Re: GPU-based Compute Cloud

I believe there will be clouds that offer specialized services that
take advantage of a certain processor or IO architecture and charge a
premium for it. My guess is that CDN vendors will look at pushing the
application to the "edge" along with the data. Whatever standard
shape the cloud takes (think EC2 vs. GAE) being able to push it around
the globe will be a value added feature of a particular cloud.

On Jun 14, 7:37 pm, Paul Moen <paulm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Don't underestimate the power of specialization in driving compute
> clouds for specific compute tasks.
>
> It is not just GPUs, Kickfire (www.kickfire.com) have released a
> so-called SQL chip (DPU or SQLPU)?
>
> I see some reasons for software vendors looking at hardware, one is, if
> your software is becoming a commodity you need to move up or down the
> stack. So why not use FPGAs from Altera or Xilinx to test run burning
> your software into hardware.
>
> The other reason is the recent super computing record using the IBM cell
> chip which is used in current game consoles. Essentially people are
> rediscovering the power of parallelization and also specialization that
> game console makers have known for ages. The current PC and Server CPUs
> are made to be good at many tasks, the future may involve increased
> specialization of hardware for specific tasks.
>
> If you were are Database as a service provider and had a stack of
> kickfire applicances, suddenly given the performance gains of running
> part of the database in hardware means you can host more databases per
> machine per cubic feet (or cubic metre) having a real impact your bottom
> line.
>
> Have Fun
>
> Paul
>
> http://blog.dbadojo.comhttp://blog.vmdatamine.com

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