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GPUs are vulnerable to side-channel attacks

Researchers at UCLA Riverside discover GPUs can be victims of the same kinds of attacks as Meltdown and Spectre, which have impacted Intel and AMD CPUs.

By Andy Patrizio

Nov 13, 2018 3 mins

Data Center Security Servers

AMD now wants to take on Nvidia in the data center

AMD’s new GPUs designed for the data center give it a chance against Nvidia, but the software is still an issue.

By Andy Patrizio

Nov 8, 2018 3 mins

Data Center Servers

AMD continues server push, introduces Zen 2 architecture

AMD revealed the Zen 2 architecture for its family of microprocessors. Sold under the Epyc brand for servers, it’s expected to double the performance of the previous generation.

By Andy Patrizio

Nov 7, 2018 4 mins

Data Center Servers

Intel responds to the Epyc server threat from AMD

Intel formally announced a new class of Xeon Scalable processors that in many ways leapfrogs the best AMD has to offer.

By Andy Patrizio

Nov 6, 2018 3 mins

Computers and Peripherals Data Center Servers

Tariffs on China cause new data center equipment prices to increase

Networking and server equipment are among those affected by the U.S. tariffs on China, causing OEMs to increase their prices. There are ways, though, to offset the increases.

By Frank Kobuszewski

Nov 6, 2018 5 mins

Network Appliances Network Switches Servers

Is Oracle’s silence on its on-premises servers cause for concern?

Oracle was disturbingly quiet about its Exadata and Exalogix on-premises servers at the recent OpenWorld. But IDC's Ashish Nadkarni says not to worry yet.

By Andy Patrizio

Nov 2, 2018 3 mins

Data Center Servers

Xilinx lines up three major Chinese hardware vendors as OEM partners

Alibaba Cloud, Huawei, and server vendor Inspur will begin offering data center platforms based on Xilinx’s FPGA-as-a-service model, mostly targeting AI inference workloads.

By Andy Patrizio

Oct 24, 2018 3 mins

Computers and Peripherals Data Center Servers

Is there a white-box server in your data center’s future?

Off-brand server competitors to Dell and HPE have gained traction with Amazon and Google, but enterprise data centers are reluctant to follow

By Andy Patrizio

Oct 11, 2018 7 mins

Cloud Computing Data Center Servers

Intel’s FPGA strategy comes into focus

Intel reveals its FPGA strategy, which includes the Stratix 10 and Arria 10 chips, a Storefront for FPGA workloads, and support for VMware vSphere.

By Andy Patrizio

Oct 9, 2018 3 mins

Computers and Peripherals Data Center Servers

A new ARM-based server processor challenges for the data center

A former Intel executive has launched a broadside attack against her former employer and created Ampere Computing, which develops ARM-based chips for the data center.

By Andy Patrizio

Sep 21, 2018 4 mins

Data Center Servers