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Configuring the Future for FPGAs in Genomics

December 7, 2016 Nicole Hemsoth Prickett 0

With the announcement of FPGA instances hitting the Amazon cloud and similar such news expected from FPGA experts Microsoft via Azure, among others, the lens was centered back on reconfigurable hardware and the path ahead. …

Cloud

The FPGA Accelerated Cloud Push Just Got Stronger

November 30, 2016 Nicole Hemsoth Prickett 1

FPGAs have been an emerging topic on the application acceleration front over the last couple of years, but despite increased attention around use cases in machine learning and other hot areas, hands have been tied due to simply on-boarding with both the hardware and software. …

Compute

Stacking Up Software To Drive FPGAs Into The Datacenter

November 20, 2016 Timothy Prickett Morgan 0

Every new hardware device that offers some kind of benefit compared to legacy devices faces the task of overcoming the immense inertia that is imparted to a platform by the software that runs upon it. …

AI

Emerging “Universal” FPGA, GPU Platform for Deep Learning

June 29, 2016 Nicole Hemsoth Prickett 3

In the last couple of years, we have written and heard about the usefulness of GPUs for deep learning training as well as, to a lesser extent, custom ASICs and FPGAs. …

AI

Broader Paths Etched into FPGA Datacenter Roadmap

February 29, 2016 Nicole Hemsoth Prickett 0

Well before the Intel acquisition of Altera and the news about Microsoft’s use of the Catapult servers, which feature FPGAs to power their Bing search engine and other key applications, it has been clear that the FPGA future is just starting to unfold. …

Compute

Research Codes a Next Frontier for FPGA Systems

December 7, 2015 Nicole Hemsoth Prickett 0

FPGAs might be the next big thing for a growing host of workloads in high performance and enterprise computing, but for smaller companies, not to mention research institutions, the process of onboarding is not simple—or inexpensive. …

Cloud

Why Hyperscalers And Clouds Are Pushing Intel Into FPGAs

July 29, 2015 Timothy Prickett Morgan 0

It has been almost two months since Intel announced its blockbuster $16.7 billion deal to acquire FPGA maker Altera, which will allow the world’s largest chip maker to move from fixed function into programmable devices and potentially shake up the entire spectrum of computing, from handhelds all the way to datacenters. …

Compute

Why Intel Might Buy FPGA Maker Altera

March 30, 2015 Timothy Prickett Morgan 2

For the past two decades, Intel has taken on the processor makers for servers and storage in the datacenter and vanquished all but a few suppliers of alternative architectures from the glass house. …

Cloud

Hyperscale, Cloud Drive Infrastructure Capacity Up, Prices Down

March 10, 2015 Timothy Prickett Morgan 0

If you think that the giants of the hyperscale and cloud world have a hankering for minimalist, custom servers forged by original design manufacturers, you should see the appetites they have for their storage gear–it is a lot larger perhaps than many realize. …

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