Denise Jarrett-Weeks, Author at InfiniBand Trade Association

InfiniBand Extends Leadership in November 2025 TOP500 List; Connects 7 of the Top 10 Green500 Supercomputers

Denise Jarrett-Weeks2025-12-01T10:30:54-08:00December 1, 2025|

InfiniBand and RoCE Connect 71% of All TOP500 Supercomputers The November edition of the TOP500 supercomputer rankings, released during SC25, reaffirms the pivotal role of InfiniBand and Ethernet RoCE fabrics in advancing global high-performance computing (HPC) and AI-scale infrastructure. With AI factories, simulation workloads, and data-intensive research accelerating at unprecedented rates, the [...]

InfiniBand Trade Association Advances High-Performance Networking with New Specification Updates and Record Plugfest Participation

Denise Jarrett-Weeks2025-11-10T12:42:57-08:00November 11, 2025|

November 11, 2025 — The InfiniBand Trade Association (IBTA) continues to set the standard for high-performance networking with the release of InfiniBand Architecture Specifications, Volume 1 and Volume 2, Release 2.0, and a record-breaking Plugfest event that expanded interoperability testing that include both InfiniBand and Ethernet RDMA-based products. Delivering Next-Generation Performance with [...]

InfiniBand Sets New Record on June 2025 TOP500 List Showcasing Its Vital Role in Supercomputing Advancements

Denise Jarrett-Weeks2025-06-16T16:32:33-07:00June 16, 2025|

The InfiniBand® Trade Association’s (IBTA) RDMA networking specifications continues to see massive success and adoption in the HPC market, including InfiniBand and RoCE-based Ethernet. According to the June 2025 TOP500 list, these technologies power 357 systems, accounting for 71% of the world’s top supercomputers. InfiniBand alone accelerates a record high of 271 [...]

InfiniBand and RoCE Advances Further in the TOP500 November 2024 List

Denise Jarrett-Weeks2024-12-04T01:08:29-08:00December 4, 2024|

RoCE Breaks into the Top50 of the World’s Fastest Supercomputers The InfiniBand® Trade Association (IBTA) continues to shape the future of high-performance computing (HPC) through its RDMA networking technologies, including InfiniBand and Ethernet RoCE. In the November 2024 TOP500 list, these technologies power 365 systems—73% of the world’s top supercomputers. InfiniBand accelerates [...]

InfiniBand Trade Association Announces Unprecedented Membership Growth and Record-Breaking Plugfest Participation

Denise Jarrett-Weeks2024-09-12T00:56:26-07:00September 10, 2024|

Unveils Key Enhancements in Volume 1 Release 1.8 Specification BEAVERTON, Ore., September 10, 2024 – The InfiniBand® Trade Association (IBTA), a global organization dedicated to developing and furthering the adoption of RDMA technologies, today announced several key milestones that highlight the growing impact and industry-wide adoption of InfiniBand and RDMA over Converged [...]

Celebrating 25 Years of the InfiniBand Trade Association

Denise Jarrett-Weeks2024-07-19T01:18:59-07:00July 17, 2024|

Open, industry-standard RDMA specifications have ignited the era of AI It's incredible to think that 25 years have passed since the inception of the InfiniBand® Trade Association (IBTA). Established in August 1999 by industry leaders, the IBTA created a clear and accessible interconnect architecture standard to provide a highly efficient, high-performance, scalable [...]

RDMA Networks Are a Key Enabler to AI/ML Deployments, RDMA Networking Market to Exceed $22B by 2028

Denise Jarrett-Weeks2024-06-25T22:07:32-07:00June 25, 2024|

The build-out of Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning (AI/ML) data centers is increasing capital intensity and changing how all customers build data centers. Networking for back-end and front-end networks plays a crucial role in maximizing the capabilities of these new data centers. Data Center CAPEX will likely double as AI/ML becomes [...]

IBTA Unveils XDR InfiniBand Specification to Enable the Next Generation of AI and Scientific Computing

Denise Jarrett-Weeks2023-10-06T20:32:06-07:00October 6, 2023|

XDR InfiniBand Will Provide Unprecedented 800Gb/s Server and Storage Connectivity, Elevating AI and HPC Infrastructure Capabilities BEAVERTON, Ore., October 5, 2023 – The InfiniBand® Trade Association (IBTA), a global organization dedicated to developing and furthering the adoption of RDMA technologies, today announced the immediate availability of the IBTA Specification Volume 1 Release [...]

New InfiniBand Specification Enables Data Centers with Enhanced Switch Density and Scale Out Features

Denise Jarrett-Weeks2023-10-02T19:11:42-07:00November 9, 2022|

IBTA Specification Volume 1 Release 1.6 also includes additional Memory Placement Extensions to further reduce latency BEAVERTON, Ore., November 9, 2022 – The InfiniBand® Trade Association (IBTA), a global organization dedicated to developing and furthering the adoption of RDMA technologies, today announced the availability of the IBTA Specification Volume 1 Release [...]

InfiniBand Continues Leadership on TOP500 with 17 Percent Growth; 39th InfiniBand and RoCE Plugfest Bring Record Turnout

Denise Jarrett-Weeks2022-09-12T23:35:36-07:00July 5, 2022|

BEAVERTON, Ore. July 5, 2022 – The InfiniBand® Trade Association (IBTA), a global organization dedicated to developing and furthering the adoption of RDMA technologies, today announced that InfiniBand grew 17 percent year-over-year, connecting 197 systems on the June 2022 TOP500 supercomputing list. InfiniBand also connects 62 of the Top100, making it [...]

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