The Machine- HP’s latest invention that could revolutionize the computing world. According to HP, The Machine is not a server, workstation, PC, device or phone but an amalgamation of all these things. It’s designed to be able to cope with the masses of data of a future network designed to connect a variety of objects and gadgets. In order to handle this flurry of information it uses clusters of specialized cores as opposed to a small number of generalized cores. The whole thing is connected together using silicon photonics instead of traditional copper wires. The result is a system six times more powerful than existing servers that requires eighty times less energy. The Machine can manage 160 petabytes of data in a mere 250 nanoseconds. And this isn’t just for huge supercomputers- it could be used in smaller devices such as smartphones and laptops. Using the technology, if scaled down, smartphones could be fabricated with 100 terabytes of memory. HP envisages a variety of future applications for this technology in numerous different settings, from business to medicine. For example, it could be possible for doctors to compare your symptoms or DNA with patients across the globe in an instant and without breaching privacy.
Posted on: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 03:19:44 +0000
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