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Annual Server-Class Ethernet NIC Revenue Reached $6 Billion in 2023, Reports Crehan Research

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Monday, March 11, 2024
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SAN FRANCISCO, March 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- During calendar-year 2023, data center customers invested significantly in server and storage networking, which drove total annual server-class Ethernet NIC market revenues to $6 billion, according to a recent report from Crehan Research. Spending on accelerated networking was particularly strong, resulting in SmartNIC revenue – including DPUs and IPUs – surpassing foundational/performance NIC revenue during the year and now comprising more than half of the total revenue (see accompanying chart).

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, March 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- During calendar-year 2023, data center customers invested significantly in server and storage networking, which drove total annual server-class Ethernet NIC market revenues to $6 billion, according to a recent report from Crehan Research .
  • Spending on accelerated networking was particularly strong, resulting in SmartNIC revenue – including DPUs and IPUs – surpassing foundational/performance NIC revenue during the year and now comprising more than half of the total revenue (see accompanying chart).
  • "Although foundational/performance NICs still account for most of the server-class Ethernet NIC shipments, broader adoption of SmartNICs coupled with their higher average selling price pushed these products to account for a majority of the total server-class Ethernet NIC market revenue," said Seamus Crehan, president of Crehan Research.
  • Crehan also reported that the SmartNIC revenue increase was much stronger for merchant-built SmartNICs, as opposed to the self-built proprietary SmartNICs that were the early driver of growth in this market.

Adtran recognized among STL Partners’ top 100 edge computing companies for 2024

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Monday, February 26, 2024
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Adtran today announced that it has been recognized as one of STL Partners’ top 100 edge computing companies for 2024, marking its second consecutive year of inclusion on the list.

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  • Adtran today announced that it has been recognized as one of STL Partners’ top 100 edge computing companies for 2024, marking its second consecutive year of inclusion on the list.
  • The acknowledgment reaffirms Adtran’s substantial contributions to the sector and highlights its role as a leader, driving innovation amidst the quickly evolving edge computing landscape.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240226247955/en/
    Mike Heffner, GM of business solutions at Adtran (Photo: Business Wire)
    “We’re honored to be acknowledged once again by STL Partners, underlining our position at the forefront of edge computing innovation.
  • “Earning a spot on STL Partners’ list for a second year highlights our pivotal role in advancing edge computing.

Merchant-Built Ethernet SmartNIC Revenues - including DPUs and IPUs -Tripled in the First Half of 2023, Reports Crehan Research

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Monday, October 16, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Revenues for the merchant-built Ethernet smartNIC market, which includes Data Processing Units (DPUs) and Infrastructure Process Units (IPUs), more than tripled year-over-year in the first half of calendar-year 2023, according to a recent report from Crehan Research Inc. This is the second consecutive half-year period in which revenues have more than tripled, resulting in merchant-built Ethernet SmartNICs now comprising over 20% of total merchant-built server-class Ethernet NIC market revenue (see accompanying chart).

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  • This is the second consecutive half-year period in which revenues have more than tripled, resulting in merchant-built Ethernet SmartNICs now comprising over 20% of total merchant-built server-class Ethernet NIC market revenue (see accompanying chart).
  • "Up until recently, the SmartNIC market ramp was driven by a couple of the largest hyper-scale cloud service providers building their own proprietary SmartNICs for in-house deployments," said Seamus Crehan, president of Crehan Research.
  • "But now, with the ramp of merchant-built SmartNICs, we are moving toward broader market and customer adoption of these products."
  • Intel's strong IPU growth helped propel its total server-class Ethernet NIC revenue market share (Foundational/Performance NICs and SmartNICs) to the top position for merchant-built server-class Ethernet NICs.

Lanner and Napatech Collaborate on Optimized Server Platform for Mobile Infrastructure and Security Functions

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023
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Lanner and Napatech will showcase their integrated platform in Lanner's booth #1314 at MWC in Las Vegas from September 26th through 28th.

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  • Lanner and Napatech will showcase their integrated platform in Lanner's booth #1314 at MWC in Las Vegas from September 26th through 28th.
  • Having both in an optimized server represents the ideal architecture for delivering cost-effective mobile core infrastructure and security appliances."
  • "Through programmable network accelerators and efficient resource utilization, the optimized server platform is shaping the future of networking by enhancing performance, facilitating new applications, and strengthening security measures."
  • "We are delighted to be collaborating with Lanner to deliver this optimized, integrated platform for 5G core infrastructure and enterprise security based around our NT200 2x100Gbps SmartNIC", said Charlie Ashton, senior director of business development, Napatech.

Napatech Leaps Into Market For Data Center Infrastructure Processing Units

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Thursday, September 14, 2023
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IPUs meet the most demanding challenges of modern data center designs without compromise, including:

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  • IPUs meet the most demanding challenges of modern data center designs without compromise, including:
    Performance: hardware-based, line-rate forwarding with sophisticated packet processing.
  • "The value of processing infrastructure applications on a dedicated computing system is widely recognized by hyperscale cloud service providers," said Vlad Galabov, director and head of Omdia's Cloud and Data Center Research Practice.
  • "Napatech is pleased to have reached this important milepost in our collaboration with Intel," said Henrik Brill Jensen, CEO of Napatech.
  • "Our collaboration with Napatech is an indication of our commitment to expanding our leadership in infrastructure processing in data center networks," said Jim Dworkin, Vice President and General Manager of the Cloud & Enterprise Acceleration Division at Intel.

Gcore launches new UK-based AI Cloud Cluster

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023
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LUXEMBOURG, June 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Gcore, an international cloud and edge solutions provider, has today announced the opening of its new AI Cloud cluster in Newport in Wales. Built with Graphcore's innovative IPUs, it provides even the smallest companies with access to enterprise-scale IT resources, democratising opportunities for AI development across the UK and Europe.

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  • LUXEMBOURG, June 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Gcore , an international cloud and edge solutions provider, has today announced the opening of its new AI Cloud cluster in Newport in Wales.
  • "The opening of Gcore's AI Cloud cluster in Newport, in partnership with Graphcore, is an important step towards building one of the first European AI infrastructure.
  • The Gcore AI Cloud also includes software tools and integrations such as PyTorch, Keras, TensorFlow, Hugging Face, Paddle, and ONNX to support ML and AI work.
  • With its new AI Cloud cluster launch in Newport, Gcore is continuing the expansion of its global cloud solutions.

Gcore launches new UK-based AI Cloud Cluster

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023
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LUXEMBOURG, June 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Gcore, an international cloud and edge solutions provider, has today announced the opening of its new AI Cloud cluster in Newport in Wales. Built with Graphcore's innovative IPUs, it provides even the smallest companies with access to enterprise-scale IT resources, democratising opportunities for AI development across the UK and Europe.

Key Points: 
  • LUXEMBOURG, June 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Gcore , an international cloud and edge solutions provider, has today announced the opening of its new AI Cloud cluster in Newport in Wales.
  • "The opening of Gcore's AI Cloud cluster in Newport, in partnership with Graphcore, is an important step towards building one of the first European AI infrastructure.
  • The Gcore AI Cloud also includes software tools and integrations such as PyTorch, Keras, TensorFlow, Hugging Face, Paddle, and ONNX to support ML and AI work.
  • With its new AI Cloud cluster launch in Newport, Gcore is continuing the expansion of its global cloud solutions.

Argonne National Laboratory makes Graphcore Bow IPUs available to researchers worldwide

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Thursday, May 4, 2023
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BRISTOL, England, May 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --The US Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory is making the latest generation of Graphcore Bow IPUs available - for free - to scientific researchers around the world.

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  • BRISTOL, England, May 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --The US Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory is making the latest generation of Graphcore Bow IPUs available - for free - to scientific researchers around the world.
  • This is the second Graphcore system to be installed at Argonne National Laboratory, which has previously offered Mk1 IPUs as part of the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF).
  • Graphcore systems are also being used by US DoE's Sandia National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL).
  • IPUs have previously been used by Sandia National Laboratory to accelerate the training of GNNs in computational chemistry.

Informatica Reports First Quarter 2023 Financial Results

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Wednesday, May 3, 2023
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Informatica (NYSE: INFA), an enterprise cloud data management leader, today announced financial results for its first quarter 2023, ended March 31, 2023.

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  • Informatica (NYSE: INFA), an enterprise cloud data management leader, today announced financial results for its first quarter 2023, ended March 31, 2023.
  • Our customers and partners are embracing Informatica’s differentiated IDMC platform to accelerate their digital transformation journeys.”
    First Quarter 2023 Financial Highlights:
    GAAP Total Revenues increased 1% year-over-year to $365.4 million.
  • First quarter total revenues included a negative impact of approximately $7.0 million from foreign currency exchange rates (“FX”) rates year-over-year.
  • An explanation of these measures is also included below under the heading “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
    First Quarter 2023 Business Highlights:
    Processed 54.3 trillion cloud transactions per month for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, as compared to 32.2 trillion cloud transactions per month in the same quarter last year, an increase of 69% year-over-year.

The EBA clarifies the operationalisation of intermediate EU parent undertakings of third country groups

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Wednesday, November 9, 2022
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07 November 2022

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  • 07 November 2022
    The European Banking Authority today published an Opinion to clarify the framework applicable to the set-up and operationalisation of intermediate EU parent undertakings (IPUs) by third country groups (TCGs) operating in the EU.
  • The IPU determines the consolidation perimeter of the TCGs operations in the EU.
  • An IPU may be a credit institution, a financial holding company, a mixed financial holding company or an investment firm.
  • The Opinion is a further step in the uniform approach to access the EU market from third countries and in the uniform treatment of TCGs operating in the EU.