Blog posts tagged 'Hardware'
Facebook's new tech at F8 2017
Day two of F8 2017 was packed with announcements about Facebook's big technology bets across connectivity, video and virtual reality, and AI. Read more...
Connectivity: A building block approach
We're focused on developing next-generation technologies for specific use cases and working with partners to create flexible and extensible networks. Read more...
Hardware Analytics and Lifecycle Optimization (HALO) at Facebook
Having an array of real-time infrastructure data at our fingertips helps Facebook maintain hardware health at a global scale. Read more...
OCP Summit 2017 — Facebook news recap
This year's announcements included an end-to-end server refresh, product updates, and new partner collaborations. Read more...
The end-to-end refresh of our server hardware fleet
Innovations across our storage and compute hardware enable our server fleet to scale and improve performance of Facebook's apps and services. Read more...
Introducing Big Basin: Our next-generation AI hardware
With Big Basin, we can train machine learning models that are 30 percent larger, which enables our researchers and engineers to move more quickly in developing increasingly complex AI models. Read more...
Introducing Bryce Canyon: Our next-generation storage platform
Bryce Canyon will primarily be used for high-density storage and is designed to support more powerful processors and more memory, while also improving thermal and power efficiency. Read more...
Designing 100G optical connections
The single-mode optical transceiver enables Facebook's data centers to serve traffic at 100 Gb/s while keeping power consumption low and increasing efficiency. Read more...
The software ecosystem for storage hardware
Facebook's new Disaggregate Lab has been working with vendors to validate software solutions on open storage hardware. Read more...
Disaggregate: Networking recap
Industry leaders in networking engineering share how disaggregating hardware and software fosters innovation. Read more...
The growing ecosystem around open networking hardware
Several companies have developed solutions around Facebook's open networking technologies. Read more...
Sustainable materials in the data center
Building data center hardware from renewable natural fibers has helped Facebook reduce the environmental footprint of its hyper-efficient data centers even further. Read more...
Introducing Backpack: Our second-generation modular open switch
Together with Wedge 100, Backpack brings us one step closer to the fully open 100G data center. Read more...
An open approach for switching, routing, and transport
Facebook used Open Packet DWDM — a packet transponder and open line transport system with open optical specifications — to develop a new transponder platform called Voyager. Read more...
Wedge 100: More open and versatile than ever
The specification for Facebook's second-generation top-of-rack switch has been accepted into the Open Compute Project. Read more...
Facebook opens lab to others to validate infrastructure software
The new space was designed for vendors to test their software solutions on OCP contributed hardware. Read more...
Inside Facebook's hardware labs: Moving faster with more collaboration
The state-of-the-art, 22,000-square-foot lab enables faster modeling, prototyping, and failure analysis in-house and better collaboration among teams. Read more...
Surround 360 is now open source
The hardware camera design and software stitching code makes end-to-end 3D-360 video capture possible in one system — from shooting to video processing. Read more...
Introducing OpenCellular: An open source wireless access platform
The platform can be configured as a network-in-a-box or cellular access point and supports wireless network standards from 2G to LTE. Read more...
Introducing "Here and Now" — a new short film shot with Facebook Surround 360
The short film showcases the potential of 3D-360 video for telling rich stories, sharing realistic experiences, and connecting people with one another. Read more...
Introducing Facebook Surround 360: An open, high-quality 3D-360 video capture system
The system includes a design for the camera hardware and the accompanying stitching code that marries the video from 17 cameras, vastly reducing post-production effort and time. Read more...
Facebook AI Research launches partnership program
The Facebook AI Research Partner Program will donate 25 state-of-the-art GPU-based servers to EU research institutions to help advance the science of artificial intelligence. Read more...
Hardware and firmware attacks: Defending, detecting, and responding
Simple tools like osquery give defenders important insights about what's happening on their network so they can quickly detect a potential compromise. Read more...
Telecom industry embraces Open Compute Project
Industry leaders are collaborating on a new effort focused on data center technologies for telcos. Read more...
Facebook to open-source AI hardware design
Recent advances in machine learning and AI have been enabled by more powerful computers — specifically ones powered by GPUs. Read more...
Open networking advances with Wedge and FBOSS
Work is already underway in scaling our software to operate at higher speeds and handle higher complexity. Read more...
Under the hood: Facebook’s cold storage system
Finding a place for images to live so they can be instantly available is a recurring scale challenge for Facebook. Read more...