Microsoft, Intel Unveil FPGA-driven ‘Real-Time AI’ in Azure
We know about the seeming light-speed processing power of FPGAs and the natural fit they pose for data-dense AI workloads. But we also know that FPGAs present usability and ...Full Article
AMD Lines Up New China Datacenter Partners
As the server market stalls, processor makers continue to search for greener pastures. Among the most promising is the booming Chinese datacenter market, where processor maker Advanced Micro Devices ...Full Article
Tight DRAM Supplies Jar Server Market
Tightening global supplies of DRAM chips are beginning to bite with reports surfacing this week about rising server memory prices as chipmakers struggle to meet growing demand. Among the ...Full Article
Blockchain: Global Food Companies Use New IBM Platform for Detection of Contaminated Food
IBM today joined in the recent spate of blockchain news from Intel and Microsoft with two significant announcements: The adoption by major food companies of a global blockchain implementation ...Full Article
Dell Strikes Reseller Deal with Atos; Supplants SGI
Dell EMC and Atos announced a reseller deal today in which Dell will offer Atos’ high-end 8- and 16-socket Bullion servers. Some move from Dell had been expected following ...Full Article
Microsoft Bolsters Azure With Cloud HPC Deal
Microsoft has acquired cloud computing software vendor Cycle Computing in a move designed to bring orchestration tools along with high-end computing access capabilities to the cloud. Terms of the ...Full Article
‘IoT for Puppies’ and AI Help Identify Guide Dog Trainees with the Right Stuff
The dog has been called our "first friend," the bond between dogs and people extends to our pre-history, and one of the most revered forms of that bond is ...Full Article
Huawei, MapD Join Forces on GPU-Based Servers
Data analytics and visualization specialist MapD Technologies has inked a deal with Huawei, the multinational networking and telecommunications giant, to juice the Chinese vendor's server hardware with scalable GPU-supported ...Full Article
Intel Moves on Blockchain, Self-Driving Cars
Chip giant Intel Corp. continues to diversify beyond its x86 roots into emerging markets ranging from autonomous vehicles to blockchain technology. It announced initiatives this week covering both, including ...Full Article
Data Among Keys to Industrial IoT Success
Among the first sectors likely to cash in on the Internet of Things is industrial, which has been in the vanguard of networking the factory floor to achieve efficiencies ...Full Article
