Screaming fast NVMe controllers blur line between storage and memory | ZDNet
Much of what we call hardware is really software - firmware - that uses the underlying hardware for speed and - this is important - a stable operating environment. The engineering dilemma is a juggling act: can we build a faster product by a) running easily updated software on a merchant processor; b) faster booting software as firmware on a merchant processor; or c) do we build a hardware engine to run the protocol on bare metal for maximum speed?
