UPMEM in memory processing

[normanicus]

Just reading a review of Hot Chips 31 and saw this article:

https://www.anandtech.com/show/14750/hot-chips-31-analysis-inmemory-processing-by-upmem

It is about a memory technology that does some calculation tasks directly in memory. They mention 18x speed up for database tasks + the CPU is more lightly loaded.

I wasn't sure if, to use this,  revisions in Filemaker itself would be needed or if the technology could be used by an end user. It appears that the FM plug-in SDK does expose SQL actions to maybe it could be used.

It says the memory is a drop in replacement for DDR4.

Reading the comments, especially this one: https://www.anandtech.com/comments/14750/hot-chips-31-analysis-inmemory-processing-by-upmem/660097

raised many doubts about the technology and its implementation, usefulness

[OlgerDiekstra]

Haven't read the entire article, but it's something that would need to be implemented on a low OS level. I suppose FM would be able to take advantage of something like this if the OS supports it, but as a FM developer, you wouldn't be able to control any of it. Best case, if it's there, FM would use it if possible (if FileMaker/Claris includes this in the code). The only control an enduser would have over this is to install such memory modules.

[Wim Decorte]

I think it would make more sense - for immediate future use - to have FMS leverage the GPU power for heavy computational stuff...