Compute
The Datacenter Is Just A Big Game For Nvidia
We have a saying around here at The Next Platform, and it is this: Money is not the point of the game. …
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Compute
Giving SmartNICs Bigger FPGA And CPU Brains
The lines between a server, a SmartNIC, and a Data Processing Unit, or DPU, are getting fuzzier, and the good news is that definitions do not matter nearly as much as use cases. …
Compute
What Chip Startups Can Learn from Google’s TPU Design Team
The inception of Google’s effort to build its own AI chips is quite well known by now but in the interests of review, we’ll note that as early 2013 the company envisioned machine learning could consume the majority of its compute time. …
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A Simultaneous Boost for AI, Traditional HPC
In our first article in this short series we explored SambaNova Systems’ thesis that future advances in AI require a new architecture to handle new and highly demanding workloads. …
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IBM Gathers Energy Giants for Quantum Network
The quantum computing race is on to collect as many Fortune 500 companies to sign onto broad research agreements that send a clear message: quantum may still be on the horizon, but leading enterprises are already taking it seriously. …
AI
The Billion Dollar AI Problem That Just Keeps Scaling
There is a new challenge workload on the horizon, one where few can afford to compete. …
Compute
High-End Chipmakers to Fare Far Better During Semiconductor Crisis
We live in a world of stratification, social, economic, and technical. …
Compute
The Most Volatile IT Spending Year Is In The Rear View Mirror
The future has a nasty habit of being very hard to predict. …
Compute
IBM Traces Quantum Productivity, Usability Roadmap to 2025
When it comes to large companies with significant investments in quantum computing for a broad user base, no one has the momentum IBM currently does. …