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Open hardware is vital to AI scalability. Rob Coyle (Open Compute Project) shares how OCP is reshaping data centers through community-driven design, sustainable cooling, and innovation.
Read here 
https://allthingsopen.org/articles/open-hardware-scaling-ai-workloads-efficiently
Network Shenanigans Saturday
Quick post here, lots to attempt to do today...
Let's say that you have a bunch of OCP NICs but not so many systems that will take that form factor; what to do?
Unexpectedly find some OCP to PCIe slot adapters! Mount them, use them, move on with life. 
Carriers are from Dell and the NICs are Mellanox ConnectX-5 25GbE (SKU MCX542A-ACAN), but they work with all of the other OCP NICs that I have as well (Intel, Broadcom, Qlogic, other Mellanox).
As usual, I prepped with the actual language #spec https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se17/html/index.html and the latest installment of #OCP study guide from @jeanneboyarsky and @selikoff.
The first time I took the exam was for Java 1.5, and after all this years, I still think it's a valuable one. No marketing fluff, no vendor crap, but really goes with you through the spec.
https://linuxiac.com/amd-opensil-firmware/
"AMD revealed its plans to shift from AGESA to openSIL by 2026. This move represents a significant departure from the traditional approach to firmware development and could have substantial implications for the industry."
I'll be attending the OCP conference in Prague this April, and it looks like it's going to be really interesting! :D
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/circle-b-showcase-advanced-hyperscale-data-center-switches-routers/
