Options using the latest generation of NVIDIA and AMD GPUs and Dell AI-optimized hardware are fully-validated with Penguin’s ClusterWare software and end-to-end services
FREMONT, Calif., November 19, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Penguin Solutions™, Inc. (Nasdaq: PENG) today announced the addition of the latest NVIDIA and AMD GPUs as well as Dell Technologies AI-optimized hardware to its OriginAI® infrastructure solution. This validated, pre-defined set of AI infrastructure architectures matches best-in-class GPU servers, networking, and storage options with Penguin Solutions’ intuitive, intelligent cluster management software and world-class design, build, deploy and manage services. Using the OriginAI solution, organizations can rapidly deploy AI infrastructure at scale and achieve faster access to the ROI and competitive benefits that AI technology can deliver.
With support for NVIDIA H200 and AMD Instinct MI300X GPU-powered Penguin Relion®, Penguin Altus®, and now Dell PowerEdge XE9680 servers, Penguin Solutions’ OriginAI solution delivers a broad set of architecture options. Penguin will also enable NVIDIA Blackwell B200 and AMD Instinct MI325X within OriginAI solutions in early 2025. The availability of AMD and NVIDIA GPUs, as well as the addition of Dell PowerEdge servers, PowerSwitch data center switches and PowerScale storage creates a significantly expanded portfolio of fully validated and supported AI infrastructure options for organizations with interest in specific technology components.
“Our Penguin OriginAI solution has been established as the go-to answer for making AI both attainable and efficient,” said Pete Manca, president of Advanced Computing at Penguin Solutions. “Adding the latest GPU technology from industry leaders AMD and NVIDIA, alongside an option for Dell servers, storage and networking, gives organizations the ability to tailor their AI infrastructure to specific workloads and business requirements and maximize their ROI.”
Included in the OriginAI solution are updates to Penguin Solutions’ Scyld ClusterWare® software platform for seamlessly managing AI and HPC infrastructure and monitoring cluster health. Enhanced infrastructure security and encrypted communications; expanded node management to include support for NVIDIA Cumulus Linux and Edge-core’s SONiC switches; improved node status polling; and increased support for Ubuntu within the ClusterWare platform allow organizations to drive higher cluster performance with confidence and ease in diverse computing environments.