For an organization to make effective use of an AI cluster, it is important to consider the entire process of designing, building, deploying and managing the resource. At each step, a cluster for AI presents new and different challenges that even experienced IT team members may not have encountered before. In this presentation, Penguin Solutions CTO Philip Pokorny will explore AI clusters from design to daily management and will speak to:
- Key considerations when designing an AI cluster
- Important areas that can compromise AI cluster performance
- Ways that software solutions like Penguin's unique Scyld ClusterWare can address complexities
- How to ensure maximum value from your AI cluster investment
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Phil Pokorny
Phil Pokorny is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for SGH / Penguin Solutions. He brings a wealth of engineering experience and customer insight to the design, development, support, and vision for our technology solutions.
Phil joined Penguin in February of 2001 as an engineer, and steadily progressed through the organization, taking on more responsibility and influencing the direction of key technology and design decisions. Prior to joining Penguin, he spent 14 years in various engineering and system administration roles with Cummins, Inc. and Cummins Electronics. At Cummins, Phil participated in the development of internal network standards, deployed and managed a multisite network of multiprotocol routers, and supported a diverse mix of office and engineering workers with a variety of server and desktop operating systems.
He has contributed code to Open Source projects, including the Linux kernel, lm_sensors, and LCDproc.
Phil graduated from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology with Bachelor of Science degrees in math and electrical engineering, with a second major in computer science.