QLogic Beat out Mellanox as Interconnect Vendor

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QLogic Makes Case for Leaner, HPC-Centric InfiniBand
It was a bit of a surprise when QLogic beat out Mellanox as the interconnect vendor on the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA’s) Tri-Lab Linux Capacity Cluster 2 contract in June. Not only was Mellanox the incumbent on the original Tri-Lab contract, but it is widely considered to have the more complete solution set for InfiniBand. Nevertheless, QLogic managed to win the day, and did so with somewhat unconventional technologies.