IBM Designs a "Performance Beast" for AI

Companies running AI applications often need as much computing muscle as researchers who use supercomputers do. IBM's latest system is aimed at both audiences. The company last week introduced its first server powered by the new Power9 processor designed for AI and high-performance computing. The powerful technologies inside have already attracted the likes of Google and the US Department of Energy as customers. The new IBM Power System AC922 is equipped with two Power9 CPUs and from two to six NVIDIA Tesla V100 GPUs.