Testing the Limits of a Quantum Hardware Market

D-Wave today announced another milestone in its quest to keep adding qubits, jumping from the previous generation 2000 qubit device to one with 5000. …

Testing the Limits of a Quantum Hardware Market was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

Groq Shares Recipe for TSP Nodes, Systems

Back in October 2019 when the world was normal and it felt perfectly reasonable to look forward to a slew of AI events that would showcase the newest developments from the chip startup world, we talked about Groq and its inference-oriented chip. …

Groq Shares Recipe for TSP Nodes, Systems was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

Another Strange Shift for the AI Chip Startup Segment

Few of the AI hardware startups that have made it through the first round of reality (roughly 2016 until the present) have managed to navigate the choppy waters without shifting course, sometimes wildly. …

Another Strange Shift for the AI Chip Startup Segment was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

Pure Vector Engines Get GPU Math Help for Next Earth Simulator

For those who have followed the evolution of supercomputing over the years, the Earth Simulator series of systems has represented the state of the art in workload-oriented design. …

Pure Vector Engines Get GPU Math Help for Next Earth Simulator was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

Next Platform TV for September 22, 2020

Can Nvidia jump the regulatory hurdles to capture Arm—and how?; OpenCAPI is the right answer for memory and I/O—so what’s missing?; …

Next Platform TV for September 22, 2020 was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

Next Platform TV for September 17, 2020

On today’s program we landed a couple of unplanned themes; namely silicon photonics and its role in both quantum and AI architectures. …

Next Platform TV for September 17, 2020 was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

Next Platform TV for September 15, 2020

On today’s program, some kickoff analysis of the Nvidia/Arm deal; a look at geospatial AI and what it requires in terms of future hardware and frameworks; physics-informed AI and what it means for future simulations and use cases; the Summit supercomputer and the “right” architecture for large-scale, multidisciplinary  COVID-19 research; the elements of a hyperconverged data platform; infrastructure as code; much more in today’s interview lineup. …

Next Platform TV for September 15, 2020 was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

Next Platform TV for September 3, 2020

A Linux distro natively tuned for containers (and open source); FPGAs in Space; funding for spin qubits (among other quantum tech); the IO500 and evaluating large-scale storage systems; an automotive company’s AI supercomputer; much more…

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Next Platform TV for September 3, 2020 was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

Adding ML To Legacy Applications Without The Learning Curve

If you read The Next Platform, you probably love hardware and there are probably two reasons for that. …

Adding ML To Legacy Applications Without The Learning Curve was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

The Next Database Platform (Full Recording Available)

Last week we brought you The Next Database Platform live event and now we are providing most sessions from the full recording below. …

The Next Database Platform (Full Recording Available) was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

Next Platform TV for August 25, 2020

In-depth with Intel’s Raja Koduri; a unique spin on RDMA; from HPC to DNA storage CTO (market and more); AI inference architecture tradeoffs at ultra-low power; Taboola’s datacenter shutdown and lessons for IT crisis management at scale; much more.  …

Next Platform TV for August 25, 2020 was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

Next Platform TV for August 18, 2020

On today’s edition we dig into the network and system architecture of the “Selene” supercomputer at Nvidia. …

Next Platform TV for August 18, 2020 was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

Next Platform TV for August 13, 2020

Inside look at Oak Ridge National Lab’s facilities for Summit -> Frontier; The Quantum Internet; ‘ADIOS’ to Data Management; AI for Neuroimaging; Cloud Price/Perf for Genomics; + More.. …

Next Platform TV for August 13, 2020 was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

Next Platform TV for August 6, 2020

On today’s program we look at the future of Cray as part of HPE with former Cray CEO and current HPC and mission-critical systems lead at HPE-Cray, Pete Ungaro. …

Next Platform TV for August 6, 2020 was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

Next Platform TV for July 31, 2020

On today’s show we talk about MLPerf benchmarks and what we can infer from training results; we talk AI accelerator integration in HPC systems and software stacks; we take a look at a new cluster competition and talk “Moneyball Medicine” to close the program. …

Next Platform TV for July 31, 2020 was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

Software Has To Lead Hardware In The AI Dance

A lot of the people who are working at the many AI chip startups have a long history in processor development in the datacenter, and that is certainly true of the folks who founded SambaNova Systems. …

Software Has To Lead Hardware In The AI Dance was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

Next Platform TV for July 29, 2020

On Next Platform TV for today, July 29 we delve into a congressional perspective on AI investments; discuss a new path to low precision in ASICs; talk about the 8-socket server market; and also touch on object storage insights. …

Next Platform TV for July 29, 2020 was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

Next Platform TV for July 23, 2020

On Next Platform TV today we cover several bases, from cost-optimizing GPU types in cloud environments, to calculating storage TCO with downtime in the mix, and also some straight talk about the viability of quantum computing in healthcare with one expert’s view followed by a separate interview focused on financial services. …

Next Platform TV for July 23, 2020 was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

Next Platform TV for July 21, 2020

On today’s program we talk with Nvidia co-founder, Chris Malachowsky alongside University of Florida Provost and VP, Joe Glover, about a sizable AI investment; we focus on an end-user Kubernetes journey through the lens of telematics giant, ABAX; we talk AI in manufacturing (where it is today versus what is hyped) with Brian McCarson of Intel; and for today’s Rapid Insights segment we talk quantum for the utilities industry with IEEE pro, Carmen Fontana. …

Next Platform TV for July 21, 2020 was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

TOMORROW: The Next Database Platform

Register Here for The Next Database Platform

Join The Next Platform on August 27, 2020 for a day of in-depth interviews on a wide range of topics related to cutting-edge database trends. …

TOMORROW: The Next Database Platform was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.