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Weekly Wrap: Broadcom Releases PCIe Switches for Data Centers
SDxCentral Weekly Wrap for Sept. 6, 2019
Plus, Nutanix CEO takes a dig at VMware, and AT&T names Jeff McElfresh as its new CEO
Broadcom releases new PCIe switches; VMware the butt of Nutanix CEO barb; and AT&T names a new CEO to replace Donovan.
Broadcom Releases PCIe Switches for Data Centers
Nutanix CEO Dheeraj Pandey: ‘We Don’t Sell Vaporware’
AT&T Taps Jeff McElfresh to Lead Telecom
Story 1:
Today is September 6, 2019, and this is the SDxCentral Weekly Wrap where we cover the week’s top stories on next-generation IT infrastructure.
Broadcom released new switches and a retimer for data centers and cloud providers targeted at addressing the rising demand for high performance computing and storage.
The new switches have up to 98 lanes and ports that can support high-throughput and low-latency applications such as deep learning, high-performance computing, and non-volatile memory access all-flash arrays.
The switches also play a critical role in interconnecting general-purpose computing on graphics processing units, compute accelerators, and central processing units.
The new retimer is designed to foster the deployment of the new switches in applications that make use of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and high-performance computing.
Will Townsend, a senior analyst at Moor Insights and Strategy, expects the new products to be impactful in the white-box market with companies like Arrcus, Cumulus, and others that focus on merchant silicon solutions.
Townsend also said the move maintains Broadcom’s position as a major player in the networking infrastructure market.
The vendor’s closest competitor in the data center interconnect and switch silicon space is Barefoot, which recently inked a deal to be acquired by Intel.
Despite that move, Townsend said that Broadcom remains well positioned due to its incumbent position and market momentum.
Story 2:
Nutanix CEO Dheeraj Pandey took a pointed dig at rival VMware as part of the company’s most recent quarterly financial release.
In an interview with SDxCentral, Pandey said the company did not sell vaporware in pointing to a large contract it recently won at the apparent expense of its rival.
Pandey’s competitive spirit showed through as he also would not say the name of that rival.
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By SDxCentralSDxCentral Weekly Wrap for Sept. 6, 2019
Plus, Nutanix CEO takes a dig at VMware, and AT&T names Jeff McElfresh as its new CEO
Broadcom releases new PCIe switches; VMware the butt of Nutanix CEO barb; and AT&T names a new CEO to replace Donovan.
Broadcom Releases PCIe Switches for Data Centers
Nutanix CEO Dheeraj Pandey: ‘We Don’t Sell Vaporware’
AT&T Taps Jeff McElfresh to Lead Telecom
Story 1:
Today is September 6, 2019, and this is the SDxCentral Weekly Wrap where we cover the week’s top stories on next-generation IT infrastructure.
Broadcom released new switches and a retimer for data centers and cloud providers targeted at addressing the rising demand for high performance computing and storage.
The new switches have up to 98 lanes and ports that can support high-throughput and low-latency applications such as deep learning, high-performance computing, and non-volatile memory access all-flash arrays.
The switches also play a critical role in interconnecting general-purpose computing on graphics processing units, compute accelerators, and central processing units.
The new retimer is designed to foster the deployment of the new switches in applications that make use of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and high-performance computing.
Will Townsend, a senior analyst at Moor Insights and Strategy, expects the new products to be impactful in the white-box market with companies like Arrcus, Cumulus, and others that focus on merchant silicon solutions.
Townsend also said the move maintains Broadcom’s position as a major player in the networking infrastructure market.
The vendor’s closest competitor in the data center interconnect and switch silicon space is Barefoot, which recently inked a deal to be acquired by Intel.
Despite that move, Townsend said that Broadcom remains well positioned due to its incumbent position and market momentum.
Story 2:
Nutanix CEO Dheeraj Pandey took a pointed dig at rival VMware as part of the company’s most recent quarterly financial release.
In an interview with SDxCentral, Pandey said the company did not sell vaporware in pointing to a large contract it recently won at the apparent expense of its rival.
Pandey’s competitive spirit showed through as he also would not say the name of that rival.