The popular xPU webcast series hosted by the SNIA Networking Storage Forum’s continued last month with an in-depth look at accelerator offload functions of the xPU. Our experts discussed the problems the xPUs solve, where in the system they live, and the functions they implement. If you missed the session, you can watch it on-demand and access the presentation slides at the SNIA Educational Library. The Q&A here offers additional insights into the role of the xPU.
Q. Since xPUs can see traffic on the host doesn’t that widen the surface area for exposure if it were to be compromised?
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