Episode 32: Your GPUs are waiting for the network

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AI performance is not decided by GPUs alone because the network now determines how effectively thousands of accelerators can operate as one machine. Clayton Wagar, Leader of AI and High Performance Networking at Nokia, explains why congestion, resilience, optics and fabric design could matter more than adding another rack of compute.

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