Mellanox got its start as one of the several suppliers of ASICs for the low latency InfiniBand protocol that was originally conceived as a kind of universal fabric to connect all devices in the datacenter. …
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. …
For decades, HPC centers were on the bleeding edge of any technology, but enterprises comprised most of the sales volume and so there was a bifurcation of those technologies. …
Mellanox Technologies has long desired to be a major player in the Ethernet switching space, and with its forthcoming Spectrum switch ASICs and ConnectX-4 adapter cards, the company is positioning itself well to ride the next upgrade wave of Ethernet to roll into the datacenter. …
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