There is growing interest in this technology for applications that want “local data and local decision making with low latency,” said Sachin Gupta, vice president of infrastructure and solutions at Google.
“A combination of latency and data residency data compliance drives this kind of use case,” Gupta said.
GPUs combine high performance with robust security, which makes them ideal for regulated industries such as healthcare, finance, and government, said Steven Dickens, principal analyst at Hyperframe Research. “Compliance with regulations such as HIPAA and GDPR is essential,” he said.
This story originally appeared on Computerworld