IT Strategy & Transformation Insights

Oils ain't Oils

If you are Australian, and over 40, you might remember this as a nostalgic catchphrase from the 80's and 90's, advertising motor oil made by Castrol. While typically referred to as Oil, immersion cooling uses dielectric fluids to cool IT load - a non-corrosive, non-conductive liquid and either non-flammable or very high flashpoint, that has the viscosity of a mineral or baby oil.  Types of Immersion Cooling Single-phase and two-phase immersion cooling are two different approaches to cooling e

Beyond NVIDIA: Is AMD the only GPU alternative for HPC/AI Workloads

GPU's: What are they, where did they come from, why do I need one for AI?

The history of Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) is a fascinating journey that begins with their humble origins as tools for enhancing 3D graphics in video games. These early GPUs (then called 3D accelerators) such as the 3dfx Voodoo2 released in 1998, laid the foundation for what would become a transformative force in computing technology. Early Beginnings and Gaming Acceleration In the late 1990s, the gaming industry was on the cusp of a revolution. The demand for more realistic and immersive

Immersion Datacenter Cooling: Future-Proofing

As chips and designs continue to push boundaries with ever higher Thermal Power Densities (TPDs), managing the dissipated heat becomes increasingly challenging. Current air-cooled rack designs typically top out at around 10-20kW per rack. However, when you consider the Thermal Power Densities of CPUs and GPUs, it quickly becomes apparent that filling a rack with these heat-producing components becomes a limiting factor. In a leaked Gigabyte roadmap, it has been revealed that most components ar