Broadcom will let its hardware allies self-certify their boxes as compliant with a new spec it developed that describes rigs ready to run AI workloads under its VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) private cloud platform.
The spec for AI hardware describes “AI Ready Nodes.” VMware already certifies “vSAN ReadyNodes” – meaning servers designed for software-defined storage. VMware intends the AI version of this scheme to reassure customers that any kit they acquire will be capable of running AI on VCF, as part of Broadcom’s move into the AI infrastructure market.
The chips and software biz thinks this makes VCF more open and extensible. SuperMicro looks set to be the first to certify an AI ReadyNode system.
“So all of the main GPU vendors out there, and the AI accelerator vendors out there, we will test and validate that solution with VCF and work with our OEM and ODM partners to be tested and validated and working…