Bright Computing: Nvidia acquires Bright Computing

Remember when Nvidia was a gaming-card vendor? That doesn't seem all that long ago but now it's a full-blown enterprise high-performance computing and AI company that happens to sell videogame cards - if you can actually find them.Its latest move is the acquisition of Bright Computing, a maker of Bright Cluster Manager software that controls the configuration of clustered HPC systems, including Nvidia's own DGX servers and HGX systems made by OEMs and ODMs, plus clusters from other manufacturers. The clusters of servers are linked by high-speed networks into a single unit.[Get regularly scheduled insights by signing up for Network World newsletters.] If the deal goes through, Bright Cluster Manager will become a part of Nvidia's Enterprise Products Group. Nvidia has no intention of keeping Bright Cluster Manager for itself, and by being a part of the Nvidia channel, it gives Bright an opportunity to expand and grow its market.To read this article in full, please click here