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.
The opinions expressed in this blog are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of ITworld, Network World, its parent, subsidiary or affiliated companies.
Data centers in 2020: Automation, cheaper memory
As data centers grow in 2020, enterprises will refine the balance between on-premises and cloud resources, adopt AI on servers and try to manage data sprawl effectively.
Google Cloud bare-metal initiative targets migrating legacy apps from on-prem
Google Cloud now offers Google Bare Metal Solution, a service that supplies hardware in the cloud for enterprises that want full control of the entire stack from operating system on up to their most important legacy apps.
Seagate doubles HDD performance with multi-actuator technology
By using two separate drive heads, a single drive effectively becomes two in Seagate's Exos 2X14 hard disk drive. Microsoft is testing the technology in its Azure data centers.
Ampere preps an 80-core Arm processor for the cloud
A new Ampere chip due out next year is single-threaded to avoid the 'noisy neighbor' problem that can impede customer workloads in multi-tenant cloud-provider networks.
HPE, DoE partner for AI-driven energy efficiency
HPE and the Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory will work on developing AI and ML technologies for more efficient data-center operation
Inphi launches DSPs for long-distance 400Gb networking
Inphi claims its new signaling chips will triple throughput while reducing power draw for transmissions up to 100 kilometers.
Nvidia quietly unveils faster, lower power Tesla GPU accelerator
Nvidia has upgraded its Volta line of Tesla GPU-accelerator cards to work faster using the same power as its old model.
8 ways to prepare your data center for AI’s power draw
Artificial intelligence requires greater processor density, which increases the demand for cooling and raises power requirements.
Cumulus Networks updates its network-centric Linux distribution
Company says its Linux is to networking what Red Hat is to servers.
Intel targets Nvidia (again) with GPU and cross-processor API
Intel is looking to offer a unified CPU, GPU, and platform architecture that Nvidia doesn’t have but AMD does.
Digital Realty jumps into interconnection business
PlatformDIGITAL offers a single source for global data-center coverage, capacity and connectivity. Implementation blueprints aim to allow customers to quickly deploy enterprise infrastructure where they need it.
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