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Nvidia enhances partner programme

Posted on August 20, 2020 by - News

GPU maker Nvidia has announced a number of enhancements to its partner programme.

The new additions to the Nvidia Partner Network, which is apparently is comprises 1,500 members have been designed to boost opportunities for training, collaboration and sales, the firm says, while also ensuring the possibility of future expansion.

Alvin Da Costa, Vice President of Nvidia’s Global Partner Organisation, said that the new programme enhancements enable future expansion as Mellanox and Cumulus partner programmes are set to be integrated into NPN throughout 2021.

HP intros open network switches

Posted on February 19, 2015 by - News

HPHewlett Packard said it has launched a line of open network switches for the data centre that gives service providers and Web scale organisations more flexibility for coping with cloud, mobile, social media and big data workloads.

The network switches include options such as choice of hardware and software and branded switches giving access to worldwide local support and services through HP Technology Services.

HP said the products are amongst the first in the category of branded white box switches.

The network switches will be sold to Web scale data centre customers through its partners Acton and Cumulus.

HP’s deal with Cumulus means it will provide Linux OS to cloud based data centres using tools and management from open source and commercial Linux communities.

The first in HP’s line with be two open network switches supporting 10G/40G spine and 10G leaf data centre deployments. The switches come with Cumulus Linux OS.

In the second half of this year, HP will expand the line, hardware and OS software options.