November 29, 2020

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Intels Habana starts to chip away at Nvidia in cloud

Intels Habana starts to chip away at Nvidia in cloud

Strikes AWS deal.

Date: 2020-12-03

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Intels Habana Starts to Chip Away at Nvidia in Cloud With AWS Deal

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Intel’s Habana Labs business said it would take time to gain market share from Nvidia in cloud and data centre computing but its deal this week with Amazon Web Services (AWS) was a solid first step.
Intels Habana starts to chip away at Nvidia in cloud with AWS deal

Intels Habana starts to chip away at Nvidia in cloud with AWS deal

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By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Intel Corp’s Habana Labs business said on Wednesday it would take time to gain market share from Nvidia in cloud and data centre computing but its deal this week The post Intel’s Habana starts to chip away at Nvidia in cloud with AWS deal first appeared on One America News Network.
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