IBM on Tuesday announced new System x and BladeCenter servers, which are based on a new server design that the company claims will boost application performance while reducing energy costs in data centers.
The EX5 servers take a step away from traditional x86 server architecture in which processors and memory are locked together. The new server architecture decouples memory from the processors into separate units, according to IBM.
That could help the memory and processor scale separately for faster application performance, while slashing down on storage and energy costs, the company said. IBM is previewing the servers at the CeBIT trade show being held in Hanover, Germany.
"All the new systems have improved energy efficiency in their designs across a wide range of components achieving substantial energy savings when compared to the current generation of similar servers," said Ronald Hagan, vice president of the System x business at IBM.
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http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/190499/ibm_previews_new_server_architecture.html
Thursday, March 4, 2010
What Would You Do With 48 Cores?
Here’s a chance for US customers to let AMD know. In a blog post on blogs.amd.com/work, John Fruehe kicked March off with a great new contest. Customers can submit a short essay, submit a video or write a blog telling us what they would do with 48 cores to help change the world. The winner will be chosen by an esteemed group of AMD marketing professionals.
One winner will be selected and awarded with:
• Four new AMD Opteron™ processors Model 6174, 12-core (2.2 GHz)
• TYAN S8812 motherboard: the motherboard is a Tyan S8812 that features 4 processor sockets with the capacity for you to install up to 8 DIMMs per socket
• One copy of Windows Server® 2008
Approximate retail value of all prizes is $8,189 USD.
Spread the word: You can use the following custom URL to get the message out: http://links.amd.com/48corecontest
One winner will be selected and awarded with:
• Four new AMD Opteron™ processors Model 6174, 12-core (2.2 GHz)
• TYAN S8812 motherboard: the motherboard is a Tyan S8812 that features 4 processor sockets with the capacity for you to install up to 8 DIMMs per socket
• One copy of Windows Server® 2008
Approximate retail value of all prizes is $8,189 USD.
Spread the word: You can use the following custom URL to get the message out: http://links.amd.com/48corecontest
Friday, February 19, 2010
AMD Begins Revenue Shipments of Twelve-Core Opteron Microprocessors.
Advanced Micro Devices said Friday that it had started shipments of its highly-anticipated twelve-core AMD Opteron microprocessors code-named Magny-Cours. The company indicated that the shipments are limited and are intended to prepare for the launch of servers powered by the new chips due later this quarter.
“We have been aggressively sampling production-level parts to customers for nearly 30 days now and have actually shipped a limited number of production parts to allow customers to prepare for launch – on track for later this quarter,” said Phil Hughes, a spokesman for AMD.
Read Full Article Here:
http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/display/20100219070650_AMD_Begins_Revenue_Shipments_of_Twelve_Core_Opteron_Microprocessors.html
“We have been aggressively sampling production-level parts to customers for nearly 30 days now and have actually shipped a limited number of production parts to allow customers to prepare for launch – on track for later this quarter,” said Phil Hughes, a spokesman for AMD.
Read Full Article Here:
http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/display/20100219070650_AMD_Begins_Revenue_Shipments_of_Twelve_Core_Opteron_Microprocessors.html
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Intel Itanium outsells AMD Opteron
Intel Itanium outsells AMD Opteron
Intel kicked off its Itanium presentation today by saying the Itanium's system revenue since the introduction of 2001 has crossed the $5 billion mark. That outsells total sales of AMD's Opterons.
And, according to IDC Itanium sales surpassed all of SPARC sales for the first time since the introduction of the Itanium. That was in 2001 and was the culmination of former CEO Andy Grove's dreams of a microprocessor that was truly mission critical.
Never before has Intel put two billion transistors onto a transistor. The presenter said that if I started clicking on his foils and there were two billion of them, it would take 62 years, Intel put six microprocessors into the last platform. But corporate customers demand investment protection. This will be the first time Intel will be able to connect eight microprocessors "gluelessly" and without "forklifting" and they can be interconnected seamlessly like 64 socket systems that will be available from HP.
Read Full Article Here:
http://www.tgdaily.com/networking-brief/48339-intel-itanium-outsells-amd-opteron#close
Intel kicked off its Itanium presentation today by saying the Itanium's system revenue since the introduction of 2001 has crossed the $5 billion mark. That outsells total sales of AMD's Opterons.
And, according to IDC Itanium sales surpassed all of SPARC sales for the first time since the introduction of the Itanium. That was in 2001 and was the culmination of former CEO Andy Grove's dreams of a microprocessor that was truly mission critical.
Never before has Intel put two billion transistors onto a transistor. The presenter said that if I started clicking on his foils and there were two billion of them, it would take 62 years, Intel put six microprocessors into the last platform. But corporate customers demand investment protection. This will be the first time Intel will be able to connect eight microprocessors "gluelessly" and without "forklifting" and they can be interconnected seamlessly like 64 socket systems that will be available from HP.
Read Full Article Here:
http://www.tgdaily.com/networking-brief/48339-intel-itanium-outsells-amd-opteron#close
The Intel Itanium Processor 9300 Series
Intel releases the new Intel Itanium 9300 Series processor which supports up to Eight-Socket Glueless systems and servers!!
Mark this as the first day of the new Supercomputing Revolution!
Read Product Details Here.
Then Open A Beer. It's Time To Celebrate!!!
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