Scan in UK offers to lease you a DGX 1 server
Rent deep learning
Scan in the UK plans to offer the Nvidia DGX-1 deep learning super computer to buy or even to rent. This is a unique approach as many deep learning startups will get the chance to try the system before they buy it. And there are many universities which would love to get their hands on 170 teraFlops of deep learning performance.
IBM rolls out Power8 processer
New servers with OpenPower
IBM has rolled out its new Power8 processor which provides servers with OpenPower features.
Final version Zen based 32 core Naples will arrive in Q2 2017
Engineering samples are out already
AMD has revealed a heap of details about its 32-core Zen based product - codenamed Naples - and we have a few things to add.
Zen gets analysts and Fudzilla excited
Server and notebook deeper in 2017
AMD has showed off some clock and performance details about upcoming desktop Zen and some of you might remember that back in June at Computex, Fudzilla said that if the Zen boots windows it will boost AMD’s share too.
AMD’s CEO showcases 8 and 32 core Zen
Summit ridge and Naples
Fudzilla exclusively wrote about the 32 core Zen codenamed Naples some two months ago in quite detail and people called us crazy. Now it turns out we were right on the money.
Microsoft to improve its networking
Will put BitTorrent tech to work
Software King of the World Microsoft is about to tweak the TCP stack on its Windows 10 Anniversary update and Windows Server 2016 including some torrenting technology.
Nvidia’s P100 gets PCIe
Easy installation into server banks
Nvidia's Tesla P100 GPU has become accessible to server banks after the outfit hammered it into a PCIe form factor.
Qualcomm to debut with 10nm Server CPU
More attractive ARMs
Today we said how ARM server maker Cavium had acquired Qlogic and it has announced its first ARM based servers with Gigabyte. But it It looks like Cavium will get some serious competition as Qualcomm plans to release its own 10nm server chips.
Atom server chips might be toast
Intel is walking away like Craig David
The dark satanic rumour mill is suggesting that Intel is about to kill off its Atom’s for server programme.
Server market slumps
3.6 per cent less than last year
Beancounters working for IDC have been adding up some numbers and reached the conclusion that the worldwide server market is experienced a year-on-year revenue slump of 3.6 percent in the first quarter.