Abstract:
Next-generation hardware such as (1) dense, cheap non-volatile memory; (2) high-speed low-latency networks; and (3) parallel processing accelerators are leading many to propose disaggregated ‘rack-scale’computers. In this talk I will cover some of the software challenges emerging from these architectures, both in terms of how to manage them and in terms of how to program them.
Bio:
Steve Hand works in the Technical Infrastructure organization at Google in Mountain View, CA where his particular interests are in using next-generation hardware platforms for large-scale distributed computing. Before joining Google earlier this year, he was a Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research Silicon Valley working on distributed run-time systems; prior to that he spent 15 years on the faculty at the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory. His research interests include operating systems, networking, distributed systems and programming frameworks.