.@marvellsemi introduces industry’s first NVMe-oF #SSD converter controller to enable optimal high-performance disaggregated storage for lower TCO in the #datacenter Tweet

The SSD converter controller is powering an innovative class of low-power, low-latency and high-performance Ethernet Bunch of Flash (EBOF) storage appliances. In a typical high-end 2U24 shelf with Gen3x4 SSDs, the 88SN2400 can support up to 18M input/output operations per second (IOPS). Utilizing a Marvell Ethernet switch that supports 2Tb/s and the Marvell 88SN2400, data center operators will be able to benefit from a 150GB/s pipe of pooled storage, and better power consumption per IO compared to general purpose architectures. The SSD converter controller is optimized for a small footprint and can be attached to existing backplanes providing ease of service and eliminating single point of failure. The technology can also be designed into future Marvell SSD and emerging SCM controllers.

“As cloud and enterprise data centers increase their deployments of flash storage and emerging storage class memories to address growing and diversifying workloads such as AI and analytics, it is paramount they optimize the utilization, efficiency and scale of these costly resources,” said Nigel Alvares, vice president of SSD and Data Center Storage Solutions at Marvell. “Our converter controller enables disruptive disaggregated NAND and SCM SSD architectures that can be composed, provisioned and assigned real-time to lower cloud and enterprise data centers total cost of ownership.”

“Through our longstanding relationship with Marvell, we have shared a strong commitment to storage technology innovation,” said Shigeo (Jeff) Ohshima, Technology Executive, SSD Application Engineering at Toshiba Memory Corporation. “The development of our Ethernet direct-attached NVMe-oF SSD prototype with the new Marvell 88SN2400 is built on our collaborative vision to help our data center customers achieve higher performance, lower cost and lower power consumption.”

“The Marvell 88SN2400 is the industry’s first NVMe-oF SSD converter controller technology providing an innovative solution to enabling NVMe-oF architectures with existing NVMe SSDs,” said John Chen, vice president of TRENDFOCUS. “The ability to expose the full SSD bandwidth to the network will enhance operational efficiencies and reduce costs in the data center. Leveraging the solution’s Ethernet feature will provide access to remote storage nodes with minimum added latency as compared to direct attached storage, making this solution a very interesting proposition for the industry.”

Marvell is showcasing its new NVMe-oF SSD converter controller at booth 511 at the Flash Memory Summit, Santa Clara Convention Center, August 7-9. At the Summit, Nigel Alvares will present a keynote, “Optimizing Storage Solutions for Data Center Applications” on August 8 at 1:30 p.m. Shahar Noy, senior director of product marketing at Marvell, will present “Scale-Out Architecture Using SSD Attached NVMe-oF Controllers,” during the NVMe-oF track on August 9 at 8:30 a.m.

Samples of the Marvell 88SN2400 are available now. For more information on the 88SN2400 and how it can help architect new solutions for the data center, please visit: https://www.marvell.com/storage/system-solutions/nvme-controllers/.

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