

Andy Patrizio
Andy Patrizio is a freelance journalist based in southern California who has covered the computer industry for 20 years and has built every x86 PC he’s ever owned, laptops not included.
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Microsoft details its ChatGPT hardware investments
In addition to sinking billions into OpenAI, Microsoft spent hundreds of millions on hardware.

Dell offers bare metal cloud via colocation
Dell teams with colocation services provider Cyxtera to provide on-demand access to PowerEdge infrastructure, while a partnership with ZutaCore gives Dell access to liquid cooling technology.

Roundup of high-speed networking updates from Intel, Marvell, Ranovus
Intel boosts bandwidth per channel in latest FPGA, Marvell unveils low-latency Teralynx 10 switch chip, and Ranovus previews co-packaged optics platform with AMD.

Vast Data focuses on metadata cataloging, encryption support and snapshots
Storage vendor Vast Data adds built-in metadata index, called the Vast Catalog, which details every bit of data stored on its arrays.

Intel delays next GPU Max until 2025
Competitors AMD and Nvidia are already working on high-performance computing processors that combine CPU and GPU cores.

Nvidia plans to make its system that powers ChatGPT available in the cloud
Nvidia says it will make it's brand of generative AI available through Oracle Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and other cloud providers.

AWS boosts its infrastructure for memory-intensive tasks
AWS claims its new Amazon EC2 M7g and R7g instances provide 25% better performance vs. the past generation of instances.

AMD gains share in server market while overall x86 sales take a hit
After a dip due to surplus inventory and economic concerns, server CPU market expected to rebound.

Qualcomm introduces 5g modem system for small, low-power IoT devices
Snapdragon X35 5G Modem-RF caters to edge devices in low-power environments.

Hard-drive failure rates tied to age in latest Backblaze analysis
Hardware durability metrics are drawn from the cloud storage provider’s portfolio of more than 230,000 hard drives under management.

IBM denies suggestion that AIX being deprioritized
IBM says its roadmap for AIX development and new features runs through 2030, countering a published commentary.