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Utilizing Tech Season 6 - Utilizing AI

Utilizing Tech Season 6 - Utilizing AI

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This is Utilizing Tech, the podcast about emerging Technology from Gestalt IT hosted by Stephen Foskett, Organizer of the Tech Field Day event series, part of The Futurum Group. In Season 6, we are returning to the topic of artificial intelligence where we will explore the practical applications and impact AI on technological innovations in enterprise IT.

Season 6: Utilizing AI
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4x5: How CXL Can Optimize Infrastructure for Machine Learning with Gerry Fan of Xconn Technology

Utilizing Tech Season 6 - Utilizing AINov 28, 2022

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06x06: AI Is My Co Pilot with Chris Grundemann

06x06: AI Is My Co Pilot with Chris Grundemann

Everyone uses AI today, whether they know it or not, and it's critical for users of this technology to understand its capability and limitations. This episode of Utilizing Tech features Chris Grundemann, a fellow podcast host and Tech Field Day delegate, talking the many ways we use AI every day. Like Frederic Van Haren and Stephen Foskett, Chris uses AI to assist with content creation in many ways, from summarization and organization of data to image generation. Content creators are using AI tools like ChatGPT, Stable Diffusion, and more to process data, but we all agree that it's best to spend time and effort to refine the output, especially when it comes to tone and voice. We are also using AI based tools for coding and structuring data, especially interactively. Although some have suggested that AI will replace content creators or coders, the technology is instead democratizing access and making it easier to use on a daily basis. It also makes computing more available to those who were previously locked out, expanding the impact of the technology we have spent decades creating.

Hosts: Stephen Foskett, Organizer of Tech Field Day: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/⁠⁠⁠ Frederic Van Haren, CTO and Founder of HighFens, Inc.: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/fredericvharen/⁠

Guest:

Chris Grundemann, Managing Director at Grundemann Solutions: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cgrundemann/

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Mar 25, 202435:11
06x05: Great AI Needs Great Storage with Ace Stryker of Solidigm
Mar 18, 202437:18
06x04: Keeping Your GPUs Fed with a Data Pipeline from Hammerspace with Molly Presley

06x04: Keeping Your GPUs Fed with a Data Pipeline from Hammerspace with Molly Presley

AI training is a uniquely data-hungry application, and it requires a special data pipeline to keep expensive GPUs fed. This episode of Utilizing Tech focuses on the data platform for machine learning, featuring Molly Pressley of Hammerspace along with Frederic Van Haren and Stephen Foskett. Nothing is worse than idle hardware, especially when it comes to expensive GPUs intended for ML training. Performance is important, but parallel access and access to multiple systems is just as important. Building an AI training environment requires identifying and eliminating bottlenecks at every layer, but many systems are simply not capable of scaling to the extent required by the largest GPU clusters. But a data pipeline goes way beyond storage: Training requires checkpoints, metadata, and access to different data points. And different models have unique requirements as well. Ultimately, AI applications require a flexible data pipeline not just high-performance storage.

Hosts: Stephen Foskett, Organizer of Tech Field Day: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/⁠⁠⁠ Frederic Van Haren, CTO and Founder of HighFens, Inc.: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/fredericvharen/⁠

Guest: Molly Presley, Head of Global Marketing at Hammerspace: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mollyjpresley/

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Tags: #UtilizingAI #AI #AITraining @Hammerspace_Inc @UtilizingTech

Mar 11, 202434:09
06x03: AI PCs, Renewed Focus on AI Safety, and More with David Kanter of MLCommons
Mar 04, 202428:30
06x02: Private AI is a Reality with Chris Wolf of VMware by Broadcom

06x02: Private AI is a Reality with Chris Wolf of VMware by Broadcom

AI is all about data, so it is no surprise that enterprises are deploying their own private AI inside the firewall. This episode of Utilizing Tech brings Chris Wolf, Global Head of AI and Advanced Services at VMware by Broadcom, to discuss private AI with Frederic Van Haren and Stephen Foskett. Companies looking to deploy AI are finding that it doesn't require nearly as much hardware as expected, software is widely available, and are reluctant to trust sensitive data to a service provider. VMware by Broadcom is deploying their own private AI code assist, keeping proprietary software and standards inside the firewall. But the solution also helps the AI team be more agile and responsive to the needs of the business and customers. One of the first use cases they found for private AI was customer support, and this is tightly integrated with internal documentation and sources to ensure valid responses. The biggest challenge is to integrate unstructured data, which can be spread across many locations, and this is actively being investigated by companies like Broadcom as well as projects like LlamaIndex. VMware has contributed back to the open source community, notably with the Ray workload scheduler, open source models, and related projects. It's important to build community and long-term engagement and support for open source as well, and this is in keeping with the overall trends in the AI community. Organizations looking to get started with private AI should consider the VMware by Broadcom reference architecture, which incorporates best practices at a smaller scale and pick a use case that provides immediate value.

Hosts: Stephen Foskett, Organizer of Tech Field Day: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/⁠ Frederic Van Haren, CTO and Founder of HighFens, Inc.: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/fredericvharen/⁠

Chris Wolf, Global Head of AI and Advanced Services at VMware by Broadcom: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cswolf/

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Tags: #UtilizingAI, #AI, #PrivateAI, @VMware, @Broadcom, @UtilizingTech, @GestaltIT, @SFoskett, @FredericVHaren,

Feb 26, 202431:25
06x01: The Bedrock of AI is Data with Nick Magnuson and Clive Bearman of Qlik

06x01: The Bedrock of AI is Data with Nick Magnuson and Clive Bearman of Qlik

Data is the foundation on which AI models are built, and integration of enterprise data will be the key to generative AI applications. This episode of Utilizing Tech brings Nick Magnuson and Clive Bearman from Qlik to discuss the integration of data and AI with Frederic Van Haren and Stephen Foskett. Enterprises sometimes worry that their data will never be ready for AI or that they will feed models with too much low-quality data, and overcoming this issue is one of the first hurdles. Another application for machine learning is improving data quality, organizing and tagging unstructured data for applications. The concept of curated data is an interesting one, since it promises to elevate the value of enterprise data. But what if a flood of data causes the model to make the wrong connections? If data is to be a product it must be profiled, tagged, and organized, and ML can help make this happen. The trend of generative AI is driving budgets and priorities to make data more useful and organized, but even unstructured data streams can be valuable. The application of large language models to structured data is promising as well, since it enables people to query these data sets even if they lack the background and skills to construct queries.

Hosts: Stephen Foskett, Organizer of Tech Field Day: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/ Frederic Van Haren, CTO and Founder of HighFens, Inc.: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fredericvharen/

Guests: Nick Magnuson, Head of AI, Qlik: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-magnuson-0a253931/ Clive Bearman, Senior Director of Product Marketing, Qlik: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clivebearman/

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Feb 19, 202441:30
06x00: Looking Forward to the Year of AI with Frederic Van Haren and Mark Beccue

06x00: Looking Forward to the Year of AI with Frederic Van Haren and Mark Beccue

Feb 12, 202434:13
05x22: Edge Innovation is Coming from All Directions

05x22: Edge Innovation is Coming from All Directions

As we've discussed all season on Utilizing Edge, innovation is coming from all directions, including hardware, software, and applications. This special crossover episode of the On-Premise IT and Utilizing Tech podcasts features Edge Field Day delegates Brian Knudtson, Ned Bellavance, and Jody Lemoine discussing their perspectives about edge innovation with Stephen Foskett. The primary drivers at the edge are integration, efficiency, and connectivity, as well as the unique needs of the applications there. Starting with hardware, customers are headed in two directions, with more enterprise availability features deployed in some locations and less-capable hardware in others, both in terms of compute and networking. At the software level, most edge infrastructure is hyper-converged, meaning that multiple layers of the stack are integrated in software and managed as one. Although intended as an application platform, Kubernetes is being deployed as a packaging abstraction and distribution solution at the edge.

Host:

Stephen Foskett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/

Guests:

Ned Bellavance: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ned-bellavance/

Brian Knudtson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bknudtson/

Jody Lemoine: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jodyl/

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Tags: #EFD2, #Edge, #UtilizingEdge, @UtilizingTech, @GestaltIT, @SFoskett, @Ned1313, @GhostInTheNet, @BKnudtson,

Oct 02, 202336:47
05x21: The New Direction of Hardware Led by Edge Computing
Sep 25, 202335:37
05x20: Personal and Mobile Devices at the Edge with Mark Houtz and Jim Czuprynski
Sep 18, 202336:22
05x19: The Intersection of Edge, Blockchain, and IoT with Jason Benedicic

05x19: The Intersection of Edge, Blockchain, and IoT with Jason Benedicic

Although blockchain technology has been tainted by scammers, the core idea of distributed consensus is relevant for certain edge applications. This episode of Utilizing Edge focuses on practical application of blockchain technology in edge and IoT, featuring Jason Benedicic, Alastair Cooke, and Stephen Foskett. Two key concepts in blockchain are the distributed ledger and consensus approach. There is a lot of work being done to apply blockchain in medical, finance, IoT, and proof of provenance. Although many applications can rely on authority or quorum, larger and more heterogeneous applications might benefit from consensus instead. The other aspect of blockchain, chain of custody and immutability of data, is potentially relevant in preventing supply chain attacks and dealing with transient devices. It's important to remember that many of the things that have put people off blockchain, from financialization to public exposure of transactions, are not necessarily required in all blockchains. Guest:

Jason Benedicic: https://www.twitter.com/JBenedicic Hosts:

Stephen Foskett: https://www.twitter.com/SFoskett

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Tags: #UtilizingEdge, #Edge, #Blockhain, #IoT, @GestaltIT, @UtilizingTech, @SFoskett, @DemitasseNZ, @JBenedicic,

Sep 11, 202333:59
05x18: Orchestration and Connectivity at the Edge
Sep 04, 202338:06
05x17: Considering the Many Faces of Edge Following VMware Explore with Roy Chua and Brian Knudtson
Aug 28, 202336:10
05x16: The Convergence and Standardization of IT and OT with Andy Foster of IOTech
Aug 21, 202333:23
05x15: Addressing Data Challenges in Media and Entertainment with Jimmy Fusil of Tsecond

05x15: Addressing Data Challenges in Media and Entertainment with Jimmy Fusil of Tsecond

Media and entertainment is one industry generating and moving vast amounts of data at the edge. This episode of Utilizing Edge brings Jimmy Fusil of Tsecond into a discussion with Alastair Cooke and Stephen Foskett about the unique data challenges in media and entertainment. There is a great need for local processing, secure data transport, and efficient storage utilization in managing the ever-increasing volume of data generated during film and TV production. The podcast explores the continued relevance of physical media, like tape, for long-term archiving, while also emphasizing the security measures necessary to protect creative privacy and prevent potential plot leaks in the industry. Fusil also discusses Tsecond’s groundbreaking product, Bryck, a portable NVMe storage device capable of holding up to a petabyte of data with a remarkable 40GBps data transfer speed. The discussion highlights how Bryck’s high-performance storage facilitates on-device data processing, ensuring quick backups and maintaining data integrity. It’s critical to consider edge storage solutions like Bryck in many data-intensive sectors beyond media and entertainment as well. Hosts:

Stephen Foskett: https://www.twitter.com/SFoskett

Alastair Cooke: https://www.twitter.com/DemitasseNZ Guest:

Jimmy Fusil, M&E Expert and Business Development Manager, Tsecond

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Tags: #UtilizingEdge #EdgeComputing #Bryck #EdgeStorage

Aug 07, 202336:24
05x14. Considering the Diversity of Edge Solutions with Brian Chambers and Alastair Cooke

05x14. Considering the Diversity of Edge Solutions with Brian Chambers and Alastair Cooke

Jul 31, 202343:29
05x13. Dark Data at the Edge
Jul 24, 202330:01
05x12: Hardware Beyond the NUC with Julian Chesterfield of Sunlight

05x12: Hardware Beyond the NUC with Julian Chesterfield of Sunlight

Jul 17, 202342:30
05x11: Building Resilient Infrastructure at the Edge with Craig Nunes of Nebulon
Jul 10, 202335:47
05x10: VMware’s Journey into Edge Computing with Saadat Malik
Jul 03, 202339:14
05x09: Delivering Mature IT Platforms at the Edge with Pierluca Chiodelli
Jun 26, 202336:10
05x08: The Middle Mile is the Heart of the Edge
Jun 19, 202334:03
05x07: Economics of Edge Computing with Carlo Daffara of NodeWeaver
Jun 12, 202336:27
05x06: Achieving High Availability at the Edge with StorMagic
Jun 05, 202332:36
05x05. The Near Edge and the Far Edge with Andrew Green
May 29, 202335:30
05x04: Designing a Scalable Edge Infrastructure with Scale Computing
May 22, 202336:30
05x03: Developer-Friendly Edge Application Management with Avassa
May 15, 202343:57
05x02: Stakeholder Demands at the Retail Edge with Simon Gamble of Mako Networks
May 08, 202334:30
05x01: Commoditization of Edge Infrastructure with ZEDEDA
May 01, 202335:19
05x00: What is the Edge and What Tech is Utilized There?

05x00: What is the Edge and What Tech is Utilized There?

Although the technology is roughly similar to datacenter or cloud, the unique challenges of edge computing require new approaches to storage, networking, orchestration, deployment, and more. We were kicking off a new season of Utilizing Tech focused on edge computing, featuring Alastair Cooke and Brian Chambers as co-hosts along with Stephen Foskett. One of the key differences for edge computing is the strictly constrained resources there as well as the massive scale. What we now call edge has existed for decades but the proprietary hardware previously used has been largely replaced by commodity and internet-connected systems that inherit technologies like virtualization, containerization, and hyperconvergence. Businesses and consumers expect more interactivity and capability in retail, restaurants, and hospitality environments, and the IoT revolution is strongly affecting manufacturing, military, and industrial settings. But what is the edge really, and how do we deliver services there? That's the question we hope to answer in this season of Utilizing Edge.

Hosts:

Stephen Foskett: https://www.twitter.com/SFoskett

Alastair Cooke: https://www.twitter.com/DemitasseNZ

Brian Chambers: https://www.twitter.com/BriChamb

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Tags: #UtilizingEdge #Edge #EdgeComputing #EdgeTechnology @UtilizingTech @GestaltIT

Apr 24, 202335:25
4x21: Why Would System Architects Utilize CXL?
Mar 27, 202337:12
4x20: The History and Future of CXL with Jim Pappas
Mar 20, 202345:24
4x19: Enabling Mass Adoption of CXL-Attached Memory with Rambus
Mar 13, 202333:12
4x18: The Past and Future of CXL with Allyson Klein
Mar 06, 202338:17
4x17: Memory and More over CXL with UnifabriX
Feb 27, 202333:19
4x16: Transparently Tiering Memory in CXL with Hasan Al Maruf
Feb 20, 202337:07
4x15: Enabling the CXL Device Ecosystem with Marvell

4x15: Enabling the CXL Device Ecosystem with Marvell

Bringing CXL to market requires a wide variety of components, and Marvell is a key supplier to datacenter and cloud. This episode of Utilizing CXL features Shalesh Thusoo of Marvell, who discusses the many solutions they are creating to bring CXL to market. Current products are directly connecting memory to CPUs via CXL but soon we will see products enabling the sharing of memory between hosts to enable new applications.  

From Marvell: This podcast contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, any statement that may predict, forecast, indicate or imply future events or achievements. Actual events or results may differ materially from those contemplated in this podcast. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Listeners are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and no person assumes any obligation to update or revise any such forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Hosts:  
Stephen Foskett:
https://www.twitter.com/SFoskett
Craig Rodgers: https://www.twitter.com/CraigRodgersms

Guest:
Shalesh Thusoo, Vice President CXL Product Development, Marvell
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaleshthusoo/

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Tags: #UtilizingCXL #CPU #CXL #Memory @Marvell @GestaltIT @UtilizingTech

Feb 13, 202329:37
4x14: How the CXL Consortium is Driving Adoption with Siamak Tavallaei
Feb 06, 202341:04
4x13: Enabling CXL in Heterogeneous Compute with Arm
Jan 30, 202331:46
4x12: Mid-Season Look at the CXL Server Platforms
Jan 23, 202339:33
4x11: Taking CXL To the Next Level with IntelliProp

4x11: Taking CXL To the Next Level with IntelliProp

CXL is being rolled out in production and more reliability, scalability, and security features are being added all the time. This episode of Utilizing Tech focuses on enterprise-grade CXL with John Spiers, CEO of IntelliProp, talking about the ongoing evolution of CXL. IntelliProp is bringing a CXL fabric solution to market the enables memory expansion outside the server over a fabric. CXL 3.0 introduces memory fabrics, but it will take more development to bring features like high availability, routing, peer-to-peer, failover, and re-routing while preserving cache coherency and enabling management, and IntelliProp is working to bring all this to the spec.  

As we discussed in our last episode with Dan Ernst from Microsoft Azure, CXL delivers acceptable memory latency, and John expects that this will continue with fabrics to some extent. IntelliProp will profile memory and enable tiered memory that matches application needs. The company is also working to enable advanced features, including sharing memory between systems, in association with the CXL consortium.

Hosts:  
Stephen Foskett:
https://www.twitter.com/SFoskett
Nathan Bennett: https://www.twitter.com/vNathanBennett

Guest Host:  
John Spiers, CEO of IntelliProp: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnwspiers/

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Tags: #UtilizingCXL #CXLFabric #MemoryLatency @UtilizingTech #CXL @Intelliprop

Jan 16, 202330:40
4x10: Pathfinding Cloud Architecture for CXL with Dan Ernst of Microsoft Azure

4x10: Pathfinding Cloud Architecture for CXL with Dan Ernst of Microsoft Azure

Jan 09, 202338:10
4x09: Looking Forward to CXL in Production in 2023

4x09: Looking Forward to CXL in Production in 2023

As 2023 arrives, so do two server platforms that support CXL, along with associated chipsets, software, and memory expansion cards. This special episode of Utilizing Tech features the three hosts of this season, Stephen Foskett, Craig Rodgers, and Nathan Bennett, discussing the prospects for CXL in 2023. AMD recently introduced Genoa Epyc, featuring CXL and PCIe 5, and it is widely expected that Intel will introduce Sapphire Rapids Xeon very soon with similar support. We expect these new server platforms to be adopted quickly by hyperscalers and to reach the enterprise datacenter throughout the year. We wonder what CXL memory expansion might bring, from other types of DRAM to persistent memory and possible even Optane. The prospect for shared and pooled memory is perhaps a little further off, but we have already heard that this capability might come to CXL 1.1 via device-specific features. What could go wrong? Enterprise server vendors might not embrace composability for various reasons, and this could derail CXL in the datacenter. Another concern is security, especially for shared memory and devices. The big differentiator will be software that enables systems to take advantage of features from memory expansion to pooling to disaggregation to composability.

Hosts:  
Stephen Foskett:
https://www.twitter.com/SFoskett
Craig Rodgers: https://www.twitter.com/CraigRodgersms
Nathan Bennett: https://www.twitter.com/vNathanBennett

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Tags: #UtilizingCXL #Genoa #Epyc #SapphireRapids #DRAM #CXL

Jan 02, 202341:30
4x08: CXL Brings Flexibility to Server Configurations with Astera Labs

4x08: CXL Brings Flexibility to Server Configurations with Astera Labs

The key to building an ideal server is balance, and this is why CXL is important, since it helps overcome the inflexible nature of modern server architectures. In this episode of Utilizing CXL, Stephen Foskett and Craig Rodgers talk with Ahmad Danesh of Astera Labs about the company's CXL-based memory expansion technology. Although there are many CXL memory expansion chips coming to market, the industry is keen on interoperability testing to make sure everything works as expected. These products are differentiated based on their reliability, performance, and security, including trusted hardware and encryption. This is especially important with AMD Genoa having recently been launched and Intel Sapphire Rapids coming very soon. Security is very important as memory moves further from the CPU and is shared and pooled among multiple servers. Ahmad also suggests that CXL memory can perform as well as local memory, so specialized memory tiering software might not always be needed. But this technology also allows other types of memory to be used, including non-DDR5 DRAM and potentially future non-DRAM memory.

Hosts:  
Stephen Foskett:
https://www.twitter.com/SFoskett
Craig Rodgers: https://www.twitter.com/CraigRodgersms

Guest Host:  
Ahmad Danesh, Sr. Director, Product Management, Astera Labs
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Tags: #UtilizingCXL #MemoryExpansion #Genoa #Epyc #AMD #CXL

Dec 19, 202227:24
4x07: AMD Brings CXL to Servers with Genoa Epyc

4x07: AMD Brings CXL to Servers with Genoa Epyc

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 Utilizing CXL, Stephen Foskett and Craig Rodgers talk with Mahesh Wagh of AMD and the CXL Consortium about this important release. The first step to bring CXL to market is to prove it is functional and performs well with a mainstream platform like AMD 4th-generation Epyc. AMD is bringing CXL to market as a tiered memory solution that performs similar to as memory on a remote NUMA socket without any special configuration or software. But AMD also supports other memory technologies, including hierarchical memory with software, security, pooling, and even memory sharing with specialized software. Although Epyc is said to only support CXL 1.1, later spec devices will be backwards-compatible and the platform also supports some CXL 2.0 features including global flush for persistent memory, firmware-first error handling, and device-specific capabilities.

Hosts:  
Stephen Foskett:
https://www.twitter.com/SFoskett
Craig Rodgers: https://www.twitter.com/CraigRodgersms

Guest Host:  
Mahesh Wagh, Senior Fellow at AMD, Server Systems Architect, Co-chair CXL Consortium Board Technical Task Force https://www.linkedin.com/in/maheshwagh/

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Tags: #UtilizingCXL #Genoa #Epyc #AMD #CXL 

Dec 12, 202236:36
4x06: Enabling CXL with VMware with Arvind Jagannath of VMware

4x06: Enabling CXL with VMware with Arvind Jagannath of VMware

A lot of VMware’s initiatives are in the same sphere as CXL, and now everybody is wondering if VMware is officially camp CXL. In this episode of Utilizing CXL, Stephen Foskett and co-host Craig Rodgers join Arvind Jagannath from VMware to hear it straight from the horse’s mouth. Learn if CXL is on the horizon for VMware as it is for a lot of IT companies of its stature, and what VMware’s role is in the enablement of the technology. Watch the full episode to find out how VMware is participating in the CXL revolution and the way its most recent projects support and enable implementation of CXL.  

Hosts:  
Stephen Foskett: https://www.twitter.com/SFoskett
Craig Rodgers: https://www.twitter.com/CraigRodgersms 

Guest Host:  
Arvind Jagannath, Product Management Lead at VMware https://www.linkedin.com/in/arvindjagannath/ 

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#UtilizingCXL #CXL #VMware

Dec 05, 202233:56
4x5: How CXL Can Optimize Infrastructure for Machine Learning with Gerry Fan of Xconn Technology

4x5: How CXL Can Optimize Infrastructure for Machine Learning with Gerry Fan of Xconn Technology

Nov 28, 202231:20
4x4: Implementing CXL with George Apostol of Elastics.cloud
Nov 14, 202232:29
4x3: How CXL Can Right-Size Server Memory with Ryan Baxter of Micron
Nov 07, 202235:31
4x2: Using CXL in Software with MemVerge
Oct 31, 202236:46