Introducing Software-Enabled Flash™ (SEF) Technology
Innovative, software-driven storage enabling developers with unprecedented access and control over flash memory, latency and data placement.
Whitepapers
Software-Enabled Flash Technology: Introducing the Software Stack
Learn more about the different levels of the Software-Enabled Flash technology stack.
Software-Enabled Flash Technology: Solutions for Powerful Workload Isolation
Examine the workload isolation capabilities of SEF, and how they can help deliver quality of service improvements in multi-tenant environments.
Software-Enabled Flash Technology: Understanding the FTL
Deep dive into the organization and operation of the flash translation layer (FTL) component of the SDK.
Software-Enabled Flash Technology: Maximize the Value of Flash
Learn how the Software-Enabled Flash technology can maximize the value of flash for cloud-scale applications with powerful, software-based abstraction.
Introducing Flexible Data Placement Capabilities for Flash Memory
Learn how Software-Enabled Flash technology can provide advanced data placement control to maximize flash lifetime, minimize flash management overhead, and provide better latency consistency.
‘How-to’ Guide for Evaluating SEF in a Data Center
See how how developers can program, use, and evaluate the effectiveness of SEF technology firsthand through examples.
SEF Use Cases in Hyperscale and Beyond
Examine how SEF technology can apply to cloud-scale databases, virtual machines, edge caching, and more.
New Ways to Minimize Write Amplification
See how Software-Enabled Flash technology can help applications control their data placement to minimize their write amplification factor (WAF) and increase performance and useful life of their flash memory.
Understanding how OSS and Purpose-Built Flash Work Together
Learn how SEF technology, utilizing open source software and purpose-built hardware, can be a powerful way of meeting evolving storage needs.
Understanding how Data Placement Can Increase Flash Value
Take a deep-dive into the advanced data placement controls and benefits of SEF technology, including Virtual Devices, QoS Domains, and placement IDs.