Nvidia and Dell strengthen virtualization workloads with BlueField DPUs
Nvidia and Dell Technologies are combining BlueField-2 DPUs with Dell PowerEdge systems. The joint solution should improve the performance of virtualized workloads based on VMware vSphere 8.
The introduction of VMware vSphere 8 leads to many new solutions. For example, Nvidia and Dell are collab... Read more
AMD acquires Pensando, focuses on programmable processors
AMD announces the acquisition of Pensando. AMD is acquiring the processor specialist for $1.9 billion.
Pensando specializes in P4 Capri, a programmable processor. Over the past five years, the organization raised more than $300 million in growth capital. Pensando's customers use the programmable... Read more
‘Nvidia hits storage IOPS record with BlueField DPUs’
Nvidia claims it achieved a record input/output operations per second (IOPS) with its dedicated BlueField GPUs operating as SmartNICs. Thereby, the organization aims to demonstrate that its DPUs deliver cutting edge storage IOPS for data centers.
DPUs, also called SmartNICs, are essentially netw... Read more
Nvidia expands solutions for ‘Accelerated Computing’
Nvidia will significantly expand its solutions for Accelerated Computing in the near future. More options via SDk's, quantum computing and zero trust security are underway.
According to Nvidia, accelerated computing is a collective term for the use of specialized hardware applications to speed u... Read more
Intel and Google develop Mount Evans IPU for data centers
Intel and Google have developed a processor for data center environments. Reuters reports that the 'Mount Evans' infrastructure processing unit (IPU) is specifically suited for processor tasks that go beyond just delivering computing power.
With the joint, upcoming introduction of the processor,... Read more
Aruba and Pensando develop data center switch CX 10000
Aruba and startup Pensando have developed a new switch for data centers. The Aruba CX 10000 Series uses a distributed services fabric to deliver network, security and layer 4 to 7 functionality anywhere in the network.
Today's data center traffic runs through complicated infrastructure and netwo... Read more
Nvidia announces Q3 results, looks to microservices for future growth
Largest growth area in Q3 was the Gaming sector.
Nvidia announced surprisingly strong third quarter results this week, with CEO Jensen Huang painting a rosy picture for the future.
The company beat Wall Street expectations and posted a record revenue of $4.73 billion, a whopping 57 percent in... Read more