Memory Expansion and Pooling for a Global Technology Leader in Semiconductor Solutions
Overview
The client is a global technology leader serving a diverse range of markets, including data centers, enterprises, automotive, and consumer electronics. Its portfolio includes a wide array of products, such as storage controllers, networking solutions, processors, and connectivity solutions. This partnership with ACL Digital aimed to enhance the client’s semiconductor offerings, enabling scalability, resource optimization, and simplified deployment for their customers.
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Challenges
Cope with the surging demand for memory and computational resources driven by emerging applications such as AI, ML, and blockchain technology
Provision a SaaS application showcasing Memory Expansion and Memory Pooling capabilities, featuring multi-host Compute Express Link (CXL) based connectivity
Build robust monitoring mechanisms for compute and memory devices, capturing vital system metrics like CPU utilization, memory usage, disk performance, and latency
Solutions
- Developed a UI and backend microservices for seamless management of racks, hosts, and memory devices, as well as deploying and undeploying applications across hosts. This facilitated the allocation of static and dynamic memory resources to different hosts
- Implemented a Performance Dashboard leveraging Telegraf for system metric capture, InfluxDB for real-time data storage, and Grafana for visualization. Custom plugins were integrated alongside standard ones to provide comprehensive insights, including latency metrics
- Utilized JSPlumb to visualize host and memory connections within a rack, enabling interactive actions directly within the graphical representation
Outcomes
- Enhanced scalability of offerings to cater to a broader range of customers and industries
- Improved utilization of computational resources, leading to cost savings and improved performance
- Streamlined application deployment so customers can easily configure and manage their memory resources
- Real-time System monitoring allowed proactive identification of performance issues, ensuring optimal system performance and reliability
- Enhanced visualization and interactivity, improving usability and efficiency
