Liqid, the world’s main software program firm delivering knowledge middle composability, at the moment introduced it’s collaborating with large reminiscence options pioneer MemVerge and expertise {industry} chief Intel to ship composable reminiscence options for giant reminiscence computing. With Liqid Matrix™ composable disaggregated infrastructure (CDI) software program and MemVerge® Reminiscence Machine™ software program, Liqid and MemVerge can pool and orchestrate DRAM and storage-class reminiscence (SCM) gadgets comparable to Intel® Optane™ Persistent Reminiscence (PMem) in versatile configurations with GPU, NVMe storage, FPGA, and different accelerators to completely match distinctive workload necessities. The joint options ship unparalleled scale for reminiscence intensive purposes for a wide range of buyer use-cases, together with AI/ML, HPC, in-memory database and knowledge analytics.
“We’re happy to collaborate with expertise {industry} leaders like MemVerge and Intel, leveraging our shared experience in software-defined knowledge middle architectures to ship composable, big-memory options at the moment,” stated Ben Bolles, Govt Director, Product Administration, Liqid. “Intel Optane-based options from MemVerge and Liqid present near-memory knowledge speeds for purposes that should maximize compute energy to successfully extract actionable intelligence from the deluge of real-time knowledge.”
Pool and orchestrate Intel Optane Persistent Reminiscence for reminiscence hungry purposes at the moment
DRAM prices and the bodily limitations of the media have hampered deployment of highly effective, memory-centric purposes throughout use instances in enterprise, authorities, healthcare, digital media, and academia. Clients who want large reminiscence options can deploy totally composable, disaggregated, software-defined large reminiscence programs that mix MemVerge’s in-memory computing experience with Liqid’s capability to compose for Intel Optane PMem and different priceless accelerators.
“Our composable large reminiscence options are an essential a part of an general CDI structure,” stated Bernie Wu, VP Enterprise Growth, MemVerge. “The options are additionally a stable platform that clients can leverage for deployment of future reminiscence {hardware} from Intel, in-memory knowledge administration providers from MemVerge, and composable disaggregated software program from Liqid.”
With the joint, large reminiscence CDI options from Liqid and MemVerge customers can:
- Obtain exponentially greater utilization and capability for Intel Optane PMem with MemVerge Reminiscence Machine software program;
- Allow ultra-low latency, PCI-Categorical-based composability for Intel Optane-based MemVerge options with Liqid Matrix CDI software program;
- Granularly configure and compose reminiscence assets in tandem with GPUs, FPGAs, or community assets on demand to assist distinctive workload necessities, launch assets to be used by different purposes as soon as the workload is full;
- Pool and deploy Intel Optane PMem in tandem with different knowledge middle accelerators to cut back large reminiscence analytical operations from hours to minutes;
- Enhance VM and workload density for enhanced server consolidation, leading to lowered capital- and operational expenditures;
- Allow way more in-memory database computing for real-time knowledge evaluation and improved time-to-value.
Constructing a bridge to future CXL efficiency
CXL, a next-generation, industry-supported interconnect protocol constructed on the bodily and electrical PCIe interface, guarantees to disaggregate DRAM from CPU. This enables each the CPU and different accelerators to share reminiscence assets at beforehand unimaginable scales and delivers the ultimate disaggregated component essential to implement actually software-defined, totally composable knowledge facilities.
“The long run transformative energy of CXL is troublesome to overstate,” stated Kristie Mann, vp of Product for Intel Optane Group at Intel. “Collaboration between organizations like MemVerge and Liqid, whose respective experience in large reminiscence and PCI-Categorical (PCIe)-composability are well-recognized, ship options that present performance now that CXL will deliver sooner or later. Their resolution creates a layer of composable Intel Optane-based reminiscence for true tiered reminiscence architectures. Options comparable to these have the potential to deal with at the moment’s value and effectivity gaps in big-memory computing, whereas offering the proper platform for the seamless integration of future CXL-based applied sciences.”
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