Optics for the cloud – Light at the end of the tunnel? (SIGCOMM 2020 Workshop)

The amazing growth of the cloud has also led to the emergence of inflection points that may hinder future cloud scaling. In this talk, I will discuss how the optics for the cloud team at Microsoft Research Cambridge is betting on optical technologies and cross-layer innovation across the cloud stack to alleviate challenges leading to these inflection points.

Date:
Speakers:
Thomas Karagiannis
Affiliation:
Microsoft Research