Serverless Veteran Khan Academy on Pros, Cons

There are few companies with a better handle on the pros and cons of serverless than learning hub, Khan Academy. …

Serverless Veteran Khan Academy on Pros, Cons was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

Why AWS Could Own the Future of Quantum Computing

Without any of its own hardware and most of its software heavy-lifting dedicated to front-end development, security, and broader AWS systems integration, the cloud giant could own the quantum computing user base.

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Why AWS Could Own the Future of Quantum Computing was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

GlobalFoundries Sharpens Photonics Edge for Quantum Manufacturing

Chip manufacturing giant, GlobalFoundaries, has struck up a unique arrangement with an ambitious quantum startup to share knowledge that could help turn standard photonics processing technology into a qubit factory. …

GlobalFoundries Sharpens Photonics Edge for Quantum Manufacturing was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

SoC-Driven Inference Datacenters Becoming New Reality

The mighty SoC is coming for the datacenter with inference as a prime target, especially given cost and power limitations. …

SoC-Driven Inference Datacenters Becoming New Reality was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

Will Groq Re-Emerge to Steal AI Market Share?

With the AI chip startup hype cycle spinning down from its feverish pace in 2018, giving way to 2021 expectations for real-world deployments, it still difficult to see which company will steal what little share is left in the Nvidia/Intel/AMD dominated datacenter. …

Will Groq Re-Emerge to Steal AI Market Share? was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

Nvidia Entangled in Quantum Simulators

Quantum simulators are a strange breed of systems for purposes that might seem a bit nebulous from the outset. …

Nvidia Entangled in Quantum Simulators was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

Implementing Commercial HPC Still an Uphill Climb

We often focus on the largest high performance computing deployments but a bulk of real enterprise HPC workloads happen in far less sophisticated environments, albeit with applications that still the need scalability, performance, and efficiency the big centers can provide. …

Implementing Commercial HPC Still an Uphill Climb was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

Intel’s Habana Makes First Supercomputing Appearance

The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) will be preparing to put nearly ten racks of Habana AI hardware on the floor, marking the first time we have seen the AI chip startup (acquired by Intel in 2019) in force at any major supercomputing site. …

Intel’s Habana Makes First Supercomputing Appearance was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

Python Could Reset the AI Inference Playing Field

When it comes to neural network training, Python is the language of choice. …

Python Could Reset the AI Inference Playing Field was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

Vast Data Sheds Hardware Business to Tackle Largest Users

For storage startups focused on the highest end of infrastructure, removing the costs associated with a hardware business might be the only way to reach potential.

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Vast Data Sheds Hardware Business to Tackle Largest Users was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

Improving Surgical Precision with Augmented Reality

SPONSORED The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated healthcare system in the United States. …

Improving Surgical Precision with Augmented Reality was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

NASA Sets Launch Pad for HPC, ML Startups

There are few better ways to land on the radar than having an ongoing contract with NASA for systems and software. …

NASA Sets Launch Pad for HPC, ML Startups was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

Neocortex Supercomputer to Put Cerebras CS-1 to the Test

Over the next year, we should get a good sense of how the Cerebras CS-1 system performs for dual HPC and AI workloads between installations at Argonne and Lawrence Livermore labs, EPCC, and the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC). …

Neocortex Supercomputer to Put Cerebras CS-1 to the Test was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

AI Systems Startup Scales Argonne’s Cosmic Cleanup

For neural networks to expand into more areas in traditional supercomputing, especially in areas where image data is key, high image fidelity and accuracy are critical. …

AI Systems Startup Scales Argonne’s Cosmic Cleanup was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

Graphcore Shows GAN Gains for CERN

While securing the high-end particle physics market segment is not likely to push any of the AI/ML ASICS into competition with GPUs anytime soon, the chipmakers that can prove their value on some of the most demanding, real-time AI workloads can capture some serious mindshare. …

Graphcore Shows GAN Gains for CERN was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

Why Julia is Turning Heads in 2021

After toiling away in relative obscurity for over a decade, open source Julia is right on time for the big enterprise AI/ML code modernization party.

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Why Julia is Turning Heads in 2021 was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

Lightmatter Normalizing Silicon Photonics for AI

Every chipmaker has an emerging silicon photonics story but as happens only rarely, it could be a small startup that will push them to productize faster. …

Lightmatter Normalizing Silicon Photonics for AI was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

It’s Time to Start Paying Attention to Vector Databases

The concepts underpinning vector databases are decades old, but it is only relatively recently that these are the underlying “secret weapon” of the largest webscale companies that provide services like search and near real-time recommendations. …

It’s Time to Start Paying Attention to Vector Databases was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

Why Dropbox’s Exascale Strategy Is Long-Term, On-Prem Disk

The various life-extension technologies that will keep disk at the forefront of some of the largest storage installations are working–and keeping disk’s largest consumers, like Dropbox, around for long haul…

When it comes to exascale storage capacity, the national labs have nothing on Dropbox. …

Why Dropbox’s Exascale Strategy Is Long-Term, On-Prem Disk was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.

China’s Hyperscalers Strive to Keep Pace in Open Source

We have a good sense of what projects U.S. companies open source but when it comes to Chinese webscale companies, most notably the big three—Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent—that ecosystem is less public and not often discussed. …

China’s Hyperscalers Strive to Keep Pace in Open Source was written by Nicole Hemsoth at The Next Platform.