AI Hardware to Support the Artificial Intelligence Software Ecosystem

This feature continues our series of articles that survey the landscape of HPC and AI. This final post explores AI hardware options to support the growing artificial intelligence software ecosystem. Balance ratios are key to understanding the plethora of AI hardware solutions that are being developed or are soon to become available. Future proofing procurements to support run-anywhere solutions--rather than hardware specific solutions--is key! The basic idea behind balance ratios is to keep what works and improve on those hardware characteristics when possible.