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Ethernet started as a way to connect computers in one research lab. Fifty years later, it links data centers and AI clusters. Here is how it...
RDMA lets one computer move data straight into another's memory. This question-and-answer guide explains how it works and why AI clusters depend on it.
Networks connect to each other through two basic arrangements, peering and transit. This explainer covers how each works, why networks choose one or the other and...
Moving data is never free, but the costs show up in different places. Here is a plain-English map of what organizations pay for when they buy...
The internet is a network of networks, and internet exchange points are where many of them connect. Here is how an IXP works physically and why...
Content delivery networks store copies of popular content close to users. Here is how a CDN works, from caching to routing, and why nearly every major...
Edge computing means running computing closer to where data is created or used. Here is what the edge actually is, when it helps and where AI...
Switches are the traffic directors of every data center. This explainer covers what happens inside one, the difference between switches and routers and why switch chips...
Spine-leaf design replaced the old tree-shaped data center network. Learn how it works, why every rack is just a few hops from every other and how...
The cables on the ocean floor carry the overwhelming majority of intercontinental data. Their story starts with Victorian telegraphs and runs straight through to the AI...
Every fiber link in a data center starts and ends at a transceiver. Here is what these finger-sized modules do, how they are named and why...
AI clusters are usually connected with either InfiniBand or Ethernet. This explainer walks through what each technology is, where it came from and the tradeoffs builders...
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