Andy Patrizio
Andy Patrizio is a freelance journalist based in southern California who has covered the computer industry for 20 years and has built every x86 PC he’s ever owned, laptops not included.
The opinions expressed in this blog are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of ITworld, Network World, its parent, subsidiary or affiliated companies.
Startup ECL promises off-the-grid green data centers
ECL says its hydrogen fuel cells will provide electricity to power its data centers while producing enough water to cool the servers.
Roundup of server vendors using new Xeon processors
From HPE to Inspur, server vendors are coming out with dozens of new configurations.
IBM boosts Power CPU core count…for Oracle
IBM will quadruple the core count of its RISC CPUs specifically to benefit one of Oracle’s databases, perhaps to get around licensing issues, but won't say exactly why.
Nvidia, others promise to use new Intel Xeon processors
New server processors include virtual machine security as well as AI accelerators.
AMD unveils exascale data-center accelerator at CES
The Instinct MI300 server accelerator from AMD looks like an absolute beast on paper, with eight times the performance of its predecessor.
Gigabyte spins off its enterprise business to better serve enterprises
Giga Computing Technology is a new Gigabyte subsidiary focused on supporting servers and other enterprise gear as well as liquid cooling.
Supermicro launches Arm-powered servers
New Arm-based Mt. Hamilton servers target a range of use cases, from traditional server workloads to cloud and AI.
Server supply chain undergoes shift due to geopolitical risks
TrendForce believes core parts of the server supply chain will shift to Southeast Asia and the Americas as a result of geopolitical risks and trade disputes.
Nvidia still crushing the data center market
Nvidia's data-center segment is its largest business, fueled by supercomputers, high-performance computing and AI. But AMD and Intel are upping the GPU competition.
Intel splits GPU group into two separate units
Restructuring move puts Intel's gaming and data center products into separate categories to better serve both markets.
HPE expands GreenLake private cloud offerings
GreenLake enhancements include expanded container deployment options and workload-optimized instances for compute, memory, and storage.
Equinix’s fix for high power bills? Hotter data centers
Equinix is considering a multi-year project to run its data centers at higher temperatures to conserve energy.
Meta considers liquid to cool its hard drives
Tests by Meta and Iceotope find that new, sealed hard disk drives can be given precision liquid cooling that is more even than air cooling.
Intel Xeons to offer on-demand special functionality
Intel's new server chips will have special functions locked away and available to turn on—for a fee.
AWS launches new chips, replacement for TCP
AWS re:Invent: An Arm-based CPU for high-performance computing, a networking chip that doubles performance of its predecessor, and a TCP protocol replacement to speed up networks in the AWS cloud.
Seagate introduces HDDs as fast as SSDs
Seagates Exos 2X18 features multiple drive heads that enable it to match SATA SSD speeds.
Dell expands data-protection product line
News includes upgrade of Dell’s APEX data storage services to provide more secure backup storage in a pay-per-use consumption model.
AMD partners with Arm developer for exascale computing
Deal involves AMD’s Instinct GPU accelerators, which are also used in Frontier, the fastest supercomputer in the world.
AMD gives new Epyc processors a big launch with help from partners
OEMs including HPE, Dell and Supermicro, along with cloud providers Microsoft and Oracle, showed up for the debut of AMD’s fourth-generation server processor.