{"id":29725,"date":"2023-01-12T19:56:18","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T19:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2023\/01\/12\/yellowdog-and-amd-weigh-in-on-the-importance-of-compute-and-cloud-access\/"},"modified":"2023-01-12T19:56:18","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T19:56:18","slug":"yellowdog-and-amd-weigh-in-on-the-importance-of-compute-and-cloud-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2023\/01\/12\/yellowdog-and-amd-weigh-in-on-the-importance-of-compute-and-cloud-access\/","title":{"rendered":"YellowDog and AMD weigh in on the importance of compute and cloud access"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hybrid cloud, where enterprises run some workloads on-premises and others in the cloud, is all the rage.<\/p>\n

But given the vast number of instance permutations available, how can organizations pinpoint the most beneficial instance choice for their infrastructural needs?<\/p>\n

\u201cWe really want to be able to make accessing the cloud,<\/span>\u00a0particularly at volume, to be simple and straightforward,\u201d said\u00a0Simon Ponsford<\/a> (pictured, left), chief technology officer of YellowDog Ltd., a cloud workload management company.<\/span>\u00a0\u201cThe number<\/span>\u00a0of instance types available today from the major cloud providers<\/span>\u00a0is more than 7,000.<\/span>\u00a0Whereas on-prem, <\/span>it\u2019s already pretty easy.<\/span>\u00a0When you hit the cloud,<\/span>\u00a0you\u2019ve just got this amazing amount of choice.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Ponsford and Brad Smith<\/a> (pictured, right), corporate vice president of sales, public cloud, at Advanced Micro Devices Inc., spoke with theCUBE industry analyst Savannah Peterson<\/a>\u00a0at the recent\u00a0<\/span>AWS re:Invent<\/span><\/a>\u00a0conference, during an exclusive broadcast on theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media\u2019s livestreaming studio. They discussed the efficiency and performance factors enterprises must consider as they digitally transform, as well as the AMD\/YellowDog partnership. <\/span>(* Disclosure below.)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Helping orgs sift through an overwhelming choice<\/h3>\n

AMD\u2019s enterprise customers rely on the company\u2019s chips for powerful, cost-efficient compute resources. And its partnership with YellowDog highlights that commitment, especially given the prevailing economic uncertainties, according to Smith.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s so important that you\u2019re able to maximize your dollars<\/span>\u00a0and your spend with absolute certainty<\/span>\u00a0that you\u2019ve got the right type of people behind you and that your\u00a0<\/span>dollars are being spent very wisely,\u201d Smith stated.<\/span>\u00a0\u201cAnd the great thing about YellowDog<\/span>\u00a0is that they have tremendous insight into cost optimization<\/span>\u00a0and compute optimization across the entire globe.<\/span>\u00a0Their index is quite remarkable.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Now live, the YellowDog Index brings up every possible instance type available from the major cloud providers. The details include granular information, such as graphical processing unit (GPU) nodes, processor permutations and real-time pricing.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s available for anyone to access,\u201d Ponsford said.<\/span>\u00a0\u201cYou can just go to index.yellowdog.tech<\/span>,\u00a0and you\u2019ll be able to see<\/span>\u00a0pretty much every single instance type<\/span>\u00a0that\u2019s available from all the major cloud providers<\/span>\u00a0and be able to make your selection.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the complete video interview, part of SiliconANGLE\u2019s and theCUBE\u2019s coverage of <\/span>AWS re:Invent<\/span><\/a>:<\/span>
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