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Nvidia releases reference architectures for AI factories

Network World

A reference architecture provides the full-stack hardware and software recommendations. The one thing that the reference architecture does not cover is storage, since Nvidia does not supply storage. However, there is another advantage, and that has to do with scale.

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5 alternatives to VMware vSphere virtualization platform

Network World

HiveIO Hive Fabric HiveIO is a Linux Kernel-based VM (KVM) that features an intelligent message bus, pool orchestration, user profile management, and shared storage. Customers can choose either of two approaches: Azure Stack HCI hardware-as-a-service, in which the hardware and software are pre-installed.

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

Network World

This software is installed on-premises and is responsible for copying data from servers, databases, and other devices to a storage system to safeguard it against loss or corruption. However, managing backup software can be complex and resource intensive. What is Backup as a Service (BaaS)?

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What is KubeVirt? How does it migrate VMware workloads to Kubernetes?

Network World

While its still possible to run applications on bare metal, that approach doesnt fully optimize hardware utilization. With virtualization, one physical piece of hardware can be abstracted or virtualized to enable more workloads to run. CRDs allow Kubernetes to run different types of resources. What can you do with KubeVirt?

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IBM Cloud speeds AI workloads with Intel Gaudi 3 accelerators

Network World

Businesses can pick their compute, storage and networking resources as needed, IBM stated. Scaling is achieved using a choice of numerous industry-standard and high-capacity Ethernet switches and other supporting infrastructure to help lower costs, IBM stated.

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Enterprises reevaluate virtualization strategies amid Broadcom uncertainty

Network World

In estimating the cost of a large-scale VMware migration , Gartner cautions: VMwares server virtualization platform has become the point of integration for its customers across server, storage and network infrastructure in the data center. But, again, standalone hypervisors cant match VMware, particularly for storage management capabilities.

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Hungry for resources, AI redefines the data center calculus

CIO Business Intelligence

But it’s time for data centers and other organizations with large compute needs to consider hardware replacement as another option, some experts say. Power efficiency gains of new hardware can also give data centers and other organizations a power surplus to run AI workloads, Hormuth argues.