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Revolutionizing the Datacenter
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Evolution of HPC to Data Centric SystemsSumit Gupta
VP, High Performance Computing & Data Analytics, IBM Systems
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Data is the new basis of competitive value
RetailBanking
Oil & GasHealthcare
Overwhelming Growth of Unstructured Data
2010 2020
Percentage of uncertain data Sensors & Devices
VoIP
Enterprise Data
Social Media
40 Zettabytes
We are here
Cognitive ComputingA new era in technology, a new era in business
Data is transforming industries and
professions
Computing is entering a new Cognitive Era
The world is being reinvented in code
POWER: Designed for Cognitive Computing
& Data Analytics
High Performance Cores
Fast & Large Memory System
Fast Interconnects for Accelerators
Workload Performance Depends
On Different Features
Double Precision (FP64) FP Perf
Single Precision (FP32) FP Perf
Half Precision (FP16) FP Perf
Integer Operations Perf
Memory Bandwidth
Memory Size
Cache Performance
Core Thread Performance
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Data Centric:
Minimize Data Movement, Optimize Workflows
Compute where the data resides Shift from algorithms to workflows
Seismic Data Processing Workflow and Data Lifecycle
Cold Storage
DataInput
After: NoSQL POWER8 + CAPI Flash
Load Balancer
500GB Cache
Node
Backup Nodes
500GB Cache
Node500GB Cache
Node500GB Cache
Node500GB Cache
Server Node
Before: NoSQL In-Memory
24U 4U
Accelerating NoSQL Databases with CAPI-Attached Flash
POWER8 Server
Flash Array w/ up
to 40TB
CAPI Device
Flash Acts As Extension of System Memory
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US & UK Research Establishments Select Data Centric Supercomputers
IBM, Mellanox, and NVIDIA awarded $325M
U.S. Department of Energy’s CORAL Supercomputers
IBM & UK’s STFC Partner for Big Data & Cognitive Computing Research in
£313M Partnership
CORAL: Leadership Class Supercomputers
5X – 10X HIGHER APP PERF THAN CURRENT SYSTEMS
POWER8 NVLINK-ed to Pascal GPUs
CPU to GPU NVLink Enables
• Easier Programming of GPU Accelerators
• Better Application Throughput
• Expanded Set of Accelerated Applications
New Server: Early Shipments in 4Q 2016
IBM-NVIDIA NVLink Acceleration Lab
• Seeking Clients Now
• Apply at accellab@us.ibm.com
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GPU
POWER8
Graphics Memory
System Memory
GPU
Graphics Memory
40
GB
/s
NVLink Enables Fast Unified MemoryAccess between CPU & GPU Memories
NV
Lin
k
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Accelerated innovation through collaboration of partners
Accelerators for driving industry performance leadership
Vibrant ecosystem through open collaborative, development
Cloud ComputingHyperscale & Large scale
Datacenters
High PerformanceComputing & Analytics
Domestic IT Agendas
OpenPOWER Strategy
Processors Not Keeping up with Workload Performance
Needs
Numerous IT consumption models
Fast Growing Open Software Ecosystem
Market Shifts
OpenPOWER: Catalyst for Open Innovation
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Neuromorphic Computing: Brain-inspired computing
Quantum Computing:Development of novel
computing systems
Past• Focus on HPC
performance
Today• Focus on Data, Analytics• Workflow performance• Heterogeneous compute
Future• Integrated Cognitive Computing• Seamless enablement of
heterogeneous compute
Evolution of HPC