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Will CXL Revolutionize Server Architecture? | Checksum: Episode 22
I sat down with Keith Townsend for a special crossover episode of the Gestalt IT Checksum and CTO Dose at VMware Explore 2022. Our conversation focused on CXL, a new technology that promises to...
View ArticleAMD Takes On the World in the Datacenter and Cloud | Gestalt IT Rundown:...
Since taking over AMD’s enterprise chip business in 2014, Forrest Norrod has built the perennial also-ran into a CPU powerhouse. Now that AMD is truly a major player in CPUs, the company has broadened...
View ArticleAMD Releases Genoa Epyc CPUs | Gestalt IT Rundown: November 16, 2022
AMD got the jump on Intel in the battle for fourth-generation server CPUs, announcing the so-called Genoa line at SuperComputing 22. AMD’s new CPU line is a massive upgrade, with more cores,...
View ArticleAMD Brings CXL to Servers with Genoa Epyc | Utilizing Tech 4×07
CXL couldn’t be utilized until there was a server platform that supported it, so we’re very excited to see AMD launch their next-generation Epyc server platform, code-name Genoa. In this episode of...
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AMD Seizes Performance Crown with 4th Gen EPYC, Genoa
Advanced Micro Devices, better known as AMD, released its 4th Gen EPYC processor – Genoa, in November. That was a historic release, for two reasons. First, after years of being neck and neck with...
View ArticleYear in Review 2022 | Gestalt IT Rundown: December 21, 2022
Join us for the Rundown of all our 2022 Rundowns! We’re looking at the big picture and linking the various stories throughout the year. See how things like DPU and ARM drove companies like AMD and...
View ArticleMid-Season Look at the CXL Server Platforms | Utilizing Tech 4×12
With both AMD and Intel supporting CXL in their newly-launched server platforms, it’s worth taking a moment to consider what has been delivered to date. This special episode of Utilizing CXL brings...
View ArticleAI Controversies Hit Enterprise IT | Gestalt IT Rundown: May 17, 2023
Controversy over AI, from ChatGPT to Bard, have been all over the news, and the impact of Large Language Models is hitting enterprise IT. We’re seeing litigation against GitHub, Microsoft, and OpenAI...
View ArticlePure Storage Takes Aim at Disk Storage | Gestalt IT Rundown: June 14, 2023
We’re at Pure Storage’s Pure Accelerate conference this week, and the buzz is focused on the company’s continuing quest to push hard disk drives out of the datacenter. The new FlashArray R4 products...
View ArticleUltra Ethernet Consortium Founded & Event Season is Heating Up | Gestalt IT...
Some of the biggest names in the HPC and hyperconvergence space are banding together to standardize Ethernet. The new Ultra Ethernet Consortium counts AMD, Broadcom, Cisco, HPE, Intel, and others as...
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Things are Heating Up for Tech Field Day Extra at VMware Explore
We’re excited to be returning to VMware Explore 2023 and we’ll be covering the event all week. Along with a variety of interviews for Gestalt IT, we’re excited to be hosting Tech Field Day sessions...
View ArticleVMware Should Focus on the Hypervisor and Networking
As we head into VMware Explore US 2023, we are forced to consider the company’s strategy once again. Wouldn’t it be better if VMware focused on the hypervisor and networking rather than continually...
View ArticleAnnouncements from VMware Explore | Gestalt IT Rundown: August 23, 2023
VMware just can’t stop talking about GenAI, which incorporates many different developments. The company is adding AI assistants to many products and is also introducing a new VMware Private AI...
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Realizing the Potential of CXL with Jim Pappas and Kurtis Bowman
Compute Express Link (CXL), a high-speed, low latency interconnect designed to expand memory and heterogeneous compute devices, was top of mind at the Flash Memory Summit (FMS) in Santa Clara this...
View ArticleIntel, Arm, AMD, and More Announcements from Hot Chips 2023 | Gestalt IT...
At Hot Chips 2023, Intel unveiled Sierra Forest and Granite Rapids Xeon processors targeting data centers. Sierra Forest is Intel’s first E-core Xeon with 144 CPU cores, while Granite Rapids focuses...
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Dell & AMD Partner for Accessible High Performance Computing | Gestalt IT...
Dell Technologies and AMD are at the forefront of high-performance computing (HPC), driving innovation in various fields, such as space exploration, wildfire prevention, and neuroscience research....
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Modernizing Aging Legacy Systems without Cost Creep with AMD
Running IT on legacy infrastructure is a seemingly risk-averse choice, one that maintains the status quo and achieves better cost balance. But a little yield-curve analysis shows the costly tradeoffs...
View ArticlePrimary Storage is Becoming Secondary Storage
The storage industry is increasingly focused on memory rather than traditional storage, and this reflects an architectural shift in the compute stack. This episode of On-Premise IT focuses on the new...
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Automation, Analytics, and More at Cloud Field Day 18
As Enterprises adopt Cloud, they’re focusing on game changing technologies like automation, data center analytics, networking, and security operations. Our Cloud Field Day presentations include...
View ArticleAMD CEO Lisa Su leaves Cisco Board of Directors | Gestalt IT Rundown: October...
Big news this week from the boardroom as Lisa Su, CEO of AMD, has announced her departure from the Cisco Board of Directors. The move comes as a surprise in a recent SEC filing and was announced...
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