So a $xxx,xxx mainframe can double the output of a $1500 card? "Make it up in volume"???
Seriously, this is the question I keep coming up against wrt z16 and AI: Why would anyone use expensive Z MIPs to do AI stuff instead of cheap Intel MIPS? On Tue, Feb 28, 2023 at 5:52 PM David Crayford <dcrayf...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 1/3/23 06:37, Seymour J Metz wrote: > > Telum isn't really an AI engine, but it has, e.g., vector capabilities > motivated by AI applications. I expect to see it used for more than AI. > > Naturally, it's not an AI engine on its own; software is required for > that functionality. An ACM article [1] suggests that a 32-chip system > can achieve 200 tflops, which is roughly double the output of a $1500 > NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 graphics card with air cooling. In this context, > low latency is a critical factor. > > [1] https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3470496.3533042 > > > > > > > > -- > > Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz > > http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 > > > > ________________________________________ > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on > behalf of David Crayford [dcrayf...@gmail.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2023 5:30 PM > > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > > Subject: Re: z/OS 3.1 Announcement US Letter > > > > There is a lot of AI related stuff in the announcement, including a new > > SMF explorder that leverages Jupyter Notebooks. The z16 Telum chip has > > integrated AI on die and a C library was published. Does anybody know if > > this has been ported to Python numpy or tensorflow? > > > > In z/OS 3.1, AI and analytics solutions such as the following plan to be > > infused into the operating system using intelligent automation and > > accelerated inferencing at scale to extract and leverage valuable data > > insights: > > > > * AI Framework support, intended to augment z/OS with intelligence > > that optimizes IT processes, simplifies management, improves > > performance, and reduces skill requirements > > * The AI ecosystem, which z/OS 3.1 intends to extend by supporting a > > leading AI portfolio with the ability to deploy AI co-located with > > z/OS applications, designed for low latency response times > > * AI-Powered WLM, designed to intelligently predict upcoming batch > > workload and react accordingly for optimized system resources > > * IBM SMF Explorer, a data access and analysis toolkit designed to > > help even novice users access SMF data and extract insights in an > > easy and modern way, leveraging Python and Jupyter Notebooks > > > > > > On 28/2/23 23:35, Lionel B. Dyck wrote: > >> This is the US Version of the announcement letter > >> > >> > https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ibm.com%2Fcommon%2Fssi%2FShowDoc.wss%3FdocURL%3D%2Fcommon%2Fssi%2Frep_ca%2F3%2F897%2FE&data=05%7C01%7Csmetz3%40gmu.edu%7C146e636a9e0d4228361708db19db8324%7C9e857255df574c47a0c00546460380cb%7C0%7C0%7C638132202822676826%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=T29yGFYduLO1l5NnTX%2F3R8rp7PvyftOfwGRRxo8%2FTJI%3D&reserved=0 > >> NUS223-013/index.html&lang=en&request_locale=en > >> > >> > >> Lionel B. 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