Long Reads - IT Hardware & Semiconductors, Max Smolaks, Uptime Institute

In-depth features about the data center, AI, semiconductor, telco, and energy markets

  • Silicon wafer used to make quantum chips

    The new chip bestiary

    With AI workloads set to dominate the future, there's an uncertainty around the hardware that’s aiming to dethrone the GPU

  • RAM

    Servers need more memory

    Consumer devices have all the memory they need, but AI applications in data centers still want more

  • Mark Shuttleworth. CEO of Canonical

    The Second Coming

    Returning to the helm of Canonical, Mark Shuttleworth tells DCD why he doomed some Ubuntu projects, and why OpenStack is headed for a crisis

  • Abstract shapes 2

    Where are my Zettabytes?

    The way we store our data is changing. Max Smolaks attempts to predict what’s in store for the industry

  • hard drive design blueprint

    Building a better hard drive

    The purchasing power of hyperscale cloud vendors is shaping the next generation of data center equipment. A hard drive makeover is well overdue

  • athlete running race sport thinkstock photos jupiterimages lead

    The race for memory

    High-performance storage contenders are on the starting blocks. Get ready for a shake-up in 2016