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Enterprise  ◇  In the Lab

Turbocharging Our Hardware Reviews: Unleashing the Power of UL Procyon AI Inference Benchmark

The world of artificial intelligence is growing at an unprecedented pace, and with it comes the need for comprehensive benchmarking tools that can provide insights into the performance of various inference engines on different hardware platforms. The UL Procyon AI Inference Benchmark for Windows is an exciting addition to our lab. Designed for technology professionals,

Cloud  ◇  Enterprise

How To Add an EC2 Boost to AWS Snowball Edge Storage Optimized Device

The rapid growth of edge computing has led to a surge in data generation and collection at unprecedented levels. Temporary installations, such as scientific research stations, surveillance systems, and industrial facilities, often require rapid data collection and transfer for smooth operations. However, the high cost of hardware, coupled with the need for reliable and efficient

Enterprise  ◇  SSD

Apex Storage X21 Review: The Roaring Twenty-Ones

The Apex Storage X21 brings top-tier performance and capacity to enterprise and prosumer use cases with 21 Gen4 NVMe  M.2 SSDs on a double-width PCIe add-in card (FHFL). In total, the X21 can provide 168TB of storage per card (8TB SSDs) and cranks out up to 31GB/s read speeds and over 10 million IOPS.

Enterprise  ◇  Server

Supermicro Storage SuperServer SSG-121E-NES24R Review (24x E1.S)

The Supermicro Storage SuperServer SSG-121E-NES24R is a dual-socket server that supports the latest 4th generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors, up to 32 DIMMs, and support for 24 E1.S SSDs. The server is designed for hyperscalers and others that require massive scale and density via the 24 hot-swappable NVMe drive bays, PCIe 5.0 x16 expansion slots,

Enterprise  ◇  In the Lab

The Storage Review Bare-Bones AI Setup Guide

Recently we have been working extensively with AI in the lab. This has had wide-ranging results, from accidentally borking an entire OS with various configurations and software to needing to set up and have a baseline image to work with across platforms. We decided that it would be worth outlining the basic getting started steps as

Enterprise  ◇  Enterprise Storage

HPE Alletra MP Hardware Deep Dive

New block and file services highlighted the HPE GreenLake Storage Day. While HPE emphasizes the operational and management benefits of making these services available in GreenLake, we’re interested in the new universal hardware platform that sits behind the scenes – the HPE Alletra MP storage server.

AI  ◇  Enterprise

Meta LLaMa And Alpacas Loose in the Lab! Running Large Language Models Locally

In recent months, large language models have been the subject of extensive research and development, with state-of-the-art models like GPT-4, Meta LLaMa, and Alpaca pushing the boundaries of natural language processing and the hardware required to run them. Running inference on these models can be computationally challenging, requiring powerful hardware to deliver real-time results.

Enterprise  ◇  Server

Dell PowerEdge R660 E3.S Backplane Review

The Dell PowerEdge R660 is a 1U rackmount server designed to support the latest and greatest in server technology, including E3.S Gen5 storage, DDR5 memory, and configurations with liquid CPU cooling. It features support for two processors (dual sockets), 32 RDIMMs, and up to three graphics cards.

Enterprise  ◇  Enterprise Storage

Simplify Kubernetes Operations with Container Storage Modules for Dell PowerStore

As the digital landscape has continued to evolve, storage solutions that can accommodate a wide range of enterprise workloads and emerging application development platforms have become increasingly important. Notably, Dell Technologies PowerStore is a primary storage array designed to meet the needs of both traditional enterprise workloads and modern, containerized applications running on Kubernetes (K8s).