Tag: SmartNIC
AMD Acquires Pensando for its DPU Future
We discuss what is a DPU and why AMD is acquiring Pensando for $1.9B to bring this technology into its data center portfolio
Intel IPU is an Exotic Answer to the Industry DPU
The Intel IPU is the company's exotic answer to the industry-wide DPU effort to separate data center infrastructure and application layers
DPU vs SmartNIC and the STH NIC Continuum Framework
We are introducing the 2021 STH NIC Continuum framework for discussing NIC types to help categorize DPU vs SmartNIC and other solutions
Silicom FPGA SmartNIC N5010 4x 100Gb with HBM Onboard
The Silicom FPGA SmartNIC N5010 uses a Stratix 10 DX FPGA with HBM and PCIe Gen4 to power up to 4x 100GbE ports on a PCIe card
Inventec FPGA SmartNIC C5020X Combines FPGA and Intel Xeon D
The Inventec FPGA SmartNIC C5020X uses an Intel Stratix 10 DX along with an Intel Xeon D SoC to provide a new cloud server x86 SmartNIC solution
VMware Project Monterey ESXi on Arm on DPU
We discuss the impact of VMware Project Monterey bringing ESXi on Arm and DPUs to the VMware ecosystem with features similar to AWS
Pensando Distributed Services Architecture SmartNIC
We take a look at the Pensando Distributed Services Architecture which offers network and storage offload through its Capri and Elba chips
Xilinx Alveo U25 SmartNIC Infused with Solarflare
The new Xilinx Alveo U25 is a 25GbE SmartNIC infused with Solarflare Onload Technology and represents a titanic business model shift for the company
Xilinx to Acquire SolarFlare for SmartNIC Capabilities
Xilinx announced it will acquire SolarFlare for SmartNIC capabilities creating an intriguing combination and new market dynamic