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Using Out-of-Band Real-Time Power, Thermal, and Utilization Analysis in HPC

By Voices of the Industry - October 5, 2020 1 Comment

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George Clement, Senior Application Engineer, from Intel,  highlights a case study that shows the importance of data center management to gain greater insight into power demand, thermal efficiency, server utilization, and capacity planning in their HPC environment. 

Tagged With: DCM, HPC, Intel, thermal control

AI Hardware is Disrupting the Data Center. Here’s Who to Watch

By Rich Miller - October 5, 2020 Leave a Comment

As powerful new chips target AI workloads, here’s a look at the players to watch, including specialized hardware from startups, incumbents and hyperscaler operators.

Tagged With: ASICs, Cerebras, Google, Groq, HPC, Startups

Data Bytes: Cloud CapEx, PUE Trends, HPC Spending, Servers on the Edge

By Rich Miller - August 3, 2020 Leave a Comment

Hyperscale cloud platforms are continuing their massive investments in digital infrastructure. (Image: Synergy Research)

Data Bytes is our new weekly roundup of research and analysis on data centers and cloud computing. This week: New data on cloud investment by hyperscalers, latest trends in PUE, HPC spending pauses for COVID-19, and projections on edge server growth.

Tagged With: Edge Data Centers, HPC

As Rack Densities Rise, Liquid Cooling Specialists Begin to See Gains

By Rich Miller - June 14, 2019 Leave a Comment

Dr. Matthew Lamont (left), DownUnder GeoSolutions (DUG) managing director, and Phil Schwan, DUG CTO, stand among the cooling tanks that make up the "Bubba" supercomputer at the Houston Skybox data center. (Credit: DownUnder GeoSolutions)

Rack densities are beginning to rise, and some companies specializing in liquid cooling for the data center industry are investing in growth. Others see more potential in the fast-growing esports market.

Tagged With: HPC, Liquid Cooling

Forced Physics Unveils Data Center Cooling System

By Rich Miller - March 26, 2019 1 Comment

Forced Physics DCT is a data center startup that has spent more than a decade harnessing molecular physics to create a low-energy cooling solution for data centers.

Tagged With: high density data centers, HPC

NVIDIA to Acquire Mellanox in $6.9 Billion HPC Deal

By Rich Miller - March 11, 2019 Leave a Comment

The NVIDIA DGX-1 is packed with 8 Tesla P100 GPUs, providing 170 teraflops of computing power in a 3U form factor. (Photo: Rich Miller)

In a deal underscoring the growing importance of data center networking, technical computing heavyweight NVIDIA has agreed to pay $6.9 billion to acquire networking specialist Mellanox.

Tagged With: High, HPC, Mellanox, NVIDIA

HPC Gets Bigger in Texas: 40,000 Servers, Immersed in Coolant

By Rich Miller - October 11, 2018 Leave a Comment

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A new HPC system from DownUnder GeoSolutions will immerse 40,000 servers in liquid coolant at Skybox Datacenters in Houston. The massive system is expected to deliver 250 petaflops of computing power.

Tagged With: Exascale, Houston, HPC, Liquid Cooling

Immersion GPU System Provides AI Horsepower for Frontera

By Rich Miller - September 4, 2018 Leave a Comment

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The new Frontera supercomputer at the University of Texas combines several approaches to liquid cooling, including GPUs immersed in dielectric liquid coolant fluid, and x86 servers using direct water cooling to the processor.

Tagged With: CoolIT, Green Revolution Cooling, HPC, Liquid Cooling, Supercomputing

NVIDIA Beefs Up Data Center GPUs, Teams with ARM on IoT Devices

By Rich Miller - March 27, 2018 Leave a Comment

NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang shows off new hardware for the DGX-2, the upgraded version of the company's desktop supercomputer. (Photo: NVIDIA Corp.)

NVIDIA today introduced beefier new GPUs, along with a new interconnect fabric to accelerate workloads, and an initiative to extend machine learning capabilities to smartphones and Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

Tagged With: Artificial Intelligence, HPC, NVIDIA

LiquidCool Brings Immersion Cooling to the Server Chassis

By Robert Lindsay - January 9, 2018 1 Comment

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LiquidCool Solutions immerses server components inside a sealed chassis filled with dielectric fluid. The company is targeting the market for high-density cooling, where the growth of AI and HPC is boosting interest in liquid-cooled solutions.

Tagged With: HPC, LiquidCool

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