ZT Systems demonstrates open-standard accelerator server designs at OCP summit, advancing interoperability.

ZT Systems, a premiere provider of innovative compute and storage solutions for hyperscale datacenters, showcased a new server design leveraging the Open Accelerator Infrastructure and OCP Accelerator Module (OAI-OAM) specifications at the Open Compute Regional Summit. Forthcoming in 2020, OCP-Certified solutions based on this design will help customers meet the ever-increasing bandwidth and interconnect flexibility requirements of today's rapidly evolving Machine Learning and Deep Learning applications.

Contributed to the Open Compute Project by Facebook, Microsoft and Baidu, the OAM specification supports an array of hardware accelerator technologies and interconnect topologies, while OAI encompasses OAM and supporting subsystems including baseboard and chassis. The new server design leverages these specifications to enable the flexible and efficient deployment of a broad array of hardware accelerators including GPU, FPGA, and more.

"ZT Systems is pleased to present this new server design at the Open Compute Regional Summit," said Raymond Miles, ZT Systems VP of Architecture. "As an OCP Gold Member and Open Compute Solution Provider, ZT works closely with partners to create solutions that power the most demanding hyperscale workloads. With ZT Systems servers based on open accelerator standards, global datacenter customers will be able to quickly and flexibly deploy the latest accelerator technology to offer powerful new artificial intelligence and ML/DL capabilities."

Celebrating 25 years in business, ZT Systems is a leading supplier of hyperscale compute and storage solutions headquartered in Secaucus, NJ, with global manufacturing spanning the US, EMEA and APAC. As a longtime contributor to the Open Compute Project with a presence at OCP events extending back to the first Summit in 2012, ZT Systems offers several OCP Inspired and Accepted solutions on the Open Compute Marketplace. ZT Systems solutions combine the energy efficiency, performance, versatility and cost effectiveness of OCP design elements with the company's hyperscale-focused integration, supply chain and deployment capabilities, enabling customers to benefit from ZT's unique experience deploying platforms featuring these technologies into real-world hyperscale environments.