James Myers, Director of Data Center Storage Solutions Architecture at Intel, joins us on this week’s Conversations in the Cloud to discuss Intel® Optane™ SSD and Intel Select Solutions.

James takes a deep dive into the Intel Optane technology and how it revolutionizes performance for demanding storage workloads. He discusses the importance of balanced architecture and bottle neck prevention for resilient enterprise systems. Many Intel Select Solutions leverage Optane SSD to keep workloads responsive with low latency and fast caching. James is passionate about Select Solutions because the solution benchmarks are designed to deliver proven, real-world value. Select’s validation process includes testing hardware like Optane so it’s optimized for data centers out-of-the-box.

Explore Intel Select Solutions and other performance optimized configurations at intel.com/selectsolutions. Learn more about Intel Optane Technology at http://intel.com/optane.

Revolutionize Storage Performance with Optane SSD - CiTC Episode 198

Mileidy Giraldo, Ph.D., Global Lead, Genomics R&D at Lenovo HPC & AI, joins Conversations in the Cloud to discuss the future of genomics-based precision medicine and Lenovo’s new Genomics Analytics solution. Genomics analytics are increasingly the first step for life sciences studies, but long execution times of complex workflows limit their large scale implementation. Mileidy discusses how Lenovo and Intel’s work is helping researchers deliver faster time to scientific insights and flexibility to scale. Lenovo’s Genomics Optimization and Scalability Tool (GOAST) is built on the foundation of Intel Select Solutions for Genomics Analytics and expands its features to enable precision medicine at the population scale. The computing and storage capacities of the solution help researchers accelerate genomics at the population level – which is having a huge impact on timely deployment of translational and precision medicine initiatives worldwide.

Learn more about GOAST at https://en.resources.lenovo.com/intel-select-solutions/goast and explore Lenovo’s other HPC solutions here https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/data-center/solutions/hpc. Learn about Intel Select Solutions and other performance optimized configurations at intel.com/selectsolutions.

Population Level Genomics with Lenovo’s GOAST  – CitC Episode 199

Gibson Ang, VP Technology  and Product Management for Casa Systems, Inc., joins Intel® Chip Chat Network Insights to explore how 5G’s convergence of wireless and wireline networks will provide subscribers with a seamless experience as they move between wireless and fixed connectivity. 

Gibson explains how next-generation connectivity will bring with it increased complexity, requiring operators to support more spectrum bands, protocols and access types; deploy and manage tens of thousands more cell sites; push services closer to users at the edge; and deliver tailored network slices to meet the needs of new use cases. Using a common 5G core, converged service providers can optimize their network resources, lower network costs, and swiftly capitalize on new revenue opportunities.

Learn more about the advantages for operators through Casa Systems and BT’s implementation of a multi-tenancy and multi-access edge compute architecture, with disaggregated broadband network gateway functionality. This proof-of-concept design took top honors for Best New 5G Technology at Broadband World Forum 2019.

Gibson shares how 2nd gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors make it possible to transition from using discrete architectures for major workloads (e.g., applications, controls, packets, and signal processing) to a single architecture that consolidates the workloads into a more scalable and simplified solution.

This powerful set of software libraries removes the most-common performance bottlenecks for packet processing software on the Intel x86 platform. It allows Casa Systems to improve the packet processing performance of the solution by more than 10x*, resulting in performance gains that outpace legacy solutions many times over. 

*Download the whitepaper featuring Casa System’s Axyom Platform visit: https://www.casa-systems.com/assets/Casa-White-Paper-Axyom-Takes-Performance-to-the-Edge.pdf 

For more information on Casa Systems and to see virtual demonstrations, please see: www.casa-systems.com 

Learn more about Intel’s work in network transformation, 5G and edge computing at http://networkbuilders.intel.com

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5G Convergence - Intel® Chip Chat Network Insights episode 279

Intel® Chip Chat: Network Insights is a recurring podcast series that delves into the technologies, topics and issues facing the networking industry. These informal, one-on-one interviews with industry experts examine the network transformation taking place through the adoption of software defined networking and network functions virtualization across telecommunication & enterprise organizations.

5G Convergence - Intel® Chip Chat Network Insights episode 279

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