Looking at High-Reliability Compute and Storage

Penguin Solutions is an interesting company when it comes to compute and storage. At one end of the spectrum is its SMARTsemi brand with DRAM, SD cards, and flash storage devices that are used in a range of embedded applications from CREE LED. At the other is Stratus Technologies with its fault-tolerant data center solution. Penguin Solutions is also involved with technologies like Compute Express Link (CXL) storage.

I talked with Philip Pokorny, Penguin Solutions’ Chief Technology Officer, about the various technologies and the history of the company. Philip has some fascinating insights and experiences, including working on Linux.