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The Relentless Yet Predictable Pace Of InfiniBand Speed Bumps
High performance computing in its various guises is not just determined by the kind and amount of computing that is made available at scale to applications. …
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Adapting InfiniBand for High Performance Cloud Computing
When it comes to low-latency interconnects for high performance computing, InfiniBand immediately springs to mind. …
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The Interplay Of HPC Interconnects And CPU Utilization
Choosing the right interconnect for high-performance compute and storage platforms is critical for achieving the highest possible system performance and overall return on investment. …
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Let There Be Light: The Year in Silicon Photonics
Computing historians may look back on 2016 as the Year of Silicon Photonics. …
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Arista Gives Tomahawk 25G Ethernet Some XPliant Competition
Processing for server compute has gotten more general purpose for the past two decades and is seeing resurgence in built-for-purpose chips. …
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Buffers Sometimes Beat Bandwidth For Networks
Just like every kind of compute job cannot be handled by a single type of microprocessor, the diversity of networking tasks in the datacenters of the world require a variety of different switch and router ASICs to best manage those tasks. …
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Networks Drive HPC Harder Than Compute
It is hard to tell which part of the HPC market is more competitive: compute, networking, or storage. …
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InfiniBand Breaks Through The 200G Barrier
Moore’s Law may be slowing down performance increases in compute capacity, but InfiniBand networking did not get the memo. …
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Broadcom Strikes 100G Ethernet Harder With Tomahawk-II
Because space costs so much money and having multiple machines adds complexity and even more costs on top of that, there is always pressure to increase the density of the devices that provide compute, storage, and networking capacity in the datacenter. …
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Broadcom Strikes 100G Ethernet Harder With Tomahawk-2
Because space costs so much money and having multiple machines adds complexity and even more costs on top of that, there is always pressure to increase the density of the devices that provide compute, storage, and networking capacity in the datacenter. …