IBM IC922 Inference Server
IBM Launches Power Server for AI Inferencing, Data Management
IBM today launched a Power9-based inference server – the IC922 – that features up to six Nvidia T4 GPUs, PCIe Gen 4 and OpenCAPI connectivity, and can accommodate up ...Full Article
In Advanced Computing and HPC, Dell EMC Sets Sights on the Broader Market Middle
If the leading advanced computing/HPC server vendors were in the batting lineup of a baseball team, Dell EMC would be going for lots of singles and doubles – and ...Full Article
AMD Recruits Intel, IBM Execs; Pending Layoffs Reported at Intel Data Platform Group
This article is an update to a story published last Friday, January 17. AMD has raided Intel and IBM for new senior managers, one of whom will replace an ...Full Article
The Rush to 5G Begins, Driven by IoT
The number of 5G wireless connections is forecast to soar 150 percent over the next five years as infrastructure rollouts gather momentum for connecting sensors and other edge devices. ...Full Article
Cumulus Networks, HPE Team on Open Net Storage
The shift to open networking platforms is getting another boost with a partnership between software vendor Cumulus Networks and Hewlett Packard Enterprise to provide storage networking frameworks in datacenters. ...Full Article
VMware Eyes Storage Options for Kubernetes
VMware continues to move closer to Kubernetes-based containers for managing virtual machines and other cloud infrastructure, reflecting the growing consensus the cluster orchestrator represents a more agile form of ...Full Article
Nvidia-Mellanox $6.8B Deal Gets EU Clearance
U.S. chipmaker Nvidia has been granted unconditional approval by the European Union to acquire Israel networking company Mellanox Technologies, clearing a hurdle for the $6.8 billion deal, announced in March. ...Full Article
Foresight for a Dawning Decade: The Heady Reality of AI’s ‘Chapter 2’
One decade passes away, another decade comes – and it makes people think. For starters, we think about what to call the decade coming to end: the “twenty-teens”, “twenty-tens”? ...Full Article
Intel’s Habana Deal Expands AI Reach to Edge
Intel continues to expand its push into AI silicon with the acquisition of Israeli-based Habana Labs, a specialist in deep learning accelerators for datacenters—a capability Intel hopes to extend ...Full Article
