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# Blog posts tagged "ipu"

#### [What is a smartNIC and how is the technology shaping modern data centres?](https://canonical.com/blog/what-is-a-smartnic-and-how-is-the-technology-shaping-modern-data-centres)

Data centres are going through a transformation. Gradually, we will see a new type of equipment attached to servers in almost every data centre: smartNICs are here. They will be the enablers of converged data centres where common infrastructure tasks are offloaded from a host server to attached network interface cards (NIC).  Think of it

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Cloud and server