Google Cloud upgrades with next-gen accelerator that embiggens its VMs
Homebrew Infrastructure Processing Unit virtualizes networks and storage to make Sapphire Rapids Xeons sing
Google Cloud has given itself a significant upgrade by introducing its latest Infrastructure Processing Unit – the same kind of kit that others call SmartNICs or Data Processing Units – in its first instance type powered by Intel’s fourth-gen Sapphire Rapids Xeon processors.…
Author: Simon Sharwood. [Source Link (*), The Register]