https://wccftech.com/nvidia-ibm-bam-concept-connect-gpu-to-ssd-for-boost-in-performance-without-cpu/ > NVIDIA, IBM, and several university members have created an architecture to provide fast "fine-grain access" to considerable amounts of data storage for GPU-accelerated applications. This technology will benefit areas such as artificial intelligence, analytics, and machine-learning training. > Big accelerator Memory, or BaM, is an intriguing endeavor to lower the dependence of NVIDIA GPUs & comparable hardware accelerators on a standard CPU such as accessing storage, which will improve performance and capacity.