AI vendors are turning to custom hardware as Microsoft winds back the clock on Windows
Vendors are moving way beyond Nvidia’s GPUs in the datacenter
This week, we delved deeper into the world of datacenter operations. The dominance of GPUs is no longer exclusive, with other hardware players stepping up. The taskbar's reign at the bottom of desktops may be ending too. You can catch the latest episode of The Kettle on various platforms and subscribe to receive updates. Systems Editor Tobias Mann joins us to discuss the reasons behind vendors turning to alternative silicon from Cerebras and Marvell for AI inference.
Waymo is also designing its own custom chips for robotaxis instead of relying on Intel's off-the-shelf silicon. As AI silicon advances, Microsoft is back to a previous approach by allowing taskbar customization in Windows 11 and providing more control over context menus and neural processing units (NPUs) in task manager. Microsoft Ecosystem Reporter Richard Speed adds his insights.
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