Learn about infrastructure processing units (IPUs) and network optimization in this 25-minute conference talk from Intel's Vice President Thomas Scheibe. Explore how cloud service providers and enterprises leverage IPUs to enhance infrastructure workloads, improve CPU utilization, and drive datacenter innovation. Discover the Intel® IPU Adapter E2100's capabilities in delivering hardware assistance for open-source next-generation transport protocols, compatible with existing RDMA and NVME application stacks. Examine real-world implementations through F5 examples, dive into reliable transport mechanisms, congestion control strategies, and performance tuning techniques. Gain insights into service engines, data points, and the future of cloud and AI connectivity through Intel's ethernet connectivity portfolio. Master the fundamentals of modern datacenter scaling while understanding the critical role of open-source infrastructure software combined with high-performance network accelerators for applications in storage, HPC, AI training clusters, and microservice deployment models. Read more