Name: Ceph with NVMe: Unlocking the Key to Fast, Efficient Storage Clusters
Start: 2021-09-30T18:00:00Z
End: 2021-09-30T18:00:39.000Z
Location: BrightTALK
Rating: 4.8

For decades, Western Digital has shaped the future of data storage, powering everything from the rise of cloud computing to today’s AI-driven workloads. With groundbreaking advancements such as HelioSeal®, OptiNAND™, and SMR technology, our storage leadership has made us the trusted partner for enterprises seeking to turn data into long-term value.

HPC workloads demand more than just speed - they require scalable, resilient infrastructure that eliminates bottlenecks and delivers consistent high throughput. In this webinar, we'll share how Western Digital and BeeGFS enable a powerful, highly available parallel file system solution designed for HPC environments.  

This session introduces a validated, scalable solution built on Western Digital’s OpenFlex Data24 4000 Series, combining NVMe-over-Fabrics, BeeGFS parallel file systems, and Xinnor xiRAID software RAID. We will discuss how this integrated approach delivers high throughput and simplified management - empowering organizations to meet modern data demands. 

What You’ll Learn: 

-Insights from a validated architecture showcasing High Availability and exceptional performance
-Real-world use cases and deployment strategies  
-Best practices for building resilient, high-throughput storage clusters 

Speakers:
Calvin Falldorf- Technologist, Applications Engineering, Western Digital
Ingo Martini - Presales Consultant, ThinkParQ/BeeGFS
Davide Villa - Chief Revenue Officer, Xinnor

Unlocking Scalable Performance for HPC and AI

WD Purple® เป็นแบรนด์ที่ได้รับความไว้วางใจในด้านการจัดเก็บข้อมูลสำหรับระบบรักษาความปลอดภัยมากว่าสิบปี

คำเชิญเข้าร่วมสัมมนาออนไลน์: ฉลองครบรอบ 10 ปี WD Purple

Depuis dix ans, WD Purple® est la référence en matière de stockage pour la surveillance.

Invitation au webinaire : 10e anniversaire de WD Purple

Od ponad dziesięciu lat WD Purple® jest zaufaną marką w dziedzinie pamięci masowych do systemów monitoringu.
Zapraszamy do udziału w specjalnym webinarium, aby wspólnie świętować
ponad 10 lat od powstania WD Purple®.

Zaproszenie na webinarium: ponad 10 lat dysków Purple – sprawdzonych i dedykowanych do monitoringu

This webinar will introduce QNAP’s Qsirch, a powerful AI-powered full-text search engine designed to help users search and manage your private data just like using Google—but within their own secure QNAP NAS environment. Western Digital WD Red hard drives is a critical component to your overall AI demands in a NAS environment, and here is why.

Your Private Google: AI Document Search with QNAP Qsirch

For ten years, WD Purple® has been the trusted name in surveillance storage. 
Join us for a special webinar to celebrate together the 10th anniversary of WD Purple®.  
We have prepared a special presentation for you, including a thank you message from our VP.

WD Purple 10th Anniversary

Learn how Leil Storage’s distributed filesystem (SaunaFS) can be used to get the needed performance from Western Digital’s Host-Managed SMR drives that deliver lower $/TB when compared to traditional HDD’s.

Host-Managed SMR technology requires a software stack that is designed to write to these drives sequentially. SaunaFS provides a single namespace filesystem layer that can write data from Active Archive workloads to SMR drives.

In this webinar Western Digital and Leil Storage provide the details of this solution and how they leveraged Western Digital JBODs to optimize performance and reliability of the solution.

How to Leverage SMR HDDs for HPC and Service Provider Applications

Join us for our December TechTalk session where we will introduce the new SN655 and SN861 High capacity and gen5 SSDs, and the new  E3.S, E1.S form factors.

TechTalk: New SN655 and SN861 SSDs – high capacity and PCIe Gen5

In this webinar we will present the new just recently launched Ultrastar DC HC555 / HC590 & DC HC690 Enterprise HDD series, the technologies to enable these high capacities and the relevant tools how to manage and to perform diagnostics.

TechTalk: New high capacity Ultrastar Enterprise HDD series

In an era where data breaches and cyber threats are on the rise, securing your business critical information is essential. Join us for an in-depth webinar, where we explore how QNAP’s robust solutions can fortify your entire data infrastructure, along with Western Digital’s enterprise hard drive storage solutions.
 
This session will cover the full spectrum of data protection, from safeguarding your servers to ensuring that your backup applications are both reliable and secure. Our experts will provide actionable insights on best practices, demonstrate key features, and showcase real-world scenarios where QNAP solutions have successfully mitigated risks.
 
Whether you're an IT professional, system administrator, or business leader, this webinar will equip you with the knowledge and tools necessary to enhance your organization’s data protection strategy.

Mastering Data Protection: End-to-End Security from Servers to Backup Applications

Get the scoop on our collaboration with Storage Review to architect NVMe-oF™ with Nvidia GPUDirect® infrastructure to keep 2 Nvidia® H100 GPUs running continuously at full processing capability for a tornado simulation.

Designing a High Performance NVMe-oF, Nvidia GPUDirect Infrastructure

In this 9 minute video you will hear why disaggregated NVMe storage is a strategic architecture, how it can be deployed, and what are the key features of the latest OpenFlex Data24 disaggregated NVMe storage platform from Western Digital.

Western Digital's latest NVMe-oF platform offering: OpenFlex Data24 4000

In this 30 minute session you will learn how Xinnor xiRAID software can provide very high level of protection while significantly improving the data load time on Western Digital's Ultrastar Transporter portable and edge storage platform. 

The combined solution addresses the requirements of the users in need of moving vast amount of data from one location to another and the ones who need to collect data in remote locations. In the session, you’ll see the results of the benchmarks performed by the two companies, demonstrating how xiRAID can greatly improve data loading, while adding further drive redundancy.

Western Digital & Xinnor Deliver High-Performance, Protected, Portable Storage

Learn how advancements in AI and the demand for adding GPUs to servers are driving changes such as larger physical size and power supply capacity in AI-focused server architectures. One way to resolve these competing requirements is to disaggregate the storage into its own chassis.  Mark Miquelon, Platforms Product Manager at Western Digital and Rob Davis, VP of Storage Technology at NVIDIA demonstrate how this can be done without sacrificing any performance to the GPU infrastructure utilizing NVMe-oF technology.

FMS 2024 Keynote: Storage for AI Using GPUs

Mark and Pete show you key features of a powered-on Ultrastar Data102. How it mounts in the rack, how to access drives and other replaceable components for servicing, how Arctic Flow and IsoVibe work, and what you can access from the cool aisle and the hot aisle.

A Hands-on Look at the New Ultrastar Data102 3000 Features (8 minutes)

In this webinar, Western Digital, ownCloud and croit will show how they have qualified their products to enable you to establish a cost-effective, self-hosted alternative to public file sharing SaaS clouds. This solution is designed to be secure, reliable, easy to deploy and manage, and to enable compliance with various regulations and policies.

Create a Self Hosted Secure File Sharing Cloud

Data Storage for AI - Capture the value of artificial intelligence with high-capacity, high-performance data storage across the
six stages of the AI Data Cycle.

The AI Data Cycle

Compute and storage trends have converged thru the benefits of composable storage to support users on-premises, in public and private clouds, and at the edge.

Join OSNEXUS, Pogo Linux and Western Digital, as we explain how fast and efficient Ceph storage clusters enable backup and archive workloads to coexist alongside high-read, large-block applications in the data center and hybrid cloud environments.

Learn how to adapt in real-time to both storage and application requirements with an open architecture solution based on high-performance, low-latency NVMe storage and NVMe-over-Fabric technologies.

Presented by Mark Miquelon, Director of Partner Alliances, Western Digital Data Center Platforms, and Steven Umbehocker, founder and CEO of OSNEXUS.

Ceph with NVMe: Unlocking the Key to Fast, Efficient Storage Clusters

Object Storage

Ceph

storage clusters

NVMe

Hybrid Cloud

Multi Cloud

Welcome to the virtualization community on BrightTALK! Whether it affects servers, storage, networks, desktops or other parts of the data center, virtualization provides real benefits by reducing the resources needed for your
infrastructure and creating software-defined data center components. However, it can also complicate your infrastructure. Join this active community to learn best
practices for avoiding virtual machine sprawl and other common virtualization pitfalls as well as how you can make the most of your virtualization environment.

Virtualization

Welcome to the mobile computing community on BrightTALK! With the consumerization of IT and the widespread adoption of mobile devices across the globe, mobile computing has become an important part of many people's lives in a culture of bring your own device (BYOD). With mobile devices doubling as work phones and more employees working from home, businesses need to provide secure access to data and work applications from anywhere at any time. Join this growing community and hear from industry thought leaders in webinars and videos as they share their insight on mobile computing research and trends.

Mobile Computing

Are you an IT service management professional interested in developing your knowledge and improving your job performance? Join the IT service management community to access the latest updates from industry experts. Learn and share insights related to IT service management (ITSM) including topics such as the service desk, service catalog, problem and incident management, ITIL v4 and more. Engage with industry experts on current best practices and participate in active discussions that address the needs and challenges of the ITSM community.

IT Service Management

Cloud computing has exploded over the past few years, delivering a previously unimagined level of workplace mobility and flexibility. The cloud computing community on BrightTALK is made up of thousands of engaged professionals learning from the latest cloud computing research and resources. Join the community to expand your cloud computing knowledge and have your questions answered in live sessions with industry experts and vendor representatives.

Cloud Computing

The IT security community on BrightTALK is composed of more than 200,000 IT security professionals trading relevant information on software assurance, network security and mobile security. Join the conversation by watching on-demand and live information security webinars and asking questions of experts and industry leaders.

IT Security

Increasing expectations for good governance, effective risk management and complex demands for corporate compliance are presenting a growing challenge for organizations of all sizes. Join industry thought leaders as they provide you with practical advice on how to implement successful risk and compliance management strategies across your organization. Browse risk management resources in the form of interactive webinars and videos and ask questions of expert GRC professionals.

IT Governance, Risk and Compliance

The data center management community focuses on the holistic management and optimization of the data center. From technologies such as virtualization and cloud computing to data center design, colocation, energy efficiency and monitoring, the BrightTALK data center management community provides the most up-to-date and engaging content from industry experts to better your infrastructure and operations. Engage with a community of your peers and industry experts by asking questions, rating presentations and participating in polls during webinars, all while you gain insight that will help you transform your infrastructure into a next generation data center.

Data Center Management

The application development community features top thought leadership focusing on optimal practices in software development, SDLC methodology, mobile app development and application development platforms and tools. Join top software engineers and coders as they cover emerging trends in everything from enterprise app development to developing for mobile platforms such as Android and iOS.

Application Development

Unified communications improve collaboration and increase productivity among employees through technologies such as VoIP, instant messaging and social media. Join this community to learn how to benefit from the full value of unified communications and collaboration technologies.

Collaboration and UC

The unexpected nature of natural disasters and other disruptive events means that preparation is key to managing disaster recovery and business continuity planning. Join the business continuity and disaster recovery community for live and recorded presentations discussing best practices for business continuity planning, disaster recovery programs and business continuity management. Learn from BCDR experts to develop your critical infrastructure and gain insight into tactical solutions to your BCDR issues.

Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery

Enterprise applications have become a crucial piece of infrastructure for many businesses. The enterprise applications community on BrightTALK features the latest insights in enterprise application integration, enterprise application architecture and EAS software. Join the community to gain access to thousands of videos and webinars presented by recognized enterprise information systems experts and arm yourself with the knowledge you need to succeed.

Enterprise Applications

Practicing business intelligence allows your company to transform raw data into sets of insights for targeted business growth. The business intelligence and analytics community on BrightTALK is made up of thousands of data scientists, database administrators, business analysts and other data professionals. Find relevant webinars and videos on business analytics, business intelligence, data analysis and more presented by recognized thought leaders. Join the conversation by participating in live webinars and round table discussions.

Business Intelligence and Analytics

Join thousands of engaged IT professionals in the application management community on BrightTALK. Interact with your peers in relevant webinars and videos on the latest trends and best practices for application lifecycle management, application performance management and application development.

Application Management

The IT project management community on BrightTALK includes thousands of IT project and portfolio management professionals. Find relevant webinars and videos on agile methodologies, scrum strategy, project management processes and more. Attend live webinars or view on demand content presented by recognized thought leaders in the IT project management industry.

IT Project Management

Network infrastructure professionals understand that a reliable and secure infrastructure is crucial to enabling business execution. Join the network infrastructure community to interact with thousands of IT professionals. Browse hundreds of on-demand and live webinars and videos to learn about the latest trends in network computing, SDN, WAN optimization and more.

Network Infrastructure

Welcome to the big data and data management community on BrightTALK. Join thousands of data quality engineers, data scientists, database administrators and other professionals to find more information about the hottest topics affecting your data. Subscribe now to learn about efficiently storing, optimizing a complex infrastructure, developing governing policies, ensuring data quality and analyzing data to make better informed decisions. Join the conversation by watching live and on-demand webinars and take the opportunity to interact with top experts and thought leaders in the field.

Big Data and Data Management

Get powerful end user computing insights from influential EUC experts. Connect with thought leaders and colleagues to get the most up-to-date knowledge on effective approaches to get non-programmers to create working applications.

End User Computing

Get powerful help desk and support insights from influential experts. Connect with thought leaders and colleagues to get the most up-to-date knowledge on the help desk and support strategies that effect business value and growth.

Help Desk and Support

As an IT professional, many of the problems you face are multifaceted, complex and don’t lend themselves to simple solutions. The information technology community features useful and free information technology resources. Join to browse thousands of videos and webinars on ITIL best practices, IT security strategy and more presented by leading CTOs, CIOs and other technology experts.

Information Technology

Get powerful emerging technology insights from influential experts. Connect with thought leaders and colleagues to get the most up-to-date knowledge on technologies like 3D printing, pervasive robotics, natural interfaces, connected everything and cognitive systems.

Emerging Technologies

The research and development community on BrightTALK brings together leading professionals in healthcare, technology and manufacturing to present on current topics in their fields. From big data in healthcare to online forensics training and medical research practices, the community is an exceptional resource for those looking to expand their knowledge. Be part of the conversation by joining the community and participating in interactive live webinars.

Research and Development

Get powerful insights to run your business. CEOs, CFOs, CMOs, COOs, CTOs and CIOs are among the leaders in this community who connect with peers and experts to grow their businesses.

CxO Strategy

In the business management community, commercial experts will be sharing webinars and videos on an array of subjects. From sales and marketing, to finance, productivity and growth, this content will help you stay up-to-date with the current economic environment and provide timely management insight to drive business growth.

Ceph with NVMe: Unlocking the Key to Fast, Efficient Storage Clusters

Presented by

About this talk

Western Digital Corporation