GPU utilization or GPU usage, is the percentage of GPUs’ processing power being used at a particular time. As GPUs are expensive resources, optimizing their utilization and reducing idle time is essential for enterprise AI infrastructure. This blog explores bottlenecks hindering GPU utilization during model training and provides solutions to maximize GPU utilization. 1. Why … Continued
This article was originally published on ITBrief. The author is Hope Wang, Developer Advocate, Alluxio. As we celebrate International Women’s Day, it is important to reflect on the progress we have made toward gender equality in the tech industry, particularly in open-source software (OSS). While there is still much work to be done, I am … Continued
As we step into 2024, we look back and celebrate an incredible year of 2023 for the Alluxio community. First and foremost, thank you to all of our contributors and the broader community! Together, we have achieved remarkable milestones. 💖 📈 Highlights by Numbers Let’s take a look at the Alluxio in 2023 by numbers. … Continued
In this blog, we discuss the data access challenges in AI and why commonly used NAS/NFS may not be a good option for your organization. 1. Early Architecture of AI/ML According to Gartner, although LLMs are on the hype, most organizations are in the early stages, with some in production. In the early stages of … Continued
This article was initially posted on ITOpsTimes. Unless you’ve been living off the grid, the hype around Generative AI has been impossible to ignore. A critical component fueling this AI revolution is the underlying computing power, GPUs. The lightning-fast GPUs enable speedy model training. But a hidden bottleneck can severely limit their potential – I/O. If … Continued
This article was initially posted on InfoWorld. Understand the caching mechanisms for the popular distributed SQL engine and how to use them to improve query speed and efficiency. Presto is a popular, open source, distributed SQL engine that enables organizations to run interactive analytic queries on multiple data sources at a large scale. Caching is a typical optimization … Continued
This blog provides a tutorial on using the Kubernetes operator to simplify deploying and managing Alluxio clusters on Kubernetes. Introduction The Alluxio Kubernetes operator makes deploying and managing Alluxio and the datasets on Kubernetes easier. With the operator, Alluxio clusters can be deployed and managed seamlessly like any other native Kubernetes application. The operator handles … Continued
Originally published at The New Stack: https://thenewstack.io/speed-trino-queries-with-these-performance-tuning-tips/ In this article, we will discuss how data engineers and data infrastructure engineers can make Trino, a widely used query engine that’s faster and more efficient. An open source distributed SQL query engine, Trino is widely used for data analytics on distributed data storage. Optimizing Trino to make it faster … Continued
Get the latest and greatest tips to accelerate your PyTorch model training for machine learning and deep learning. PyTorch, an open-source machine learning framework, has become the de facto choice for many organizations to develop and deploy deep learning models. Model training is the most compute-intensive phase of the machine learning pipeline. It requires continuous … Continued