Crypto-Currency ‘Mining’ Boosts GPU Demand
The booming GPU market propelled by new implementations ranging from "GPU clouds" for deep learning to HPC applications is getting an additional lift from growing demand for "add-in" graphics ...Full Article
IoT: The Crippling Effect of Outdated Connectivity
While hardware and cloud environments have made it easier for companies to advance their IoT infrastructures, this has also brought to the forefront a glaring, remaining challenge: connectivity. A ...Full Article
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
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
Attacks, Regs Driving Security Spending
Reflecting growing cyber security threats, global spending on information security products is expected to rise by 7 percent this year, according to a new forecast. Gartner Inc. pegs the ...Full Article
4 Tech Giants Outline Battle Plans for High End Data Center Market of the 2020’s
Four companies engaged in a cage fight for leadership in the emerging “advanced data center” market of the 2020s are, despite deep differences in some areas, in violent agreement ...Full Article
Docker Gets Upgrade as Container Market Heats Up
As concerns grow over the slow migration of application container technology beyond backend development, container leader Docker is rolling out the latest release of its enterprise container service for ...Full Article
Overcoming SD-WAN FUD
When a promising new technology emerges, the initial excitement is soon over-shadowed by anxiety about taking on something new. SD-WAN is one such technology that has many CIOs on ...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
