by mk_stjames on 11/10/22, 3:23 PM
Whenever I see these modern cloud centers with racks and racks of GPU servers, or 64-core custom ARM CPU blade servers with terabytes of RAM... I can't help but wonder how many years it will be until I can just pick one rack up off Ebay for a few hundo and play with it, like I used to do with old 80s and 90s obsolete surplus. The way things are going... probably never.
by sokoloff on 11/10/22, 12:41 PM
by pwarner on 11/10/22, 2:32 PM
The cloud is the new mainframe. The difference vs the old mainframe is it's so much more accessible to anyone. Barrier to entry to build one will be high, but to consume is very low.
I'm trying to decide if lock in problem becomes bigger, but I think where people follow modern software engineering best practice, they can move if needed.
by evancox100 on 11/10/22, 2:14 PM
For those wondering, the definition of HPTS:
“High Performance Transactions System (HPTS) is a invitational conference held once every two years at the Asilomar Conference Center near Monterey California”
by jeffbee on 11/10/22, 2:26 PM
I like the concrete numbers in this deck. Over 20 million nitros installed, over 12GW power capacity. Gives us a chance to compare scale with the other bigs.
by brooksbp on 11/10/22, 7:22 PM
> Where Have I Been? 2012 to 2022 around the world in a small boat. Worked full time at AWS. Only in North America 3 to 4 times/year. Great to be back!
WFH is over folks.
Joking aside, that's awesome, and I hope some flexibility remains for all. Especially for those with little kids and two working parents.
by amelius on 11/10/22, 1:23 PM
What does "Hello World" look like in the silicon world these days? (Looking for a complete example containing everything necessary to go from code to tapeout, I know multiple answers are possible).
by rob-olmos on 11/10/22, 5:35 PM
What's the next circle going to be? Mainframes become even more specialized & powerful, and then the cloud builds new more specialized silicon to match it?
by ancharm on 11/10/22, 2:51 PM
Is there any video of this posted somewhere?
by latchkey on 11/10/22, 5:12 PM
AWS uses 12,000MW of power.