While the Linux 6.8 kernel merge window has been over for several weeks now, due to a busy February of new hardware releases and lots of Linux hardware reviews/benchmarking, I've been behind in writing up my Linux 6.8 feature recap.
Intel has released a new version of QATlib, their user-space support library for the QuickAssist Technology (QAT) via add-in hardware and recent Xeon Scalable processors.
Top Intel channel and distribution partners told CRN that the chipmaker’s new North America commercial and partner sales group could benefit its ‘AI everywhere’ strategy.
Citing example of Intel and its peers, who work on more advanced semiconductor nodes of 7 nm and below, he said it’s a lot more complex consideration for the company as manufacturing these advanced nodes is capital intensive