NVIDIA improves on the basis of the first GRID development

Aug 31, 2015 14:55 GMT  ·  By
NVIDIA GRID will empower professionals via better server infrastructure and better service
   NVIDIA GRID will empower professionals via better server infrastructure and better service

Today NVIDIA launches the NVIDIA GRID 2.0 as the final version of the original GRID launched since last year in a beta format to test server reliability, data transfer, and application transfer compatibility.

However, the main advantage of the new version is that now NVIDIA launches the GRID 2.0 backed by a massive support from the IT industry. Names like Cisco, Dell, HP and Lenovo all have qualified the NVIDIA GRID to run on 125 server models, including new blade servers. NVIDIA has worked closely with Citrix and VMWare to bring a rich graphics experience to end-users on the industry's leading virtualization platforms.

NVIDIA GRID 2.0 brings the streamed entertainment to unprecedented levels, efficiency and flexibility, improving virtualized graphics in enterprise workflows. What NVIDIA GRID 2.0 does is basically bring really good creative or engineering applications like Autodesk AutoCAD, Dassault Systèmes SOLIDWORKS, Esri ArcGIS Pro and Siemens NX right at the fingertips of those who need them without actually having to run those applications on their personal desktops.

NVIDIA tackles business-to-business applications with its GRID 2.0 tech

Most of these apps are 3D-modeling CAD-based software. NVIDIA wants those engineers that work with applications to do so remotely in any conditions they desire as long they have a strong internet connection. NVIDIA also guarantees for the application’s reliability while it is being stored on system servers in a unified centralized data bank that will not fall victim to hacks and intrusions easily.

It's interesting how NVIDIA develops the GRID platform while having it shared among gaming and entertainment services on one hand, and GRID 2.0 dedicated to enterprise and business applications. Although both seem to be in testing phase where clients can join the system in a 90-day evaluation period, the potential of such systems, well managed and with good infrastructure support, is huge.

As we mentioned before, streaming services, whether they are professional enterprise apps or simply games, have been tried before by companies like OnLive and unfortunately failed because of weak implementation. Let's hope NVIDIA does a better job at providing streamed professional and entertainment applications much better that its predecessors.