GPU-accelerated computing makes its way into the data center

By Nick Martin

IT pros struggling with a sluggish data analytics project might find inspiration from an unlikely source: video games.

Born to satisfy the demands of gamers, graphics processing units (GPUs)are finding a new niche in enterprise data centers. Their parallel architecture makes them well-suited to some traditional workloads that can benefit from GPU-accelerated computing, said Jason Stamper, an analyst at 451 Research.

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