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With Thor 2, Broadcom Wants To Become The AI Network Adapter

May 28, 2024 Timothy Prickett Morgan 3

Aside from all of the buzz that optics get in datacenter networking, copper is still king of the short haul. …

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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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