You totally need VMs to do AI, nods VMware as Bitfusion dissolves in its vSphere of influence
theregister | July 19, 2019
Crusty old VMware is attempting to keep up with the youngsters by acquiring Bitfusion, a startup that claims to enable machine learning on any VM via the magic of network-attached GPUs.When the deal closes, this capability will be integrated into VMware's vSphere server virtualization platform.The exact terms of the pact were not disclosed – but Bitfusion has inhaled $8.3m in funding across two rounds since 2015, from investors including Samsung Ventures and Xilinx.