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title: Key Considerations for Architecting a High-Performance Fabric - White paper - Cerio
description: Learn how the network you choose for high-performance applications can have a dramatic impact on overall cluster performance, the long-term sustainability of your cluster, and your total cost of ownership. Download now.
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###### WHITEPAPER

# Key Considerations for Architecting a High-Performance Fabric

The Network is no longer an afterthought.

Discover why the network you choose for high-performance applications can have a dramatic impact on overall cluster performance, the long-term sustainability of your cluster, and your total cost of ownership.

###### With an introduction by Addison Snell of Intersect 360 on significant industry trends.

In this white paper, you'll learn about:

- The many considerations to take into account when selecting networking for high-performace applications
- Why traditional approaches to high-performance networking are built on 30-year-old architecture that is less than ideal for modern workloads
- How adopting a modern architecture for performance-intensive networking can significantly impact performance, sustainability and total cost of ownership

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### Cerio makes it possible to extend PCIe beyond the compute node – and the compute rack – to provide configurable, efficient row-scale computing that changes the economics of the data center.

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###### Dr. Ryan Grant

Queen's University

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