Memory, Storage and Processing in Future Parallel and Distributed Processing Systems

This is perhaps the most exciting time in the short yet eventful 71 year history of Turing-complete computing. We are in the early but visible stage of an exponential explosion of data and analyses thereof. We simultaneously have witnessed the cessation of several exponential scaling-related trends and a slowdown of technology scaling itself. Technology scaling will be discussed in this talk. We will zero in on the salient features of a new epoch in the operation of processing systems. We will discuss the new balance in algorithms, architectures, technology selection, components and their usage. New technologies will be presented, showing the potential of some new concepts. Considerations for memory and storage scale-up and scale-out will be examined. Finally we will conclude with a view of our challenges and opportunities for research and collaboration.