The era of the one-size-fits-all supercomputer is over.

Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE), the market leader in this space, is now producing high performance computing systems for specific needs. The shift is being driven, in part, by the increasing desire for systems that can process data efficiently.

HPE on Monday announced a series of new systems targeted at specific processes such as “deep learning.” This is a branch of machine learning used, in particular, to analyze images and sound.

For deep learning-related processing, HPE built its Apollo 6500 server that can handle up to eight high performance Nvidia GPU cards on a two socket CPU system. The Apollo 6500 is due in the third quarter of this year.

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