Incompatibilities
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Birds-of-a-Feather
Can we make NFS, SMB and S3 work in harmony?
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Birds-of-a-Feather
What is Smart Data Accelerator Interface(SDXI) and how can it help? Is my usecase covered?
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