sadmin2017-11-25T22:56:25+00:00June 14, 2017|
For those working in the High Performance Computing (HPC) industry, achieving Exascale performance has been an ongoing challenge and a significant milestone for some time. Recently, experts have started to take a holistic system-level approach to performance improvements by examining how hardware and software components interact within data centers. This approach, known [...]
sadmin2018-03-09T20:39:50+00:00May 24, 2017|
The RoCE Initiative is excited to announce the launch of the online RoCE Product Directory, the latest technical resource to supplement the IBTA’s RoCE educational program. The new online resource is intended to inform CIOs and enterprise data center architects about their options for deploying RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE) technology within [...]
Kaitlyn Gooding2018-03-19T17:21:03+00:00November 29, 2016|
Performance demands continue to evolve in High Performance Computing (HPC) and enterprise cloud networks, increasing the need for enhancements to InfiniBand capabilities, support features, and overall interoperability. To address this need, the InfiniBand Trade Association (IBTA) is announcing the public availability of two new InfiniBand Architecture Specification updates - the Volume 2 [...]
Kaitlyn Gooding2018-03-15T01:07:16+00:00August 22, 2016|
The concept of hyperconverged integrated systems (HCIS) emerged as data centers considered new ways to increase resource utilization by reducing infrastructure inefficiencies and complexities. HCIS is primarily a software-defined platform that integrates compute, storage, networking resources. The HCIS market is expected to grow 79 percent to reach almost $2 billion this year, [...]
Kaitlyn Gooding2018-03-15T00:41:21+00:00August 5, 2016|
Next week, storage experts will gather at the 2016 Flash Memory Summit (FMS) in Santa Clara, CA, to discuss the current state of flash memory applications and how these technologies are enabling new designs for many products in the consumer and enterprise markets. This year’s program will include three days packed with [...]
Kaitlyn Gooding2018-03-15T01:09:20+00:00July 8, 2016|
TOP500.org recently released its latest account of the world’s most powerful supercomputers and, as with previous reports, InfiniBand leads the way. The 47th edition of the bi-annual list shows that 205 of the fastest commercially available systems are accelerated by InfiniBand and OpenFabrics Software (OFS). The InfiniBand fabric, with the OFS open [...]
Kaitlyn Gooding2018-03-15T00:53:09+00:00May 24, 2016|
Each year, OpenFabrics Software (OFS) users and developers gather at the OpenFabrics Alliance (OFA) Workshop to discuss and tackle the most recent challenges facing the high performance storage and networking industry. OFS is an open-source software that enables maximum application efficiency and performance agnostically over RDMA fabrics, including InfiniBand and RDMA over [...]
Kaitlyn Gooding2018-03-15T01:14:54+00:00May 17, 2016|
Thriving civilizations, both past and present, tend to have one important characteristic in common – a vast, dynamic knowledge base. Whether it be the latest advancements in agriculture, civil engineering or battlefield tactics, technological innovation frequently determined the level and reach of a nation’s influence. One of the most prominent examples of [...]
Kaitlyn Gooding2018-03-15T01:19:59+00:00March 21, 2016|
We are excited to announce the availability of our latest InfiniBand Integrators’ List and RoCE Interoperability List. The two lists make up the backbone of our Integrators’ Program and are designed to support data center managers, CIOs and other IT decision makers with their planned InfiniBand and RoCE deployments for enterprise and [...]
Kaitlyn Gooding2018-03-15T01:33:23+00:00October 19, 2015|
The InfiniBand Trade Association recently had the opportunity to speak on RDMA technology at the 2015 Storage Developer Conference. For the first time, SDC15 introduced Pre-conference Primer Sessions covering topics such as Persistent Memory, Cloud and Interop and Data Center Infrastructure. Intel’s David Cohen, System Architect and Brian Hausauer, Hardware Architect spoke [...]
