Mark Albertson

Mark Albertson is a senior writer for theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio. He is an experienced technology reporter, recognized by Onalytica as a "Who's Who In Cloud Influencer" and named to Peerlyst’s “24 Powerful Cybersecurity Journalists.” Prior to SiliconANGLE, Mark wrote for the San Francisco Examiner, Blasting News, and CBS-Bay Area.

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Recent offering from Dell provides latest chapter in enterprise quantum computing

One of the messages to emerge from the Supercomputing 2022 conference in Dallas this week is that quantum computing is on the move. Dell Technologies Inc. announced a new Quantum Computing Solution in partnership with IonQ Inc., designed to support complex workloads, such as machine learning, natural language processing and chemistry simulation. The news provides ...

Power consumption and AI are key priorities for Dell and Intel in the supercomputing space

At the Supercomputing conference in Dallas this week, Dell Technologies Inc. teamed up with Intel to launch a new PowerEdge server that employs fully direct liquid cooling for energy expense reduction by up to 3.1 times. Based on comments from a Dell executive in an exclusive interview at the event with SiliconANGLE, there will be ...

NASA pushes the HPC envelope as it focuses on Earth systems and open science models

NASA routinely sends rockets into space, but it is also heavily invested in the business of collecting data. Scientists collect observations from satellites, the International Space Station, balloons, ships, airplanes and ground stations to better understand Earth systems and predict major climate changes in advance. It’s an ambitious undertaking, one that requires a blend of ...

Broadcom’s latest switch chip offers connectivity alternative for hyperscalers

When Broadcom Ltd. unveiled its Tomahawk 5 switch processor in August, it delivered the latest salvo in what is shaping up to be an interesting competition among chipmaking giants for hyperscale business. Tomahawk 5 leverages Remote Direct Memory Access over Converged Ethernet, or RoCE, on open standard designed to offload data movement and availability of ...

Dell stakes its claim to the data protection market with major PowerProtect, APEX and Google Cloud announcements

The data protection market received a jolt of energy with today’s announcement from Dell Technologies Inc. of several new services as part of its security portfolio. The announcements involved a new PowerProtect appliance, enhancements for Dell’s APEX storage services, and an agreement to use Google Cloud for cyber recovery. “We have 1,700 customers protecting 14 ...

Demand for AI and HPC support drives Dell’s latest PowerEdge release

Dell Technologies Inc. broke new ground earlier this week with the unveiling of its PowerEdge XE9680 system at the Supercomputing Conference in Dallas. It was announced as the first system with eight Nvidia GPUs interconnected with Nvidia’s NVLink, designed to meet growing customer demand for large-scale artificial intelligence and high-performance computing initiatives. “What we’re hearing ...

Supercomputing’s growing global impact sets the tone for SC22

The exhibition floor at Supercomputing 2022 in Dallas had barely opened this week before a series of announcements began to trickle out. Nvidia Corp. introduced new high-performance computing solutions for researchers. Cerebras Systems Inc. unveiled an AI supercomputer that can perform 1 quintillion operations per second. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. announced a new portfolio for ...

What to expect during “The Future of Multicloud Data Protection Is Here” event: Join theCUBE Nov. 17

The path to cyber resilience for most companies continues to be paved with obstacles. That was just one finding from a survey of Irish companies commissioned this year by Dell Technologies Inc. The company’s “Cyber Resilience Survey 2022” found that while 91% of organizations in Ireland recognized the importance of cyber resilience at the senior-management ...
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AMD kicks off ‘rolling thunder’ of microprocessor releases as next-gen servers prepare to hit the market

The release today by Advanced Micro Devices Inc. of its 4th Gen EPYC Genoa CPU marked the start of what is expected to be a series of announcements from major chipmakers in the months ahead. Intel will likely make its own microprocessor announcement early next year, and other major chip suppliers, such as Arm Ltd. and Nvidia Corp., are ...

What to expect during AMD’s 4th Gen EPYC Genoa Release: Join theCUBE Nov. 10

A forthcoming announcement from Advanced Micro Devices Inc. kicks off what is expected to be a pitched battle among x86 processor chip competitors for the enterprise high ground over the coming year. AMD will release its 4th Gen EPYC Genoa CPU on Nov. 10. In partnership with Dell Technologies Inc., theCUBE industry analysts Dave Vellante (pictured, left) ...