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Astera Labs debuts Scorpio fabric switch to accelerate PCIe for AI, cloud

Network World

These switches are specifically designed for AI workloads in accelerated computing platforms deployed at cloud scale. Founded in 2017, Astera Labs is a semiconductor company that specializes in developing connectivity technologies for AI and cloud infrastructure. Scorpio PCIe 6.0

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Oracle offers price-performance boost with Exadata X11M update

Network World

Exadata is Oracles hardware and software platform for running Oracle Database workloads on premises or in hybrid- and multi-cloud environments. The previous version, X10M, was released in June 2023, just as demand for generative AI was taking off, and some of the changes in the latest version address the needs of that market.

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Amazon claims to cut quantum computing timeline by 5 years with new Ocelot chip

Network World

We believe this will accelerate our timeline to a practical quantum computer by up to five years, says Oskar Painter, AWS director of Quantum Hardware, in a blog post released today. It will eventually be available on the AWS Braket quantum cloud service, Painter said. The cloud guys dont want to have a repetition of Nvidia.

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Sustainability, grid demands, AI workloads will challenge data center growth in 2025

Network World

Data centers this year will face several challenges as the demand for artificial intelligence introduces an evolution in AI hardware, on-premises and cloud-based strategies for training and inference, and innovations in power distributionsall while opposition to new data center developments continues to grow.

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Seven important trends in the server sphere

Network World

There are numerous overall trends, experts say, including: AI everything: AI mania is everywhere and without high power hardware to run it, its just vapor. All the major players Nvidia, Supermicro, Google, Asus, Dell, Intel, HPE as well as smaller vendors are offering purpose-built AI hardware, according to a recent Network World article.

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Cloud analytics migration: how to exceed expectations

CIO Business Intelligence

A cloud analytics migration project is a heavy lift for enterprises that dive in without adequate preparation. Traditional systems often can’t support the demands of real-time processing and AI workloads,” notes Michael Morris, Vice President, Cloud, CloudOps, and Infrastructure, at SAS. But this scenario is avoidable.

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Backup Software vs. Backup as a Service (BaaS): The Key Differences

Network World

For enterprises, owning backup software often requires significant upfront investment in both software and hardware, and with it the demand of ongoing maintenance from an in-house IT team. BaaS is cloud-based, meaning administrators can securely access and manage their own backup and recovery operations via a web browser.

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