Comments on: Welcome to the PS3 Data Center http://gigaom.com/2008/07/29/welcome-to-the-ps3-data-center/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:39:17 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: SiCortex Co-Founder on Intel and Shutting Down http://gigaom.com/2008/07/29/welcome-to-the-ps3-data-center/#comment-948135 SiCortex Co-Founder on Intel and Shutting Down Fri, 29 May 2009 19:11:36 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=15851#comment-948135 <p>[...] supercomputer at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, and computers taking advantage of GPUs or architectures like IBM’s Cell for parallel computing jobs, I should really know [...]</p> [...] supercomputer at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, and computers taking advantage of GPUs or architectures like IBM’s Cell for parallel computing jobs, I should really know [...]

]]> By: Microsoft and Proprietary Chips : Beyond Search http://gigaom.com/2008/07/29/welcome-to-the-ps3-data-center/#comment-937090 Microsoft and Proprietary Chips : Beyond Search Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:10:47 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=15851#comment-937090 <p>[...] expending as many watts, they are experimenting with different kinds of processors that may be better-suited to a particular task, such as using graphics processors for Monte Carlo [...]</p> [...] expending as many watts, they are experimenting with different kinds of processors that may be better-suited to a particular task, such as using graphics processors for Monte Carlo [...]

]]> By: Is Microsoft Turning Away From Commodity Servers? http://gigaom.com/2008/07/29/welcome-to-the-ps3-data-center/#comment-936988 Is Microsoft Turning Away From Commodity Servers? Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:59:50 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=15851#comment-936988 <p>[...] expending as many watts, they are experimenting with different kinds of processors that may be better-suited to a particular task, such as using graphics processors for Monte Carlo simulations. This means that, on these [...]</p> [...] expending as many watts, they are experimenting with different kinds of processors that may be better-suited to a particular task, such as using graphics processors for Monte Carlo simulations. This means that, on these [...]

]]> By: Hybrid Computers Will Hide in the Cloud http://gigaom.com/2008/07/29/welcome-to-the-ps3-data-center/#comment-931271 Hybrid Computers Will Hide in the Cloud Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:35:29 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=15851#comment-931271 <p>[...] makes one of these “expert” chips, called the Cell, which it’s pushing into data centers and high-performance computing. Other chip vendors such as Texas Instruments or Tensilica, which are pushing DSPs for specialty [...]</p> [...] makes one of these “expert” chips, called the Cell, which it’s pushing into data centers and high-performance computing. Other chip vendors such as Texas Instruments or Tensilica, which are pushing DSPs for specialty [...]

]]> By: TI Wants to Use DSPs for Low-power Computing http://gigaom.com/2008/07/29/welcome-to-the-ps3-data-center/#comment-930056 TI Wants to Use DSPs for Low-power Computing Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:29:31 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=15851#comment-930056 <p>[...] March 5, 2009 | 10:28 AM PT | 0 comments Texas Instruments is looking to hop on the trend of using non x86 processors in the data center, according to Kathy Brown, general manager of the company’s wireless base station [...]</p> [...] March 5, 2009 | 10:28 AM PT | 0 comments Texas Instruments is looking to hop on the trend of using non x86 processors in the data center, according to Kathy Brown, general manager of the company’s wireless base station [...]

]]> By: The End of x86 Domination: AMD Is Cool With That http://gigaom.com/2008/07/29/welcome-to-the-ps3-data-center/#comment-928182 The End of x86 Domination: AMD Is Cool With That Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:29:50 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=15851#comment-928182 <p>[...] side, the x86 architecture doesn’t seem to be in danger of losing much ground, (despite the use of accelerator chips in high-performance computing as well as for certain specialized jobs), but the focus on power is waning. Dessau spoke of a shift [...]</p> [...] side, the x86 architecture doesn’t seem to be in danger of losing much ground, (despite the use of accelerator chips in high-performance computing as well as for certain specialized jobs), but the focus on power is waning. Dessau spoke of a shift [...]

]]> By: IBM’s Cell Chip Gets Another Home: TV - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/07/29/welcome-to-the-ps3-data-center/#comment-902490 IBM’s Cell Chip Gets Another Home: TV - GigaOM Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:48:02 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=15851#comment-902490 <p>[...] AMD x86 chips in RoadRunner, the fastest supercomputer ever built. Meanwhile, engineers started putting it in blade servers for high-performance computing. Now IBM says it will return to its entertainment roots in a Toshiba television due out next year, [...]</p> [...] AMD x86 chips in RoadRunner, the fastest supercomputer ever built. Meanwhile, engineers started putting it in blade servers for high-performance computing. Now IBM says it will return to its entertainment roots in a Toshiba television due out next year, [...]

]]> By: John White http://gigaom.com/2008/07/29/welcome-to-the-ps3-data-center/#comment-891345 John White Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:36:33 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=15851#comment-891345 <p>hey, that's Don Grice!</p> hey, that’s Don Grice!

]]> By: Jesse Kopelman http://gigaom.com/2008/07/29/welcome-to-the-ps3-data-center/#comment-891323 Jesse Kopelman Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:19:27 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=15851#comment-891323 <p>The elephant in the room is Intel's forthcoming Larrabee, which will be a GPU-style processor that runs x86 instructions. Can these non-x86 solutions gain enough of a foothold that they won't be displaced by Larrabee? With Larrabee due by 2010, does it make sense to spend a lot of money developing/porting to a non-x86 platform?</p> The elephant in the room is Intel’s forthcoming Larrabee, which will be a GPU-style processor that runs x86 instructions. Can these non-x86 solutions gain enough of a foothold that they won’t be displaced by Larrabee? With Larrabee due by 2010, does it make sense to spend a lot of money developing/porting to a non-x86 platform?

]]> By: Rich Miller http://gigaom.com/2008/07/29/welcome-to-the-ps3-data-center/#comment-891245 Rich Miller Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:33:50 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=15851#comment-891245 <p>Last year Sony built a cluster of rack-mounted PlayStation 3s to power an online version of its WarHawk game:</p> <p>http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2007/Aug/09/playstation_3_clusters_in_the_data_center.html</p> Last year Sony built a cluster of rack-mounted PlayStation 3s to power an online version of its WarHawk game:

http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2007/Aug/09/playstation_3_clusters_in_the_data_center.html

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