Compute

Intel Demonstrates Chiplet with Optical Compute Interconnect, Featuring 4Tbps Bandwidth and 100m Range

by
Intel Demonstrates Chiplet with Optical Compute Interconnect, Featuring 4Tbps Bandwidth and 100m Range

Intel recently showcased a new technology that integrates an optical I/O chiplet with a CPU. This design features a fully integrated chiplet that uses a new silicon photonics DWDM optical chiplet with significantly lower energy consumption compared to pluggable modules. Despite selling its Silicon Photonics plug-in business to Jabil, Intel continues to demonstrate its new … Read more

Intel Introduces Innovative Optical Compute Interconnect Chiplet, Transforming AI Data Transmission

by
Intel Introduces Innovative Optical Compute Interconnect Chiplet, Transforming AI Data Transmission

Intel Corporation has made a groundbreaking advancement in integrated photonic technology, which involves combining various photonic devices onto a single microchip using semiconductor manufacturing techniques. This allows for faster, more energy-efficient manipulation and transmission of light signals at a microscale compared to traditional electronic circuits. At the Fiber Optic Communication Conference (OFC) 2024, Intel unveiled … Read more

New Version of Intel Compute Runtime Enhances OpenCL & Level Zero Support for Linux

by
New Version of Intel Compute Runtime Enhances OpenCL & Level Zero Support for Linux

Intel has recently released two updates for its open source driver, Compute Runtime version 24.22.29735.20 and an updated Intel graphics compiler, IGC 1.0.16900.23. These updates aim to provide OpenCL and oneAPI Level Zero capabilities on both Windows and Linux systems. The Intel Compute Runtime version has been optimized to better support the upcoming Intel Arc … Read more

Broadcom enhances VMware’s Edge Compute Stack

by
Broadcom enhances VMware’s Edge Compute Stack

VMware‘s Edge Compute Stack (ECS) 3.5 has been updated to simplify edge device, application, and infrastructure management across various locations, with a focus on supporting AI at the edge. Enterprises are increasingly adopting edge computing to support the scalability and performance needs of AI applications. Broadcom, which acquired VMware, has enhanced the edge management capabilities … Read more

Latest Guidelines for Optimizing Amazon RDS MySQL and RDS PostgreSQL in AWS Compute Optimizer | Amazon Web Services

by
Latest Guidelines for Optimizing Amazon RDS MySQL and RDS PostgreSQL in AWS Compute Optimizer | Amazon Web Services

AWS Compute Optimizer now provides recommendations for optimizing Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) MySQL and PostgreSQL databases. These recommendations help identify under-provisioned, over-provisioned, and idle RDS instances, providing suggestions for optimal instance types and provisioned IOPS configurations to reduce costs and enhance performance. By leveraging these recommendations, users can streamline database resource configurations quickly and … Read more

HPE and Nvidia join forces to enhance AI capabilities for Industry 4.0 through integrated compute and cloud solutions

by
HPE and Nvidia join forces to enhance AI capabilities for Industry 4.0 through integrated compute and cloud solutions

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and Nvidia have collaborated to introduce a range of joint AI solutions and integrations aimed at facilitating the adoption of generative AI in Industry 4.0. These solutions, known collectively as Nvidia AI Computing by HPE, focus on combining Nvidia’s computing stack with HPE’s private cloud technology to create the HPE Private … Read more

Previewing Azure Compute Fleet: Simplifying Azure Compute Capacity Management

by
Previewing Azure Compute Fleet: Simplifying Azure Compute Capacity Management

Microsoft recently unveiled Azure Compute Fleet at its annual Build conference. This new service aims to simplify the provisioning and management of Azure compute capacity, allowing users to access fast computing capacity in specific regions by launching a combination of Standard and Spot virtual machines at the best price and greater availability. Different pricing models, … Read more

Elon Musk’s xAI to Construct ‘Compute Gigafactory’ with 100,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs by Autumn 2025.

by
Elon Musk’s xAI to Construct ‘Compute Gigafactory’ with 100,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs by Autumn 2025.

xAI, Elon Musk’s AI startup, is planning to build a massive supercomputer to enhance its AI chatbot, as reported by Reuters quoting Information. This project, referred to as the Computing Gigafactory, is expected to be completed by the fall of 2025 and may involve a collaboration with Oracle. The supercomputer aims to surpass rival GPU … Read more

VMware’s end-user compute community warned of changes

by
VMware’s end-user compute community warned of changes

VMware by Broadcom’s breakup with its end-user compute products will enter a new phase next week, with cloudy service providers and customers both warned of imminent changes. Service providers who offer the old VMware’s Horizon range as a service have the worst of it: an email seen by The Register advises them that they have … Read more

Broadcom to Sell VMware End User Compute Business to KKR

by

Cleary Gottlieb is acting as global antitrust counsel to Broadcom Inc. (Broadcom) in its proposed sale of VMware’s End User Compute (EUC) division to the global investment firm KKR. The transaction is valued at approximately $3.8 billion and is expected to close in 2024. EUC provides digital workspace solutions that allow companies to securely manage … Read more