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I know hardware doesn't usually get attention on HN but this DPU trend is fascinating to me and I finally understand what Jansen was saying about GPU and the ne
by ksec 10mo ago
I know hardware doesn't usually get attention on HN but this DPU trend is fascinating to me and I finally understand what Jansen was saying about GPU and the next innovation is in networking with DPU.
- Already__Taken 10mo agoI wish I knew hardware better but I'm coming to the idea that an xTB nvme and ~25gb/s PoE pcie card in my gaming PC would be a sic always on device. Lots of server roles really just need a tiny IoT device but storage/backup/media you're talking NAS and I just don't want a big NAS around all the time. So an always on network storage in my PC that's sometimes-on. Between NVME-of and pcie that should be doable I would have though. PoE from my router that's got a tiny UPS and that's pretty sick. Maybe Valve should make it so everyone with a gaming pc it's re-downloading their steam library or running 2 computers just to open a file.
- wmf 10mo agoBasically you're talking about https://mikrotik.com/product/ccr2004_1g_2xs_pcie https://mikrotik.com/product/ccr2004_1g_2xs_pcie or https://www.solid-run.com/news/the-first-software-defined-dpu/ https://www.solid-run.com/news/the-first-software-defined-dp... but I think a real NAS is cheaper.
- Already__Taken 10mo agoThose are very cool thank you. Still need the host device to remain powered on however so not quite.