The latest version of the Linux kernel offers full support for running a Linux cluster on InfiniBand, with the addition of a driver for storage systems based on the high-speed networking standard.

San Jose, Calif. – A group of companies and two U.S. national labs have formed a consortium to define a standard Linux implementation of the Infiniband interconnect. The Open Infiniband Alliance ...

Enterprise users interested in high-speed, low-latency I/O switching fabric InfiniBand, but concerned about being locked into a specific vendor because of proprietary drivers needed to deploy the ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A group of eleven companies and two U.S. national laboratories is forming a consortium to define a standard Linux implementation of the Infiniband interconnect. The Open Infiniband ...

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If all goes well, a standard Linux version of InfiniBand could be available as early as this year, boosting claims that the technology is the preferred connection medium for computer clusters. A new ...

After failing to deliver on its promise to remake mainstream business computing, the high-speed networking technology may be making a comeback as a way to create supercomputers. Stephen Shankland ...

After failing to deliver on its promise to remake mainstream business computing, the high-speed networking technology known as InfiniBand may be making a comeback as a new way to create supercomputers ...