Nvidia recently launched Kepler — the first GPU designed specifically for the cloud. Vendors such as HP, Dell, Cisco, and IBM will offer supporting products in the near future.
“The whole concept behind these servers is to serve up a desktop experience from the cloud,” reports Digital Trends. “Tremendously powerful new processors toiling away in the cloud could make it irrelevant what kind of screen you connect with, ushering in a new age of computing.”
“This means delivering games, applications, utilities, and media to any device that will run the client: iPads, iPods, Android tablets, smartphones, and even cars and smart TVs,” explains the article. “As this technology comes to market, it will increasingly not matter what you are using — you’ll be able to get your stuff on it as long as it is connected with decent bandwidth.”
The article cites demos from Nvidia’s recent GPU Technology Conference in San Jose that introduce some compelling ideas. Imagine if games, for example, were delivered like streamed movies and could go everywhere, regardless of platform.
“What if you could run Windows on a Mac, or an iPad, or anything that would host a tiny client?” asks Digital Trends, suggesting software could potentially be delivered like electricity. “If you like Apple hardware but hate the Apple platform, you can still run Windows. If you want to run Windows on your big smartphone or tablet in an emergency, you can do that, too.”
Nvidia recently launched Kepler — the first GPU designed specifically for the cloud. Vendors such as HP, Dell, Cisco, and IBM will offer supporting products in the near future.
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