Technologies for allocating resources of managed nodes to workloads to balance multiple resource allocation objectives include an orchestrator server to receive resource allocation objective data indicative of multiple resource allocation objectives to be satisfied. The orchestrator server is additionally to determine an initial assignment of a set of workloads among the managed nodes and receive telemetry data from the managed nodes. The orchestrator server is further to determine, as a function of the telemetry data and the resource allocation objective data, an adjustment to the assignment of the workloads to increase an achievement of at least one of the resource allocation objectives without decreasing an achievement of another of the resource allocation objectives, and apply the adjustments to the assignments of the workloads among the managed nodes as the workloads are performed. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

Technologies for switching network traffic include a network switch. The network switch includes one or more processors and communication circuitry coupled to the one or more processors. The communication circuitry is capable of switching network traffic of multiple link layer protocols. Additionally, the network switch includes one or more memory devices storing instructions that, when executed, cause the network switch to receive, with the communication circuitry through an optical connection, network traffic to be forwarded, and determine a link layer protocol of the received network traffic. The instructions additionally cause the network switch to forward the network traffic as a function of the determined link layer protocol. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

Technologies for blind mating of optical connectors in a rack of a data center are disclosed. In the illustrative embodiment, a sled can be slid into a rack and an optical connector on the sled will blindly mate with a corresponding optical connector on the rack. The illustrative optical connector on the sled includes two guide post receivers which mate with corresponding guide posts on the optical connector on the rack such that, when mated, optical fibers of the optical connector on the rack will be aligned and optically coupled with corresponding optical fibers on the optical connector of the sled.

Technologies for switching network traffic include a network switch. The network switch includes one or more processors and communication circuitry coupled to the one or more processors. The communication circuitry is capable of switching network traffic of multiple link layer protocols. Additionally, the network switch includes one or more memory devices storing instructions that, when executed, cause the network switch to receive, with the communication circuitry through an optical connection, network traffic to be forwarded, and determine a link layer protocol of the received network traffic. The instructions additionally cause the network switch to forward the network traffic as a function of the determined link layer protocol. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

Technologies for switching network traffic include a network switch. The network switch includes one or more processors and communication circuitry coupled to the one or more processors. The communication circuitry is capable of switching network traffic of multiple link layer protocols. Additionally, the network switch includes one or more memory devices storing instructions that, when executed, cause the network switch to receive, with the communication circuitry through an optical connection, network traffic to be forwarded, and determine a link layer protocol of the received network traffic. The instructions additionally cause the network switch to forward the network traffic as a function of the determined link layer protocol. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

Technologies for dynamically allocating resources among a set of managed nodes include an orchestrator server to receive telemetry data from the managed nodes indicative of resource utilization and workload performance by the managed nodes as the workloads are executed, generate a resource allocation map indicative of allocations of resources among the managed nodes, determine, as a function of the telemetry data and the resource allocation map, a dynamic adjustment to allocation of resources to at least one of the managed nodes to improve performance of at least one of the workloads executed on the at least one of the managed nodes, and apply the adjustment to the allocation of the resources among the managed nodes as the workloads are executed. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

Examples may include techniques to allocate physical accelerator resources from pools of accelerator resources. In particular, virtual computing devices can be composed from physical resources and physical accelerator resources dynamically allocated to the virtual computing devices. The present disclosure provides that physical accelerator resources can be dynamically allocated, or composed, to a virtual computing device despite not being physically coupled to other components in the virtual device.

Technologies for allocating resources of a set of managed nodes to workloads to manage heat generation include an orchestrator server to receive resource allocation objective data including a target temperature for one or more of the managed nodes. The orchestrator server is also to determine an initial assignment of a set of workloads among the managed nodes, receive telemetry data from the managed nodes indicative of resource utilization by each of the managed nodes and one or more temperatures and fan speeds of the managed nodes as the workloads are performed, predict future heat generation of the workloads as a function of the telemetry data, determine, as a function of the predicted future heat generation, an adjustment to the assignment of the workloads to achieve the target temperature, and apply the adjustments to the assignments of the workloads among the managed nodes as the workloads are performed.

In a data storage system, a prior set S of prefix codes for pseudo-dynamic compression as well as data compressed utilizing prior set S are stored. While data compressed utilizing prior set S are stored in the data storage system, the number of prefix codes utilized by the data storage system for pseudo-dynamic compression are augmented. Augmenting the number of codes includes determining a new set S of prefix codes for pseudo-dynamic compression from a training data set selected from a workload of the data storage system and storing the new set S in the data storage system with the prior set S.

Technologies for managing the efficiency of workload execution in a managed node include a managed node that includes one or more processors that each include multiple cores. The managed nodes is to execute threads of workloads assigned to the managed node, generate telemetry data indicative of an efficiency of execution of the threads, determine, as a function of the telemetry data, an adjustment to a configuration of the threads among the cores to increase the efficiency of the execution of the threads, and apply the determined adjustment. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.