something from the latest issue of Elektor e-magazine I get ......
The Great Bit Forward?
Big Data is certainly in vogue, but very few people can explain it clearly. To keep it simple, here is my definition: the storage and further analysis of extremely big amounts of data, for which we're still using current technology. Data grows exponentially, while computing power and storage capabilities don't. It is clear that at some point, our information-processing systems will “collapse,” and we will be forced to find new ways of dealing with it.
A couple of weeks ago, in a smart marketing move HP announced that they're working in a new concept, that they named The Machine. In theory, this is not just another faster computer, but a complete replacement of most existing basic building blocks of every architecture. Some good stuff here: a new OS, a memristor-based memory, a CPU built up with clusters of interconnected processors and super-fast buses using silicon nanophotonics. HP says that this beast could handle 160 petabytes (= 160 x 1015 bytes!) in 250 nanoseconds. 8× faster than state-of-the-art servers, requiring 80 times less energy. These figures are quite difficult to picture yet, but it seems that around 75% of HP's RandD team manpower is working on this. All or nothing? Or more like death or glory?
Jaime | Elektor
something to ponder on
cheers
Dave
The Great Bit Forward?
Big Data is certainly in vogue, but very few people can explain it clearly. To keep it simple, here is my definition: the storage and further analysis of extremely big amounts of data, for which we're still using current technology. Data grows exponentially, while computing power and storage capabilities don't. It is clear that at some point, our information-processing systems will “collapse,” and we will be forced to find new ways of dealing with it.
A couple of weeks ago, in a smart marketing move HP announced that they're working in a new concept, that they named The Machine. In theory, this is not just another faster computer, but a complete replacement of most existing basic building blocks of every architecture. Some good stuff here: a new OS, a memristor-based memory, a CPU built up with clusters of interconnected processors and super-fast buses using silicon nanophotonics. HP says that this beast could handle 160 petabytes (= 160 x 1015 bytes!) in 250 nanoseconds. 8× faster than state-of-the-art servers, requiring 80 times less energy. These figures are quite difficult to picture yet, but it seems that around 75% of HP's RandD team manpower is working on this. All or nothing? Or more like death or glory?
Jaime | Elektor
something to ponder on
cheers
Dave