To go beyond being a generic NIC, SmartNICs will demand more from the PCIe bus. Fifth-gen PCIe and protocols like CXL and CCIX are stepping up to the task. Soon we’ll be sharing...

SmartNICs incorporate various additional computational resources beyond a generic NIC. But like snowflakes, these architectures differ, so we’ll dive deep into several approaches...

Smartphones seemed to usher in the era of “smart” things and launched the Internet of Things revolution. So, what makes a SmartNIC smart—hardware, programming, or something more...