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InfiniBand Leads the TOP500 List, is Preferred Fabric of Leading AI and Deep Learning Systems

The latest iteration of the bi-annual TOP500 List reveals that InfiniBand not only powers the world’s first and fourth fastest supercomputers, but it is also the preferred interconnect for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Deep Learning systems. Furthermore, the latest results show InfiniBand continues to be the most used high-speed interconnect in the TOP500, reinforcing its status as the industry’s [...]

By Bill Lee|December 7, 2017|

Breaking Through the New Storage Bottleneck

The transition from Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) to Solid State Drives (SSDs) is one of the most significant storage trends occurring in the industry today. This major shift is happening for two important reasons: Even though HDD-based systems have lower upfront costs, the inevitable breakdown due their moving parts (motors, heads, etc.) results in higher Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). [...]

By Bill Lee|November 30, 2016|

Big Data and the Need for Speed

“CGRB server room” by Shawn O’Neil is licensed under CC BY 2.0 We are living in an age of unprecedented data growth and the rate at which this data is being created is only accelerating. Multimedia creation – images, videos and music – from both personal and professional sources is one significant driver of this trend. In 2014, YouTube revealed [...]

By Robert Lusinsky, IBTA Marketing Work Group Co-Chair|June 28, 2016|