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Datacenter 25G Ethernet Upgrade Wave Lifts Mellanox

November 2, 2018 Timothy Prickett Morgan 0

Having multiple related but distinct product lines turns a company into an economic engine that runs a lot smoother than an it would run with a single cylinder. …

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Delivering On The Promise Of Network Function Virtualization

November 1, 2018 Timothy Prickett Morgan 0

People have been talking about software defined networking and its related network function virtualization for so long that it must appear to many organizations that everyone else is doing it. …

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The Tug Of War Between InfiniBand And Ethernet

October 30, 2017 Timothy Prickett Morgan 5

If you want to get a microcosmic view of the epic battle between Ethernet and InfiniBand (which also includes Omni-Path no matter how much Intel protests) as they relate to high performance computing in its many modern guises, there is perhaps no better place to look at what Mellanox Technologies is selling. …

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Next-Gen Network Adapters: More Oomph, Switchless Clusters

June 15, 2016 Timothy Prickett Morgan 2

There are two endpoints in any network connection, and you have to focus on both the server adapter and the switch to get the best and most balanced performance out of the network and the proper return on what amounts to be a substantial investment in a cluster. …

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Putting More Brains In The Network Frees Up Compute

June 8, 2016 Timothy Prickett Morgan 1

One of the things that high-end network adapter and switch maker Mellanox Technologies got through its $811 million acquisition of network processing chip maker EZchip last September was a team that was well versed in massively parallel processor chip design, and one that could make Mellanox a potential player in the server chip space. …

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