Emerging Technologies

A new era of computing is coming. How can we make sure it is sustainable?

The close-up of a circuit board is shown at the manufacturing facility of VAS, an electronic manufacturer in San Diego, California April 14, 2009. REUTERS/Mike Blake  (UNITED STATES SCI TECH) - GM1E54F0PJ201

Sustaining the growth predicted by Moore's Law has required vast spending, investment and collaboration Image: REUTERS/Mike Blake

Kirk Bresniker
Chief Architect, Hewlett Packard Labs; HPE Fellow; Vice-President, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
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 A memory chip in a modern cellphone has a million times more capacity than John Von Neumann’s IAS Machine
A memory chip in a modern cellphone has a million times more capacity than the computer John Von Neumann (right) built for the Institute for Advanced Study circa 1951
Data curve from IDC/EMC Digital Universe reports 2008-2017, Compute curve HPE analysis
40 years of Microprocessor Trend Data
40 years of Microprocessor Trend Data Image: Karl Rupp
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