“ We truly believe that servers are the bedrock of the modern data set ,” Ravi Pendekanti , Senior Vice President , Server Solutions Product Management and Marketing at Dell EMC , tells Gigabit at the event . “ Anything and everything that you ’ ve seen so far at Dell Technologies World , has had a server right in the mix .”
Ajoy Philip , VP , Infrastructure Systems Group , nods his head in agreement . He highlights how fastemerging technologies mean that businesses ’ need to think broadly about their infrastructure needs today and tomorrow . “ As a server person , I can ’ t be more pleased to see where the market is going ,” he muses . “ With the rise of technologies like artificial intelligence ( AI ), we ’ re going to need more and more compute to be able to draw insights .” Ajoy points out how Dell has ramped up its server portfolio to meet the demands of compute-hungry workloads and brand-new technologies . At Dell Technologies World , for instance , the firm launched the Dell EMC DSS 8440 server which , with the ability to scale up to 10 GPUs , is specifically designed for high-performance machine learning training . “ This is a very powerful machine that is able to draw rich insights from data ,” enthuses Pendekanti . “ Typically , most of the rest of the industry has opted for 8 GPUs so we really believe we ’ re changing the game .”
When it comes to digital transformation , it all boils down to having the right infrastructure – and particularly the right servers – to make it a reality . The worldwide server market seems to agree and shows no signs of slowing down , with sales reaching $ 23.6bn during the fourth quarter of 2018 , according to IDC . Dell Technologies has
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