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There are three simple AI truths facing businesses today. First, any organization that doesn’t embrace AI will soon become obsolete. Second, organizations that don’t prioritize efficient AI will also face obsolescence, though it may take them slightly longer to meet their demise. Finally, the physical infrastructure powering AI workloads is as important as the algorithms and language models that frequently grab media headlines.

In fact, the key to deploying effective AI infrastructure goes far beyond processors and accelerators. The growing scale and complexity of AI workloads is placing increased demands on the network connectivity that is at the heart of every data center. Like power grids that fail when demand spikes, networks can quickly become overwhelmed when processing vast amounts of data. It’s critical to have the right levels of network performance and scalability to meet the escalating demands of modern AI and HPC workloads.

That’s why Lenovo has joined forces with Cornelis Networks, a leading provider of open, intelligent, high-performance networking solutions designed to accelerate the world’s most demanding AI and HPC applications, to deliver cutting-edge, AI-ready networking solutions as part of its ThinkSystem portfolio. By combining its ThinkSystem servers and storage with Cornelis CN5000 Omni-Path high-performance networking products, Lenovo solutions from the Edge to the Data Center are helping to solve some of humanity’s greatest challenges with the power of HPC and AI. Customers need scalable, high-performance infrastructure that can seamlessly handle massive data flows required by AI and HPC applications to perform cancer studies, astrophysics exploration, weather and climate analysis among other research areas.

Building on this foundation, Cornelis Networks is committed to ongoing innovation, investing in the future of high-performance networking to meet the growing demands of AI at scale. While CN5000 delivers enhanced performance and scalability, upcoming network generations from Cornelis will deliver increased performance and extend their capabilities in next-generation Ethernet as members of the Ultra Ethernet Consortium (UEC). “Omni-Path’s performance, broad support for processors and accelerators across our ThinkSystem portfolio, and ease of deployment through open standards make it a compelling network option for our customers,” said David Decastro, Director of HPC Architecture at Lenovo. “The UEC’s mission aligns well with our Cornelis collaboration, ensuring Lenovo’s systems can handle tomorrow’s AI-driven workloads,” added Decastro.

The UEC aims to deliver an open, interoperable, high-performance Ethernet communication stack architecture that meets the growing network demands of AI and HPC at scale by fostering industry-wide cooperation on interoperability among its member companies. This collaborative effort focuses on creating a complete architecture that best matches rapidly evolving AI and HPC workloads while providing best-in-class functionality, performance, interoperability, and total cost of ownership, ensuring user-friendliness for both developers and end-users. Cornelis, with its heritage in optimizing interconnects for parallel performance at extreme scale, has emerged as a recognized thought leader and has assumed maintainership of critical software for UEC, making Cornelis an ideal partner for Lenovo in supporting these advancements.

“AI workloads are driving unprecedented demands on high-performance fabrics, and Lenovo recognizes the need for infrastructure that not only meets today’s challenges but also scales for the future,” says Lisa Spelman, CEO of Cornelis Networks. “Built on the Omni-Path architecture, with a foundation of scalability and performance, we’re paving the way for the next evolution with the CN5000.” As a trusted partner of Lenovo and an active member of the Ultra Ethernet Consortium, Cornelis Networks is uniquely positioned to deliver cutting-edge networking solutions. This collaboration ensures that AI and HPC customers benefit from advanced, open, and scalable networking technologies, empowering their projects to evolve alongside the rapidly advancing world of AI.

To stay ahead in the fast-paced world of AI and HPC, solutions providers must develop components that grow seamlessly with the demands of tomorrow. Discover how Lenovo’s Innovative solutions are driving this future—learn more here! For cutting-edge networking solutions, explore how Cornelis Networks is powering the next generation of AI and HPC by visiting the Cornelis solutions page for in-depth insights.

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