At IBTA, we are pleased to announce the launch of the RoCE Initiative, a new effort to highlight the many benefits of RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE) and to facilitate the technology’s adoption in the enterprise data centers. With the rise of server virtualization and big data analytics, data center architects are demanding innovative ways to improve overall network performance and to accelerate applications without breaking the bank in the process.
Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) is well known in the InfiniBand community as a proven technology that boosts data center efficiency and performance by allowing the transport of data from storage to server with less CPU overhead. RDMA technology achieves faster speeds and lower latency by offloading data movement from the CPU, resulting in more efficient execution of applications and data transfers.
Before RoCE, the advantages of RDMA were only available over InfiniBand fabrics. This left system engineers that leverage Ethernet infrastructure with only the most expensive options for increasing system performance (i.e. adding more servers or buying faster CPUs). Now, data center architects can upgrade their application performance while leveraging existing infrastructure. There is already tremendous ecosystem support for RoCE; it is supported by server and storage OEMs, adapter and switch vendors, and all major operating systems.
Through a new online resource, the RoCE Initiative will:
- Enable CIOs, enterprise data center architects and solutions engineers to learn about improved application performance and data center productivity through training webinars, whitepapers and educational programs
- Encourage the adoption and development of RoCE applications with case studies and solution briefs
- Continue the development of specifications, benchmarking performance improvements and technical resources for current/future RoCE adopters
We encourage you to explore the site to learn more or contact administration@infinibandta.org to participate