Servers are the largest single cost component of operating an Internet-scale data center, according to updated data from James Hamilton of Amazon Web Services.
Austin-based startup Smooth-Stone has raised $48 million to use chips optimized for cell phones to make low-power servers that can slash the energy costs for data center operators.
Verari Technologies, which makes servers and containers targeting the HPC and cloud computing markets, announced last week that it has received a "significant investment" to support the growth of the company.
SeaMicro and Tilera are pioneering low-power, massively multicore servers that could address some of the toughest power and cooling problems for cloud computing platforms. Here's a closer look at the companies and their technology.
In this video, SeaMicro CEO and co-founder Andrew Feldman discusses the company's vision for low-energy servers, the innovations it has developed in pursuit of that goal (especially the role of the networking fabric) and the roadmap for SeaMicro's...
In this video, Ihab Bishara of Tilera provides an overview of the company and its low-power processor technology, which can pack up to 512 cores into a 2U server.
This white paper looks at some of the most pressing challenges administrators face in ensuring optimal server performance, and it offers insights into the tools and strategies required to address these demands.
Chip maker Tilera has teamed with Taiwan's Quanta Computer Inc. on a new server that will allow data center operators to pack up to 10,000 cores in a rack consuming less than eight kilowatts of power, the company said Tuesday.
SeaMicro's introduction of a new server that runs on Intel’s low-power Atom chips triggered a lot of coverage and discussion. Here's a roundup of some of the notable commentary and analysis from around the web.
Startup server maker SeaMicro today unveilled a new low-power server that promises to slash power costs for companies running large Internet services and cloud computing platforms.