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Composable infrastructure startup DriveScale believes composability is not primarily about hardware. Its CEO told us: "Hardware doesn’t drive software any more" and "SoCs are everywhere now", so "use the network as your backplane" because "100Gbit Ethernet is faster than PCIe 4 lane". “It’s all about the software. The box is a …

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  1. Pen-y-gors

    "composable infrastructure rig"

    I initially read that as 'compostable infrastructure rig' - making hardware out of surplus food waste?

    Should have gone to Specsavers.

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    1. jake Silver badge
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      Re: "composable infrastructure rig"

      No, no, no ... You see, this is "own it outright, run it in-house" kit.

      So when this year's crop of Marketing doublespeak runs it's course, it's easy to break down the computing infrastructure in order to provide components for next year's crop of Marketing doublespeak.

      In other words, "composting" is quite accurate :-)

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  2. Chris Hills

    Why ethernet?

    I do not understand the fascination of ethernet in the datacenter as opposed to the faster and more flexible infiniband.

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    1. Nick Dyer
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      Re: Why ethernet?

      Mostly because ethernet is a common, adopted and sticky interface that many network users and DCs around the world have standardised on, and are very comfortable with - and refuse to move from.

      IB, whilst superior in many ways - is always pushing water uphill as it's another standard and cable connectivity type for someone to manage.

      SK Vinod was one of the three founding brothers of Xsigo, and knows full well the political challenges that IB has in the datacentre.

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