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| Source: NVIDIA website. |
NVIDIA today launched NVIDIA GRID 2.0 with broad industry support for its ability to deliver graphics-intensive applications to any connected device virtually. The technology delivers unprecedented performance, efficiency and flexibility improvements for virtualised graphics in enterprise workflows. Employees can work from almost anywhere without delays in downloading files, increasing their productivity. Data can be stored more securely by residing in a central server rather than individual systems.
Major server vendors, including Cisco, Dell, HP, and Lenovo, have qualified the GRID solution to run on 125 server models, including new blade servers. NVIDIA has worked closely with Citrix and VMware to bring a rich graphics experience to end-users on the industry’s major virtualisation platforms.
"Industry leaders around the world are embracing NVIDIA GRID to provide their employees access to even the most graphics-intensive workflows on any device, right from the data centre," said Jen-Hsun Huang, co-founder and CEO of NVIDIA. “NVIDIA GRID technology enables employees to do their best work regardless of the device they use or where they are located. This is the future of enterprise computing.”
The ability to virtualise enterprise workflows from the data centre had not been possible before due to low performance, poor user experience and limited server and application support. NVIDIA GRID 2.0 integrates the GPU into the data centre and clears away these barriers by offering:
● Doubled user density over the previous version, introduced last year. GRID 2.0 allows up 128 users per server, enabling enterprises to scale more cost effectively, expanding service to more employees at a lower cost per user.
● Using the latest version of NVIDIA’s Maxwell GPU architecture, NVIDIA GRID 2.0 delivers twice the application performance as before.
● Enterprises can now run GRID-enabled virtual desktops on blade servers — not simply rack servers.
● No longer limited to the Windows operating system, NVIDIA GRID 2.0 now enables enterprises in industries that depend on Linux applications and workflows to take advantage of graphics-accelerated virtualisation.
“NVIDIA GRID 2.0 with VMware Horizon marks the next phase of innovation in enterprise-wide virtual desktop deployments,” said Sanjay Poonen, Executive VP and GM, End-User Computing, VMware. “VMware End-User Computing solutions havetransformed the way organisations empower their workforces, with technologies that are simple to use, and are secure. Our close alignment with NVIDIA continues to bring forth powerful capabilities to customers, and is one of the key reasons for our gaining market-share in the desktop virtualisation market.”
“In 2013, Citrix and NVIDIA released the first joint vGPU solution to enable multiple virtual desktops to share a single GPU and deliver an uncompromised experience that scales easily,” said Calvin Hsu, VP, product marketing, Windows App Delivery, Citrix. “NVIDIA GRID 2.0 with Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop app and desktop delivery now allows more users to take advantage of rich applications on any device.”
“With GRID 2.0 we can provide our customers a powerful, secure and reliable blade server configuration, giving them more options to virtualise all their graphics-accelerated workflows,” said Neil MacDonald, VP and GM, HP BladeSystem. “GRID technology allows HP to provide the highest density virtualised graphics offering on the market today so that our customers easily scale to accommodate the highest possible number of users.”
“Dell has a long history of being first to market with innovative solutions that help customers address their IT challenges,” said Brian Payne, Executive Director, Server Solutions, Dell. “We’ve worked closely with NVIDIA to be the first to enable our server ecosystem to improve productivity, security and efficiency through enterprise GPU solutions."
Interested?
Users are encouraged to experience NVIDIA GRID for themselves through the NVIDIA GRID Test Drive. This experience gives users instant access to hours of NVIDIA GRID vGPU acceleration on a Windows desktop with 2D and 3D industry-leading applications such as:
● Autodesk AutoCAD
● Dassault Systèmes SOLIDWORKS
● Esri ArcGIS Pro
● Siemens NX
NVIDIA GRID 2.0 is available worldwide starting September 15, 2015.
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