--- description: For this podcast, Brian connected with Pliops Global VP of Products and Marketing, Tony Afshary. Brian has known Tony for a long time, so this is an... title: "Podcast #110: The Rising Importance of Storage Accelerator Cards" image: https://www.storagereview.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/black-l-ight-blue-modern-gaming-live-streaming-youtube-thumbnail-Presentation-169-1000-×-1000-px-8.png --- [![Storage Review]()](https://storagereview.com/) --- [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/@storagereview) [X (Twitter)](https://twitter.twitter.com/storagereview) [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/storagereview/) [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/storagereview-com) [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/user/storagereview?sub_confirmation=1) [Email](mailto:info@storagereview.com) [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/1y6VnznABhHeOSMOmbDTz0) [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/StorageReview/) [Discord](https://discord.gg/TwMHb4azdC) [RSS Feed](https://www.storagereview.com/rss.xml) [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@storagereview) [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/@storagereview) [X (Twitter)](https://twitter.com/storagereview) [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/storagereview/) [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/storagereview-com) [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/user/storagereview?sub_confirmation=1) [Email](mailto:info@storagereview.com) [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/1y6VnznABhHeOSMOmbDTz0) [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/StorageReview/) [Discord](https://discord.gg/TwMHb4azdC) [RSS Feed](https://www.storagereview.com/rss.xml) [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@storagereview) [![StorageReview.com]()](https://www.storagereview.com) ≡ Menu - [Home](https://www.storagereview.com/) - [Storage Reviews](https://www.storagereview.com/review) - [End User Reviews](https://www.storagereview.com/consumer) - [Enterprise Reviews](https://www.storagereview.com/enterprise) - [Ubiquiti Reviews](https://www.storagereview.com/best/ubiquiti-reviews) - [SR Merch](https://store.storagereview.com) - [Leaderboards](https://www.storagereview.com/best) - [Best Storage Arrays](https://www.storagereview.com/best/storage-arrays) - [Best Enterprise SSDs](https://www.storagereview.com/best/enterprise-ssds) - [Best Servers](https://www.storagereview.com/best/servers) - [Best Enterprise GPUs](https://www.storagereview.com/best/enterprise-gpus) - [Best Desktops for Local AI](https://www.storagereview.com/best/desktops-local-ai) - [Best Laptops for Local AI](https://www.storagereview.com/best/laptops-local-ai) - [Best Local LLM Tools](https://www.storagereview.com/best/local-llm-tools) - [Agentic AI Hardware](https://www.storagereview.com/best/agentic-ai-hardware) - [Best SSDs & Hard Drives](https://www.storagereview.com/best_drives) - [Best Portable SSDs](https://www.storagereview.com/best/portable-ssds) - [Best Business Laptops](https://www.storagereview.com/best/business-laptops) - [Best Mobile Workstations](https://www.storagereview.com/best/mobile-workstations) - [Best Desktop Workstations](https://www.storagereview.com/best/desktop-workstations) - [Best Mini PCs](https://www.storagereview.com/best/mini-pcs) - [Best Laptop Battery Life](https://www.storagereview.com/best/laptop-battery-life) - [Storage Reference Guide](https://www.storagereview.com/storage-reference-guide) - [About SR](https://www.storagereview.com/about-storagereview) - [StorageReview.com Sweepstakes Rules and Regulations](https://www.storagereview.com/storagereview-com-sweepstakes-rules-and-regulations) Search [Home](https://www.storagereview.com/) » [Podcast](https://www.storagereview.com/podcast) » Podcast #110: The Rising Importance of Storage Accelerator Cards # Podcast #110: The Rising Importance of Storage Accelerator Cards by Harold Fritts on September 6, 2022 [Enterprise](https://www.storagereview.com/enterprise) For this podcast, Brian connected with Pliops Global VP of Products and Marketing, Tony Afshary. Brian has known Tony for a long time, so this is an effortless conversation with great insight into Pliops, accelerator card technologies, what is driving the market, and what the future might hold. Tony has been in the storage and accelerator technology sector for many years, working for companies like Intel, LSI, and Seagate before joining Pliops. [![]()](https://www.storagereview.com/review/maximize-nvme-ssds-with-the-pliops-extreme-data-processor-xdp) StorageReview did a detailed, in-depth review on the [Pliops XDP](https://www.storagereview.com/review/maximize-nvme-ssds-with-the-pliops-extreme-data-processor-xdp) recently and found it easy to install and use. The performance numbers were solid. Even giving Software RAID all the benefits available, the Pliops XDP far exceeded expectations based on real-world results. There is a lot of information in this podcast, focusing on a hot product set. Certainly worth a listen. 00.00 Introduction - What the next generation of accelerator cards can do for computing and challenges - What problems are Pliops and their competitors trying to solve - The gap between what the CPU and Software can do - Bottlenecks when accessing NVMe drives - The need to offload tasks from CPU to accelerators 05.00 Evolution from RAID cards to Accelerators - RAID card design - Storage drive technology created the need for new architecture - Discussion around Pliops hardware – visual - How the Pliops hardware works - Design - Key Value APIs 11.00 Data Flow - How blocks flow through the card - What happens before data is written to SSD - Why Pliops is so effective and efficient 15.00 Dense NAND technology - Pliops design - works with any vendor - the bigger the drive, the better - the cheaper the drive, the better - customer hesitation in going to larger drives - Things to avoid with NAND 20:00 SR Tests with Pliops and Solidigm drives - Simple to install - Comparison between RAID5 and RAID0 - Results - Why the need for a new ASIC? - Cost, density, and geometry are positive with ASIC - Flexibility - What’s with the Lane? 25.00 More about Lanes - Lanes make a difference in performance - Managing fan-outs on a system - Form factor impact - CXL 2 v 3 30.00 AMD v Intel - Both are okay with Pliops - Interest in ARM technology - No data on when applications will run on ARM 35.00 VMware support - Orchestration and containers are the requirements - Virtualized environments need support - How do prospects check out Pliops - access to Pliops lab - most are deploying drives in their environment - partnering with phoenixnap 40.00 Wrap up [Podcast video on YouTube](https://youtu.be/VgurgIX9j-Y) Subscribe to our podcast: - [iTunes](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/storagereview.com-storage/id1060681115#) - [Stitcher](http://app.stitcher.com/browse/feed/78079/episodes "Opens in a new window") - [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/1y6VnznABhHeOSMOmbDTz0 "Opens in a new window") - [Google Play](https://play.google.com/music/listen?gclid=CJGn-bXhu8wCFRFVfgod2KoAcA&gclsrc=ds&u=0#/ps/Izxy4obb6t52eqwngpenhxvex7i "Opens in a new window") **Engage with StorageReview** [Newsletter](https://www.storagereview.com/storage_newsletter) |  [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/user/StorageReview "Opens in a new window") | Podcast  [iTunes](https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/storagereview-com-storage-reviews/id1060681115 "Opens in a new window")/ [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/1y6VnznABhHeOSMOmbDTz0 "Opens in a new window") |  [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/storagereview/ "Opens in a new window") |  [Twitter](https://twitter.com/storagereview "Opens in a new window") |  [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@storagereview? 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