NVM Express Adds Computational Storage Feature
The Futurum Grop, Monday, January 29th, 2024
The NVM Express (NVMe) consortium recently announced a new addition to its specifications by adding a new computational storage feature. The new feature creates a vendor-neutral framework for using computational storage devices.
NVMe, the consortium that oversees the NVMe specifications for SSDs, announced a new feature for computational storage. The feature adds new command sets and looks to set a standardized framework for connecting applications to computational storage devices.
Computational storage devices are, as the name strongly suggests, storage devices that contain built-in computational capabilities. While typically the term computational storage applies to devices with directly attached processors, in some cases, it may more generally apply to off-device accelerators that achieve similar outcomes.