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AMD’s new EPYC chips are out, with bigger cache for intense workloads

Four new EPYC high-end server processor SKUs from AMD (formerly codenamed Milan-X) have reached general availability, aimed at demanding enterprise workloads like modeling and visualization.

By Jon Gold

Mar 21, 2022 2 mins

Servers

DDR5 memory is coming soon. Here’s why it matters.

Memory is performance, and DDR5 promises much faster memory at a lower power draw.

By Andy Patrizio

Mar 18, 2022 4 mins

Data Center Servers

Intel announces new roadmaps for Xeon CPUs, Xe GPUs

Intel's CEO lays out two tracks for its Xeon chip development through 2024 with implications for servers, supercomputing, and AI.

By Andy Patrizio

Feb 24, 2022 3 mins

Servers

Intel’s custom Bitcoin processor could lead to chips for a supercomputing edge

Intel is setting up an internal group to develop a processor optimized for Bitcoin mining, but the group will also work on "other custom accelerated-supercomputing opportunities at the edge".

By Andy Patrizio

Feb 18, 2022 3 mins

Servers

The Nvidia-Arm deal is off

Nvidia will still license Arm tech for chip design, and Arm will issue an IPO.

By Andy Patrizio

Feb 9, 2022 4 mins

Servers

Intel partners with RISC-V, invests $1B in foundry ecosystem

Chip giant goes from not invented here attitude to a more open mindset.

By Andy Patrizio

Feb 9, 2022 3 mins

Servers

Major security vulnerability found in top servers

More than 20 vulnerabilities have been found affecting unified extensible firmware interfaces (UEFI) software, allowing attackers to bypass hardware security mechanisms.

By Andy Patrizio

Feb 8, 2022 2 mins

Data Center Security Servers

Lenovo expands edge computing portfolio with AI-focused Nvidia GPUs

The ThinkEdge SE450 incorporates Nvidia GPUs for enterprise and industrial AI at the edge.

By Andy Patrizio

Jan 17, 2022 2 mins

Edge Computing Servers

Microsoft issues a fix for on-prem Exchange mail servers

Due to a date issue, Exchange email was being queued up instead of sent.

By Andy Patrizio

Jan 5, 2022 2 mins

Microsoft Servers

Supply chain woes forcing more workloads to the cloud

Chip shortages are driving enterprises to shift applications to the cloud, avoid ad-hoc hardware purchases, and work to improve their equipment forecasting capabilities.

By Maria Korolov

Dec 20, 2021 6 mins

Cloud Computing Enterprise Storage Servers