Tag: performance enhancement

  • Cloud Blog: How Memorystore helps FanCode stream 2X more live sports

    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/databases/fancode-migrates-from-aws-to-memorystore-for-redis-cluster/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: How Memorystore helps FanCode stream 2X more live sports Feedly Summary: Editor’s note: FanCode needed to deliver low-latency, personalized sports content to millions of fans while scaling rapidly. By migrating to Google Cloud and adopting Memorystore for Redis Cluster, FanCode built a fully integrated, scalable backend infrastructure that…

  • Hacker News: SP1: A performant, 100% open-source, contributor-friendly zkVM

    Source URL: https://blog.succinct.xyz/introducing-sp1/ Source: Hacker News Title: SP1: A performant, 100% open-source, contributor-friendly zkVM Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text introduces the Succinct Processor 1 (SP1), a next-generation zero-knowledge virtual machine (zkVM) that enhances transaction execution speed and efficiency, specifically for Rust and LLVM-compiled languages. SP1 is designed to be…

  • Cloud Blog: Get cost-effective protection for SAP HANA with Backup and DR Service

    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/storage-data-transfer/google-cloud-backup-and-dr-service-for-sap-hana/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Get cost-effective protection for SAP HANA with Backup and DR Service Feedly Summary: Like many businesses, your SAP HANA database is the heart of your SAP business applications, a repository of mission-critical data that drives your operations. But what happens when disaster strikes? Protecting a SAP HANA system…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Claude 3.5 Haiku price drops by 20%

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Dec/5/claude-35-haiku-price-drops-by-20/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Claude 3.5 Haiku price drops by 20% Feedly Summary: Claude 3.5 Haiku price drops by 20% Buried in this otherwise quite dry post about Anthropic’s ongoing partnership with AWS: To make this model even more accessible for a wide range of use cases, we’re lowering the price…

  • Cloud Blog: PayPal’s Real-Time Revolution: Migrating to Google Cloud for Streaming Analytics

    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/data-analytics/paypals-dataflow-migration-real-time-streaming-analytics/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: PayPal’s Real-Time Revolution: Migrating to Google Cloud for Streaming Analytics Feedly Summary: At PayPal, revolutionizing commerce globally has been a core mission for over 25 years. We create innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and secure, empowering consumers and businesses in approximately 200…

  • AWS News Blog: Amazon FSx for Lustre increases throughput to GPU instances by up to 12x

    Source URL: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-fsx-for-lustre-unlocks-full-network-bandwidth-and-gpu-performance/ Source: AWS News Blog Title: Amazon FSx for Lustre increases throughput to GPU instances by up to 12x Feedly Summary: Amazon FSx for Lustre now features Elastic Fabric Adapter and NVIDIA GPUDirect Storage for up to 12x higher throughput to GPUs, unlocking new possibilities in deep learning, autonomous vehicles, and HPC workloads.…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Say hello to gemini-exp-1121

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Nov/22/gemini-exp-1121/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Say hello to gemini-exp-1121 Feedly Summary: Say hello to gemini-exp-1121 Google Gemini’s Logan Kilpatrick on Twitter: Say hello to gemini-exp-1121! Our latest experimental gemini model, with: significant gains on coding performance stronger reasoning capabilities improved visual understanding Available on Google AI Studio and the Gemini API right…

  • AWS News Blog: Introducing Amazon CloudFront VPC origins: Enhanced security and streamlined operations for your applications

    Source URL: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/introducing-amazon-cloudfront-vpc-origins-enhanced-security-and-streamlined-operations-for-your-applications/ Source: AWS News Blog Title: Introducing Amazon CloudFront VPC origins: Enhanced security and streamlined operations for your applications Feedly Summary: Securely deliver high-performance web apps with CloudFront VPC origins; serve content directly from private subnets, eliminating undifferentiated work. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The introduction of Amazon CloudFront Virtual Private Cloud…

  • Hacker News: AMD crafts custom EPYC CPU with HBM3 for Azure: 88 Zen 4 cores and 450GB of HBM3

    Source URL: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-crafts-custom-epyc-cpu-for-microsoft-azure-with-hbm3-memory-cpu-with-88-zen-4-cores-and-450gb-of-hbm3-may-be-repurposed-mi300c-four-chips-hit-7-tb-s Source: Hacker News Title: AMD crafts custom EPYC CPU with HBM3 for Azure: 88 Zen 4 cores and 450GB of HBM3 Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft has unveiled a new series of high-performance computing (HPC) Azure virtual machines, the HBv5 series, which utilize a custom AMD CPU…

  • Hacker News: 1-Bit AI Infrastructure

    Source URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.16144 Source: Hacker News Title: 1-Bit AI Infrastructure Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the advancements in 1-bit Large Language Models (LLMs), highlighting the BitNet and BitNet b1.58 models that promise improved efficiency in processing speed and energy usage. The development of a software stack enables local…