Kevin Brandt | DMTS - SSD Architect
Micron
Kevin Brandt is systems architect at Micron working on SSDs. He has been involved in development and architecture of a wide variety of SSD products from client to enterprise and SATA to NVMe. He has a B.S. degree in computer engineering from Iowa State University.
Appearances:
Future of Memory and Storage - Day 2 @ 10:05
Advancements and Opportunities in SSD Telemetry
Trust is earned when systems behave predictably, failures are explainable, and user data remains protected. This presentation explores how telemetry functions as a core trust enabler by delivering human readable diagnostics without exposing end user data.
The session highlights how accessible, cross platform telemetry reduces friction in issue resolution and enables a shift from reactive troubleshooting to proactive failure prediction. We will discuss approaches for pulling and decoding logs across environments and announce ongoing work to port NVMe CLI to Windows, aligning tooling with industry standards and improving consistency across platforms.
Finally, the talk outlines potential expansions to human readable telemetry, including richer context, trend indicators, and actionable guidance. These enhancements aim to improve transparency, accelerate decision making, and strengthen trust not only when failures occur, but by helping prevent them—making reliability the default experience.
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