• Open Compute: Momentum Builds for Open Hardware

    January 16th, 2013 : Rich Miller

    In less than two years, the Open Compute Project (OCP) has grown far beyond its origins as a showcase for Facebook's design innovations, evolving into an active community building cutting-edge hardware, disrupting the traditional IT supply chain, and laying the groundwork for future innovation.. More than 1,900 technologists gathered for the Open Compute Summit at the Santa Clara Convention. Read More

  • Calxeda Rolls Out ARM-Based Open Vault Storage

    January 16th, 2013 : Rich Miller

    The Open Compute Project is getting some ARM-powered hardware, but perhaps not where you’d expect. Calxeda today introduced Project Knockout, which teams its low-power processors with the Open Vault storage system. Read More

  • AMD Rolls Out Open Compute Servers for Wall Street

    January 16th, 2013 : Rich Miller

    AMD today rolled out an Open Compute server design developed with members of the financial community, which it calls "a radical rethinking of the server motherboard." It is being evaluated in data centers at Fidelity Investments and Goldman Sachs. Read More

  • Chip Makers Showcase New Processor Tech at CES

    January 8th, 2013 : John Rath

    The same semiconductor companies that fuel the data center - Intel, AMD, NVIDIA and Qualcomm - are showing off new technologies this week in Las Vegas, at the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Read More

  • Intel Unveils Low-Power Atom Chips for Servers

    December 11th, 2012 : Rich Miller

    Intel's first Atom server-class processor has arrived, and several major hosting companies say they're ready to start filling their racks with servers using the low-power chips. The Atom S1200 features a 64-bit system-on-chip (SOC) that uses as little as 6 watts per processor. Read More

  • Supermicro Debuts Hyper-Speed Servers

    December 5th, 2012 : John Rath

    Supermicro (SMCI) debuted new 2U and 4U/Tower platforms that maximize processing power and precisely tune hardware and firmware to provide lower latency than previous models. Read More

  • AMD Unveils Nine New Opteron Processors

    December 5th, 2012 : John Rath

    AMD has unveiled nine new mid-range and entry-level Opteron 4300 Series and 3300 Series server processors, which offer improved performance per watt for customers focused on reducing their energy usage. Read More

  • Intel Doubles Down on Cores With Itanium 9500 Processor

    November 9th, 2012 : John Rath

    Intel (INTC) announced the Itanium processor 9500 series Thursday, based on its new microarchitecture. With twice the number of cores, Intel said the 9500 series will provide improved performance scaling and faster I/O speed over its previous generation of processors Read More

  • Open Compute Wants to Make Biodegradable Servers

    November 8th, 2012 : Rich Miller

    Are you ready for servers that you can put in the compost heap? The Open Compute Project has challenged students at Purdue university to develop a biodegradable server chassis, making data center technology more sustainable. Read More

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