What is GPU-Accelerated Computing?

What is GPU-Accelerated Computing?

GPU-accelerated computing is the use of a graphics processing unit (GPU) together with a CPU to accelerate deep learning, analytics, and engineering applications. Pioneered in 2007 by NVIDIA, GPU accelerators now power energy-efficient data centers in government labs, universities, enterprises, and small-and-medium businesses around the world. They play a huge role in accelerating applications in platforms ranging from artificial intelligence to cars, drones, and robots. Source - Navidia

History of GPUs

Originally, the primary purpose of GPU applications were for rendering graphics only. The history of graphics chips can be traced back to the 1980s, but the first consumer-level and “modern” equivalent to what we think of as a GPU was the NVIDIA® GeForce 256 (also called NV10) which was released in 1999. NVIDIA® marketed it as “the world’s first ‘GPU’” and is generally credited with popularizing the term. Source - icc-usa

Shop IRON GPU series include a selection of most reliable GPU server hardware for GPU computing.Recommended for the most demanding GPU applications, GPU FatTwin offers the industry’s highest density and efficiency in a 4U form factor.

The Importance of Cable Management

1. Fire Safety

Another important reason to think about data center cable management has to do with fire safety. If cables become tangled and are not properly managed, they are much more likely to lead to sparks and even a fire if the situation is left unchecked for a long enough period of time. Likewise, someone could walk near a bundle of cables, trip and yank a cable out of its socket. This could also lead to a fire or even damaging the equipment that cable was connected to.


2. Troubleshooting

One of the first steps to troubleshooting a piece of electronic equipment always involves testing the data transfer cable to make sure that it is still in good working order. Such a simple task becomes infinitely more complex if you’re looking at dozens (or in certain cases hundreds) of tangled cables that are in disarray. The ability to easily swap out cables, quickly access the Networking Cables you need to maintain, troubleshoot hardware and perform other basic tasks is another one of the many reasons why data center cable management is so important.

Tips for Data Center Cable Management

• Use color to identify cables.
• Keep cables cool
• Remove abandoned cables
• Use cable labeling

Best SSD and HDD Manufacturers Companies

1- Intel: -  Intel Corporation was founded on July 18, 1968, by semiconductor pioneers Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore, and widely associated with the executive leadership and vision of Andrew Grove. The company's name was conceived as the portmanteau of the words integrated and electronics. The fact that "intel" is the term for intelligence information also made the name appropriate. Intel was an early developer of SRAM and DRAM memory chips, which represented the majority of its business until 1981. Although Intel created the world's first commercial microprocessor chip in 1971, it was not until the success of the personal computer (PC) that this became its primary business. During the 1990s, Intel invested heavily in new microprocessor designs fostering the rapid growth of the computer industry. During this period Intel became the dominant supplier of microprocessors for PCs, Intel Solid State Drive and was known for aggressive and anti-competitive tactics in defense of its market position, particularly against Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), as well as a struggle with Microsoft for control over the direction of the PC industry (Source)

2- Supermicro: - Designs, develops, manufactures and sells servers based on the x86-64 architectures. The company's offerings include rackmount, tower and blade server systems, high-end workstations, storage server systems, motherboards, chassis, and server components branded under the Server Building Block Solutions product line.

Supermicro was founded in 1993 by engineer and current CEO Charles Liang. The company was incorporated in Delaware in August 2006 and had its IPO in March 2007. As of June 30, 2012, Supermicro employed 1,472 full-time employees and 31 consultants at its operations in the United States, Europe, and Asia with customers in over 89 countries.(Source)

3- HGST: -  Hitachi Global Storage Technologies was founded on January 6, 2003, as a merger of the hard disk drive businesses of IBM and Hitachi.Hitachi paid IBM US$2.05 billion for its HDD business.

On October 19, 2015, Western Digital Corporation announced a decision from China's Ministry of Commerce ("MOFCOM") which enabled the company to integrate substantial portions of its HGST and WD subsidiaries under Western Digital Corporation ("Western Digital"), but they must offer both HGST and WD product brands in the market and maintain separate sales teams for two years from the date of the decision. As such, as of October 19, 2015, HGST is a Western Digital brand, and no longer a separate entity. (Source).

4- Micron: - Micron Technology, Inc. is an American global corporation based in Boise, Idaho which produces many forms of semiconductor devices, including dynamic random-access memory, flash memory and Micron solid-state drives. Its consumer products are marketed under the brands Crucial Technology and Lexar. Micron and Intel together created IM Flash Technologies, which produces NAND flash memory. Micron was named one of Thomson Reuters top 100 global innovators in 2012 and 2013.Micron Technology has also ranked among the Top 5 Semiconductor producing companies in the world (Source)

5- SanDisk: - SanDisk is an American manufacturer of flash memory products, including memory cards and readers, USB flash drives, and SanDisk solid state drives. As of February 2015, it is the third-largest manufacturer of flash memory.

On May 12, 2016, SanDisk was acquired by hard drive manufacturer Western Digital in a US$19 billion deal. (Source)