Hardware

Claims new GPU-powered supercomputer in a box can replace hundreds of CPU nodes.

The open source hardware market is growing beyond OCP’s own “enclave.”

Says current architecture not the best fit for cloud infrastructure

CEO says ARM would be cheaper for Cloudflare’s workload even if x86 chips were free

VxBlock System 1000 includes wider choice of storage arrays, data protection, compute

Open source startup SiFive introduces a single board computer running Linux on the open RISC-V architecture. Is the data center next?

Packs performance into a small-package, low-power Xeon SoC in a bid for the edge data center market.

IBM's former systems and technology CTO explains when it makes sense to buy a mainframe and what the advantages are.

The solution, called Retpoline, was created by Google software engineer Paul Turner to mitigate the Spectre vulnerability without a loss to performance.

Intel cautioned against going too far with software techniques to fix the vulnerabilities, implying slowdowns might be the fault of overzealous coders. It praised Google’s fix while withholding any recommendation for Microsoft’s approach.