At this point in the history of the IT business, it is a foregone conclusion that accelerated computing, perhaps in a more diverse manner than many of us anticipated, is the future both in the datacenter and at the edge. … “The Still Expanding Market For GPU Compute”
It wasn’t so long ago that only supercomputing centers had to resort to fancy cooling technology to keep their systems running smoothly and at peak performance. … “Dealing With Density In The Datacenter And Beyond”
As one of the dominant hyperscalers in the world, Microsoft is out there on the cutting edge, driving efficiencies on every front it can in server, storage, switching, software, and datacenter design. … “On The Hot Seat In The Hyperscale Datacenter”
When Facebook open sourced the hardware and datacenter designs of its very first homegrown datacenter in Prineville, Oregon nearly eight years ago, creating the Open Compute Project, it was an act of enlightened self-interest. … “Open Compute Takes Root Outside Of Hyperscalers”
In a wide-ranging keynote address that ran nearly three hours at the GPU Technology Conference in San Jose, Nvidia co-founder and chief executive officer Jensen Huang talked up the company’s successes and new products across its graphics, robotics, and AI and HPC lineups. … “Data Science Sparks The Gap Between HPC And Hyperscale”
The hyperscalers and cloud builders of the world build things that often look and feel like supercomputers if you squint your eyes a little, but if you look closely, you can often see some pretty big differences. … “Inside Facebook’s Future Machine Learning Platforms”
The edge is getting a lot of attention these days, given the fast-growing amount of data that is being generated by the proliferation of devices and systems located outside of the traditional core datacenter. … “The Evolving Infrastructure at the Edge”
The hyperscalers and cloud builders of the world put a third of their installed base into the trash compactor every year because it is much less costly for them to keep upgrading machinery than it is to operate older stuff that eats space and burns power and cooling less efficiently. … “Voracious Appetite For Compute Is The New Normal”
Optalysys, a startup based in the United Kingdom, has introduced an entry-level optical coprocessor, the first such system of its kind on the market. … “Startup Sheds Some Light On Optical Processing”
IBM has announced that it has achieved a new high-water mark in “quantum volume,” a metric the company is using to assess the capability of its quantum computers. … “IBM Pumps Up The Volume On Its Quantum Computing Effort”
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