Based on the proliferation of data, the amount of compute required is immense. As a result, high-performance computing seeks to be a perfect fit based on lightning-fast processing.

To accelerate the HPC narrative based on the latest advancements in technology, such as artificial intelligence and data analytics, Dell Technologies Inc. uses proven configurations called Validated Designs, according to Armando Acosta (pictured, left), director of HPC product management at Dell.

“We see customers asking to run HPC, AI and data analytics workloads on the same cluster to gain economies of scale and scope, return on investment in total cost of ownership,” he said. “What we do is with these Dell Validated Designs, we actually give you a true end-to-end point of view of how you go and build these environments. We look at the different compute building blocks.”

Acosta and Shreya Shah (right), senior product manager of AI and HPC at Dell, spoke with theCUBE industry analyst Dave Vellante at the ISC High Performance event, during an exclusive broadcast on theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio. They discussed how Dell is making the HPC environment accessible as data analytics and AI continue to take center stage. (* Disclosure below.)

Supporting heterogeneous environments

For heterogeneous environments to materialize, supporting different workloads becomes crucial. This is made possible through Dell PowerEdge XE servers because they enable data analytics, AI and HPC solutions, Shah pointed out.

“The XE8640 is a fantastic place for our customers if they’re doing this mixed workload … both HPC and AI,” she stated. “We have a complementary system; the XE9640, that is a liquid cool version of it. So depending on where you are in your journey from a data center and workload aspect, we have the right fit for you depending on your journey.”

As the conversation shifts toward more bandwidth, memory and higher frequencies, the ability to have CPU, memory nodes and nodes with accelerators is becoming important. As a result, Dell is retuning its portfolio to map to these trends, according to Shah.

“The amount of thermal dissipated power is growing at a phenomenal rate,” she noted. ”To be able to take these accelerators and be really able to get the maximum value out of it, we have to really size up our portfolio effectively to be able to bring the performance per dollar.”

Here’s the complete video interview, part of SiliconANGLE’s and theCUBE’s coverage of the ISC High Performance event:

(* Disclosure: Dell Technologies Inc. sponsored this segment of theCUBE. Neither Dell nor other sponsors have editorial control over content on theCUBE or SiliconANGLE.)

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