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2022 SmartNICs and Infrastructure Acceleration Report

The 2022 SmartNICs and Infrastructure Acceleration Report aims to educate and update executives and technologists at CSPs and enterprises on developments in network acceleration that involve SmartNICs, DPUs/IPUs, FPGAs, and related trending technologies.


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Spotlight on: Pensando Systems

A new Systems-level Architecture is Redefining the Data Center

Are SmartNICs about offloading applications to specialized DPUs? Or is there a bigger systems-level play? Hear from Soni Jiandani, Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer at Pensando Systems, on why this question was a critical factor in AMD's $1.9 billion acquisition of Pensando.

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“With the recent news that AMD will acquire Pensando Systems, a high-profile infrastructure acceleration startup, for $1.9B, the broader market has awoken to the importance of acceleration hardware and software.”
– 2022 SmartNICs and Infrastructure Acceleration Report

Content from Sponsors and Thought Leaders

The following media comprises interviews and other content related to Infrastructure Acceleration. Views expressed are those of the presenting individuals and companies and may not necessarily represent views of Converge! Network Digest or AvidThink.

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Pensando Systems

A New Systems-level Architecture is Redefining the Data Center

Are SmartNICs about offloading applications to specialized DPUs? Or is there a bigger systems-level play? Hear from Soni Jiandani, Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer at Pensando Systems, on why this question was a critical factor in AMD’s $1.9 billion acquisition of Pensando.

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Microsoft

Can SONiC become the Linux of Network Operating Systems?

In this video, David Maltz, Technical Fellow and Corporate Vice President at Azure Networking, details the features and benefits of SONiC, an open source network operating system based on Linux that runs on switches from multiple vendors and ASICs.

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Napatech

SmartNIC Offload for 5G User Plane Function

Optimizing the utilization of servers is important to carriers as they look to maximize the ROI for their network infrastructure. In this video, Charlie Ashton, Senior Director of Business Development at Napatech, discusses the business benefits of offloading the 5G user plane function (UPF) to dedicated accelerators like SmartNICs and details Napatech’s UPF offload solution.

 

Article: Time to start saving power, money and real estate in your 5G packet core

 

Solution Brief: SmartNIC offload solution for 5G User Plane Function

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The Linux Foundation

Disaggregation across the Network Stack is Here to Stay

In this video, Arpit Joshipura, GM/SVP Networking + Edge/IOT at The Linux Foundation, looks at the role disaggregation plays across the network stack and the importance of a network operating system that is independent of hardware.

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Juniper Networks

Do customers want to program their SmartNICs?

In this video, Mike Bushong, Group Vice President, Cloud-Ready Data Center at Juniper Networks, looks at the bifurcation between the hyperscalers and the rest of the market around programmable SmartNICs and the challenges that need to be solved.

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Netronome

Where did the concept of SmartNICs originate?

The concept of SmartNICs can be traced back a long way to networking company called FORE Systems and subsequently to the founding of Netronome, says Niel Viljoen, CEO of Netronome.

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SmartNICs Summit

Hyperscalers count on SmartNICs to save money

Chuck Sobey, Conference Chair of SmartNICs Summit 2022, explains how hyperscalers depend on the use of SmartNICs to free up more CPU cycles that their customers can use.

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Ethernity Networks

Accelerating Data Plane Offload via FPGA

New FPGA-powered solutions are coming to market for offloading data plane traffic from 5G infrastructure, says Oded Bergman, VP Product Strategy & Business Development, Ethernity Networks.