Nvidia Open-Sources Run:ai, the Software It Acquired For $700 Million (venturebeat.com) 8
Nvidia has completed its acquisition of Run:ai, a provider of GPU cloud orchestration software for AI workloads, and announced plans to open-source the platform. The deal, valued at $700 million, brings the Israel-based startup under Nvidia's umbrella after their collaboration since 2020.
Run:ai's software helps enterprises manage and schedule Nvidia GPU resources for AI applications across cloud and on-premises environments. Founded in 2018, the company's platform currently supports only Nvidia GPUs, but open-sourcing will enable expansion to other AI ecosystems, according to founders Omri Geller and Ronen Dar. The acquisition strengthens Nvidia's software portfolio as the company, now valued at $3.56 trillion, expands beyond its core graphics chip business into AI infrastructure management.
Run:ai's software helps enterprises manage and schedule Nvidia GPU resources for AI applications across cloud and on-premises environments. Founded in 2018, the company's platform currently supports only Nvidia GPUs, but open-sourcing will enable expansion to other AI ecosystems, according to founders Omri Geller and Ronen Dar. The acquisition strengthens Nvidia's software portfolio as the company, now valued at $3.56 trillion, expands beyond its core graphics chip business into AI infrastructure management.
Open source? (Score:2)
What's the catch? NV almost never open sources their software. Especially not anything to do with AI or GPU compute.
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You probably have to buy Nvidia hardware for it to work. As they come with a real risk of total collapse when the AI bubble bursts, better not bet on that horse.
Forgetting the ability to buy technologies (Score:2)
Nvidia, Microsoft, Apple and the largest profitable companies earn enough profit each year (tens of billions) to buy multi-billion companies each and every year for decades.
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That is in no way an indicator that they are in good shape.
Only Gellar I can think of is from a book... (Score:2)
"He Who Fights With Monsters" has a Geller dynasty and important companion for the main character.
Doh, looked at the article a bit more. (Score:2)
Doh
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No. That's his cousin. You mean Ross Geller