UPDATED 12:40 EST / MAY 23 2023

AI

How advanced GPUs are shaping AI, as Dell and Scalers AI push boundaries

Years after artificial intelligence tools like Siri and voice-controlled appliances, ChatGPT showed the world AI’s true breadth of capabilities.

Generative AI and large language models aren’t showing any innovation slowdowns. Rather, they will only get more advanced as graphics processing units become more capable, according to Steen Graham (pictured, right), founder and chief executive officer of Scalers AI Inc.

“What’s amazing is the timing couldn’t be better for the PowerEdge XE9680 platform,” he said. “Dell took a leadership position with the latest H100 GPUs. Innovation today is GPU-constrained, so getting the best and latest GPUs is a game changer in how you can fast-track your industry transformation or produce the best LLMs in the market. We’re just thrilled that we got early access to the 9680 platform.”

Graham and Andrea Booker (left), director of server product management at Dell Technologies Inc., spoke with theCUBE industry analysts Dave Vellante and Lisa Martin at Dell Technologies World, during an exclusive broadcast on theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio. They discussed the new scope of usage scenarios enabled by more capable AI. (* Disclosure below.)

Generating that competitive edge

As an AI transformation-focused company, Scalers’ partnership with Dell Technologies allows it a front-row seat to several cutting-edge advances happening on the hardware front, expanding the bounds of possibilities for the company’s operations, according to Graham. The company is both a partner and a customer to Dell. This same trend is happening across the enterprise. Companies that have been successful in adding AI into their operations are already enjoying a competitive advantage.

“When we run an LLM, it’s 2x faster on the 9680 with these H100 GPUs — and that’s the difference between you being first to market versus your competitor,” Graham explained. “We’re seeing a ton of companies integrate generative AI into their core platforms and technologies already.”

Starting off with the AI-focused PowerEdge XE9680 server platform, Dell Technologies intends to push the envelope beyond just large language models to a plethora of other workloads and applications, according to Booker.

“We strategically designed this in partnership with Nvidia, announced it at SC22, and were the very first to launch it in March of this year,” she said. “We have just seen an explosion of customer demand for this product. But we also looked at providing flexibility for customers in workloads and applications with the product.”

Here’s the complete video interview, part of SiliconANGLE’s and theCUBE’s coverage of Dell Technologies World:

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

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