SNIA SCSI Trade Association Forum (STA)

What new storage trends are developing in the coming year? What applications and other factors are driving these trends? Learn from this discussion between industry experts Jeff Janukowicz, IDC; Brian Beeler, StorageReview.com; and Cameron Brett, SNIA STA Forum Chair on March 13. Register now: https://ow.ly/LsJ850QBffc 

Just now back from an exciting week at Kennedy Space Center!  Saw the NG-20 launch on a beautiful day. Clear skies. Cool temperatures. I’ve witnessed all of the Spaceborne Computer launches and it NEVER gets old. This one was spectacular! The actual launch is silent. This is strange to many first timers. We see the rocket lift off, clear the tower and travel several rocket lengths up in the sky before we hear the roar of launch and feel the heat and wind. Following the plume of white rocket engine smoke, we next see the SpaceX Falcon 9 engines back down just a bit for Max-Q, then return to full thrust. The rocket is then lost for a minute or so following MECO, Main Engine Cut Off. The clear blue sky is illuminated by the stage separation, with two small plumes of white. One for the first stage and one for the continuing second stage. Moments later we see the first stage “back burn”.  The back burn orients the first stage to gracefully, silently fall back to Earth. We can no longer see the continuing rocket or the reusable first stage which is invisibly falling for a few minutes. Silent tension builds as all eyes scan the sky. Then the clear sky is lit up with the bright light of the landing burn. All of us point and holler! The first stage appears to hover majestically just above ground. Moments before touching back down to Earth, the landing gear magically appears. “It’s over.” many think. Claps and hollers and celebrations. It is then that we hear the sonic boom and the warm winds from the landing hit us.    A rocket launch should be #1 on your bucket list. And remain there!    NG-20 went on to successfully dock with the ISS. Spaceborne Computer is amongst the 8,000 pounds of cargo. Will keep you posted when we are unloaded, installed and operational. The first science experiments we will perform included one which will use federated learning (FL) to continuously keep an AI model updated and in sync; and our established STEM outreach supporting high school student computer coding competitions.    P.S. The journey is in orbit… #SpaceborneComputer #EdgeComputing #NASA #ISSNationalLab #SpaceX #NG20 #ISS

The January issue of the SNIA Matters newsletter is out. Learn about AI Podcasts, SNIA Swordfish Conformance, Plugfests, Standardizing Computational Storage, Measuring Power Efficiency and more https://lnkd.in/eemqrj5K