Hadoop, an open source framework that enables distributed computing, has changed the way we deal with big data. Parallel processing with this set of tools can improve performance several times over.

In my previous article, I discussed the role of data management innovation in improving data center efficiency. I concluded with words of caution and optimism regarding the growing use of larger, ...

The story so far: In 1999, California-based Nvidia Corp. marketed a chip called GeForce 256 as “the world’s first GPU”. Its purpose was to make videogames run better and look better. In the 2.5 ...

The data processing unit, or DPU, is a new class of programmable processor that enables servers to more efficiently move data, freeing up valuable CPU cycles and allowing services to be statefully ...

Data processing units (DPUs) have emerged as an important deployment option for datacentres that run heavy data-centric workloads such as artificial intelligence (AI) and analytics processing, and to ...

As the world rushes to make use of the latest wave of AI technologies, one piece of high-tech hardware has become a surprisingly hot commodity: the graphics processing unit, or GPU. A top-of-the-line ...