FMS 2026: ScaleFlux CEO to Deliver Keynote with Nvidia on Memory Solutions to Scale AI Data Pipeline

ScaleFlux announced that CEO & co-founder Hao Zhong will deliver a keynote at Future of Memory and Storage 2026 alongside Jason Hardy, VP, storage technology, Nvidia, highlighting the industry’s evolving approach to AI infrastructure and next-generation memory and storage technologies.The keynote headlines a strong presence for ScaleFlux at FMS 2026, where six technical sessions featuring ScaleFlux experts have been selected for the conference program. Together, they will cover AI infrastructure, flash storage, CXL memory, SSD architecture, and storage security, showcasing the company’s leadership across the technologies shaping the future of data infrastructure.

Across these sessions, ScaleFlux’s experts will tackle some of the most significant infrastructure challenges facing large-scale AI deployments, including memory scalability, storage efficiency, reliability, security, and the rising cost of AI infrastructure. 

“AI is forcing the industry to rethink the traditional boundaries between memory and storage,” said Hao Zhong, CEO & co-founder, ScaleFlux. “At FMS, we’ll share practical architectures and real-world engineering approaches that make AI infrastructure more scalable, more efficient, and ultimately more economical, from memory expansion and tiers of SSD solutions.” 

With seven appearances across three days, ScaleFlux will be one of the conference’s most visible technical contributors. 

ScaleFlux Sessions at FMS 2026

• Keynote: Memory Solutions to Scale AI Data Pipeline 
  Wednesday, August 5, 1:20pm –  Hao Zhong, CEO & co-founder, ScaleFlux, and Jason Hardy, VP, storage technology, Nvidia

  As AI models continue to grow, memory capacity has become one of the industry’s biggest bottlenecks. In this keynote, Hao Zhong and Jason Hardy will examine how flash is emerging as a new memory tier for AI inference, enabling larger models, improved GPU utilization, lower infrastructure costs, and more scalable AI deployments

• When AI Meets NAND: Rethinking SSD Controller Design for Heterogeneous Inference State 
  Tuesday, August 4, 9:50am – Yang Liu, VP, hardware engineering, ScaleFlux

  As AI inference workloads evolve, SSD controllers must manage increasingly diverse data types and access patterns. This session explores new controller architectures designed to optimize performance and efficiency for heterogeneous AI inference states

• Reinventing CXL Memory for RAS and TCO  
  Tuesday, August 4, 10:35am – Prof. Tong Zhang, chief scientist, ScaleFlux

  This presentation examines how next-generation CXL memory solutions can improve reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) while reducing total cost of ownership for AI and enterprise deployments

• Managing Write Amplification Without Data Placement
  Tuesday, August 4, 10:35am – Keith McKay, senior director, solutions architecture and technical partnerships, ScaleFlux

  Write amplification remains one of the most significant factors impacting SSD endurance and efficiency. This session discusses innovative approaches to reducing write amplification without relying on traditional data placement techniques

• Chat with the Experts: KV Storage, Computational Storage, Storage Security and Form Factors/Low Power 
  Wednesday, August 5, 7:15pm – Pichai Balaji (VP, products & marketing), Keith McKay (senior director, solutions architecture), Ben Reese (senior solutions architect), Junichi Hyodo (senior principal SSD solutions architect), ScaleFlux

• Breaking the HBM Cost Wall for AI Inference
  Thursday, August 6, 8:35am – Prof. Tong Zhang, chief scientist, ScaleFlux

  High-bandwidth memory (HBM) is critical for AI performance but presents significant cost challenges. This session explores alternative architectures and technologies that can help scale AI inference economically

• When Flash Becomes Memory: Rethinking the Five-Minute Rule for AI Infrastructure
  Thursday, August 6, 10:10am – Prof. Tong Zhang, chief scientist, ScaleFlux, and Vikram Sharma Mailthody, senior research scientist, Nvidia

  Co-presented with Nvidia, this session revisits the classic Five-Minute Rule in the context of modern AI infrastructure and examines how advances in flash technology are reshaping memory hierarchy decisions

• Can We Trust the Black Box? What It Takes to Secure an SSD in the AI Era  
  Thursday, August 6, 1:45pm – Ben Reese, senior solutions architect, ScaleFlux

  As storage devices become increasingly intelligent, ensuring trust, transparency, and security becomes more critical. This presentation examines the architectural and operational requirements for securing SSDs in AI-driven environments

Meet ScaleFlux at FMS 2026 (booth #519) 
Attendees are encouraged to meet with the ScaleFlux team throughout FMS 2026 to discuss AI infrastructure challenges, explore emerging storage and memory technologies, and learn how ScaleFlux solutions help organizations build more efficient and scalable AI systems.