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Intel denies reports of Xeon shortage

The PC side of Intel's Xeon processor supply remains constrained, but server customers should get their orders this year.

By Andy Patrizio

Jan 29, 2020 3 mins

Data Center Servers

Serverless computing: Ready or not?

Like any disruptive technology, serverless computing is surrounded by plenty of hope and hype. Getting at the truth and deciding if the technology is right for your organization requires an objective attitude and careful planning.

By John Edwards

Jan 14, 2020 8 mins

Cloud Computing Data Center Servers

Bamboo Systems redesigns server motherboards for greater performance

Bamboo Systems, formerly Kaleao, claims its motherboard architecture is more power efficient than traditional designs that cater to x86 processors.

By Andy Patrizio

Dec 18, 2019 3 mins

Data Center Servers

Ampere preps an 80-core Arm processor for the cloud

A new Ampere chip due out next year is single-threaded to avoid the 'noisy neighbor' problem that can impede customer workloads in multi-tenant cloud-provider networks.

By Andy Patrizio

Dec 3, 2019 4 mins

Cloud Computing Data Center Servers

Intel unveils new Xeon E-2200 line for entry level servers

The not-so-new line will go where eight cores will do instead of 28 cores.

By Andy Patrizio

Nov 4, 2019 2 mins

Computers and Peripherals Data Center Servers

High performance computing: Do you need it?

As costs drop and use cases multiply, high performance computing is attracting new adopters of all types and sizes. Expanding options include supercomputer-based HPC systems, cluster-based HPC, and cloud HPC services.

By John Edwards

Oct 4, 2019 9 mins

Cloud Computing Data Center Servers

Two AMD Epyc processors crush four Intel Xeons in tests

Tests show the AMD Epyc processors performed almost 25% better, and at one quarter the price

By Andy Patrizio

Sep 6, 2019 2 mins

Computers and Peripherals Data Center Servers

Cracks appear in Intel’s grip on supercomputing

New competitors threaten to take Intel’s dominance in the high-performance computing (HPC) world, and we’re not even talking about AMD (yet).

By Andy Patrizio

Jun 20, 2019 3 mins

Computers and Peripherals Servers

Oracle updates Exadata at long last with AI and machine learning abilities

Oracle to update the Oracle Exadata Database Machine X8 server line to include artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning capabilities, plus support for hybrid cloud.

By Andy Patrizio

Jun 13, 2019 4 mins

Data Center Enterprise Storage Servers

HPE’s CEO lays out his technology vision

In an exclusive interview, HPE CEO Antonio Neri unpacks his portfolio of technology initiatives, from edge computing to tomorrow’s memory-driven architecture.

By Eric Knorr

May 13, 2019 11 mins

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