CXL and IT Decisions: What and When
What is CXL (Compute Express Link) and what does it mean for IT? This short discussion will give an overview of what CXL is and the upcoming decisions that will be important for IT operations. CXL continues to expand, from a memory access protocol to expand the access to CPU memory to include switching and I/O operations. OpenCAPI and Gen-Z have been absorbed into CXL.
For IT operations, decisions will be made regarding hardware supporting CXL functions and software solutions that can exploit the increased memory capabilities and performance characteristics. Included in the discussion are expectations of the timing of different capabilities and considerations that will be important.
About Sr. Strategist Randy Kerns
Randy draws from over 35 years of experience in helping storage companies design and develop products. Today, he is Evaluator Group’s key strategist in identifying major trends and shifts in the IT Data Center. He spends much of his time advising Evaluator Group IT end-user clients on architectures and acquisitions.
Previously, Randy was Vice President of Storage and Planning at Sun Microsystems. He also developed disk and tape systems for the mainframe attachment at IBM, StorageTek, and two startup companies. Randy also designed disk systems at Fujitsu and Tandem Computers.
Prior to joining Evaluator Group, Randy served as the CTO for ProStor, where he brought products to market addressing a long-term archive for Information Technology and the Healthcare and Media/Entertainment markets.
He has also written numerous industry articles and papers as an educator and presenter, and he is the author of two books: Planning a Storage Strategy and Information Archiving – Economics and Compliance. The latter is the first book of its kind to explore information archiving in depth. Randy regularly teaches classes on Information Management technologies in the U.S. and Europe.
**Please note – this webinar is for IT Insight Community members only. To join, request access to the LinkedIn group here**
