Red Hat and NVIDIA have agreed to advance the use of open-source platforms to support artificial intelligence, data science and deep learning workloads in enterprise data centers. Red Hat said Tuesday it secured certification to deploy its Enterprise Linux operating system and Kubernetes platform on NVIDIA DGX-1 hardware systems through the …
Read More »Alion, Enlighten Professionals to Present at NVIDIA’s AI Conference
Representatives of Alion Science and Technology and its Enlighten IT Consulting business will conduct live demonstrations at an upcoming NVIDIA-sponsored artificial intelligence conference in Washington, D.C. MacAulay-Brown said Thursday its parent company Alion serves as a platinum sponsor of the 2018 GPU Technology Conference that will take place from Oct. 22 to 24 and will feature …
Read More »Alion to Sponsor GPU Tech Conference; Todd Borkey Quoted
Alion Science and Technology will serve as a Platinum Sponsor of NVIDIA’s GPU Technology Conference that is set to take place from Oct. 22 to 24 in Washington, D.C. “GTC DC is a place for serious technologists and government leaders to connect and learn about the newest advancements in deep …
Read More »NVIDIA, Oracle to Combine Server, Cloud Platforms
NVIDIA and Oracle have partnered to integrate a cloud-based server technology with an infrastructure-as-a-service platform to help customers address various computing requirements. The partnership will offer the NVIDIA’s HGX-2 platform on the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure in a push to give clients access to a unified architecture intended to support artificial intelligence, analytics and machine …
Read More »Alion Introduces AI Tools for Defense, Security Missions; Todd Borkey Quoted
Alion Science and Technology has launched artificial intelligence tools designed to aid human-machine teaming in defense and security operations. The company said Friday it will use agile engineering approaches in efforts to help clients implement new AI-based technology platforms. Todd Borkey, chief technology officer at Alion, said the company wants …
Read More »Carahsoft to Market Nvidia Virtualization, Deep Learning Tools via NASA SEWP Vehicle; Craig Abod Quoted
Carahsoft Technology has agreed to offer virtualization and programmable graphics processing unit-powered deep learning tools from Nvidia to public sector customers through NASA’s Solutions for Enterprise-wide Procurement vehicle. Nvidia designed its technology offerings to help clients analyze huge amounts of data, implement virtual desktop infrastructure and manage data security and information technology performance, Carahsoft said Tuesday. Products …
Read More »DARPA Seeks Industry Info on Quantum Computing Capabilities to Address Hard Science Challenges
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has issued a request for information on quantum computing capabilities that can address hard science and technology challenges. A FedBizOpps notice posted on July 10 says the agency’s Defense Sciences Office aims to determine the limits of quantum computing and its ability to refine …
Read More »AWS Introduces New Apps to GovCloud; Teresa Carlson Comments
Amazon Web Services has unveiled new applications on the GovCloud platform that works to host sensitive workloads and data in compliance with the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program and other security regulations, GCN reported Friday. Teresa Carlson, vice president of worldwide public sector at AWS, introduced at the AWS …
Read More »AWS GovCloud Offers Deep Learning Machine Images
Amazon Web Services has included Amazon machine images or AMIs, which are master images for the creation of virtual servers, for deep learning in the AWS GovCloud, a cloud region built for sensitive data and regulated workloads. The AMIs are designed to provide a platform wherein developers would construct artificial intelligence applications based on deep learning …
Read More »Booz Allen Wins Nvidia’s 2017 Consulting Partner of the Year Award
NVIDIA has named Booz Allen Hamilton as its 2017 consulting partner of the year for supporting the information technology firm’s efforts to grow artificial intelligence offerings in North American market. Booz Allen said Wednesday it accepted an award at the at the 2018 NVIDIA GPU Technology Conference that took place in California. Both companies have collaborated on …
Read More »Amazon Web Services Releases New Text-to-speech Service
Amazon Web Services has released a new service designed to convert text into realistic voice audio applicable to multiple languages. The Amazon Polly service is available through the AWS GovCloud (US) Region, the company said Wednesday. The text-to-speech service makes use of deep learning technologies to help users construct speech-enabled applications. Amazon Polly’s API may be …
Read More »Intel’s Melvin Greer to Discuss Deep Learning Tech at NVTC Event
Melvin Greer, chief data scientist for Intel‘s public sector in the Americas, will serve as a panelist at the Northern Virginia Technology Council’s Titans event on Jan. 31 at The Ritz-Carlton in Tysons Corner, Virginia. Greer and his co-panelist John Kaufhold, CEO of data analytics company Deep Learning Analytics, will discuss …
Read More »IBM Designs Server for AI Workload Processing
IBM has unveiled a new server platform designed to help enterprise customers process and manage data-intensive artificial intelligence and cognitive computing workloads. AC922 Power Systems are built with IBM’s POWER9 processor and designed to accelerate training on deep learning processes by approximately four times, the company said Dec. 5. The processor currently …
Read More »AWS, Microsoft Launch Deep Learning Library for Developers
Amazon Web Services and Microsoft have introduced a deep learning library to help developers prototype, create, train and deploy machine learning models for cloud computing tools, edge devices and mobile applications. The Gluon library currently serves as an interface for the Apache MXNet deep learning framework and will be updated to support Microsoft’s open-source, …
Read More »IBM, MIT to Establish AI Research Laboratory
IBM plans to invest $240 million in the construction of a new artificial intelligence research laboratory that the company will operate in partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The company said Thursday its 10-year investment in the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab will aid research efforts of scientists from both institutions. The …
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