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The Role of the x86 Processors in the Virtualized, Energy-Contstrained Datacentre

This IDC White Paper analyzes the latest technology and market developments in the x86 server space, which has been significantly impacted by the spread of virtualization solutions and the rise of energy issues. The paper puts AMD's latest 45nm quad-core AMD Opteron Processor, codenamed "Shanghai," in context in this environment...

Tags: AMD Opteron, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., X86 Processor, Virtualization, Processors, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Storage

White papers 2008-11-12

The Role of x86 Processors in the Virtualized, Energy-Constrained Datacenter

The x86 market has gained momentum in Europe in recent years, and thanks to the rapid adoption of 64-bit processing and the always-improving multicore systems, x86 has come to represent the majority of server activity, in unit terms as well as from a business perspective. Standardization, a more price-aggressive approach,...

Tags: X86 Processor, International Data Group, Servers, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components

White papers 2008-11-01

VIA reveals world's lowest-power x86 processor on world's smallest board

VIA reveals world's lowest-power x86 processor on world's smallest boardWhat are you going to use this for?It looks cool but I can't figure out one thing I could use this for.RE: VIA reveals world's lowest-power x86 processor on world's smallest boarThere are OS's more efficient than any of those mentioned...

Tags: Corporate governance, Processors, Network technology, x86 processor, board, processor

Discussion threads 2008-05-15

VIA reveals world's lowest-power x86 processor on world's smallest board

Since nothing gets Toybox readers going quite like processor wars -- I mean, hey, it's the Crusades of computing -- I thought I'd throw this little morsel into the ring. Arriving in the Toybox inbox this morning from Taipei is news that VIA Technologies has announced their...

Tags: Board, X86 Processor, Corporate Governance, Processors, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-05-15

Intel to start production at new $3 billion plant

Intel to start production at new $3 billion plantGrowth!Az., can use the jobs.RE: Intel to start production at new $3 billion plantstinking Intel still have not admit defeat like Microsoft with European Unionre: GrowthHuh? I live in Chandler, AZ and I can tell you there is no way Intel's...

Tags: Semiconductors, Processors, Recruitment & Selection, Workforce management, Intel Corp., chip, x86 processor

Discussion threads 2007-10-25

Breaking the Chains - Using LinuxBIOS to Liberate Embedded x86 Processors

While x86 processors are an attractive option for embedded designs, many embedded developers avoid them because x86-based systems remain dependent on a legacy BIOS ROM to set up the system. LinuxBIOS is an open source solution that replaces the proprietary BIOS ROMs with a light-weight loader. LinuxBIOS frees the developer...

Tags: Developer, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., X86 Processor, One Laptop Per Child Project, LinuxBIOS, Chipsets, BIOS, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

White papers 2007-06-30

Taking It to the Next Level: The AMD Geode LX 800@0.9W Processor - Embedded X86 Processor Performance Rating System White Paper

Clock speed is not the only factor that goes into performance, and with this study it is shown that it is logical to rate a processor based on a suite of recognized benchmarks. Memory subsystem, graphics, bus speed, and instructions per clock cycle all play a role in overall performance....

Tags: Performance, AMD Geode, AMD Geode LX, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., X86 Processor, AMD Geode LX 800@0.9W Processor, Processors, Performance Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Human Resources, Workforce Management

White papers 2005-05-20

IBM shifts software price for dual-core x86 chips

IBM shifts software price for dual-core x86 chipsYes, and affinity mask set run on one CPU;)NTIBM marketing takes aim at own foot, again?Hmmm, so if I buy an IBM based server I pay twice and if I buy an AMD or INtel server I only pay once. Ummm, isn't...

Tags: Blade servers, Processors, Utility computing, Servers, Marketing research, IBM marketing, chip, x86 processor, IBM Corp., blade, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., software, dual-core

Discussion threads 2005-04-21

Characterizing x86 Processors for Industry-Standard Servers: AMD Opteron and Intel Xeon

The HP ProLiant server portfolio includes systems using the Intel Xeon family of x86 processors and systems using AMD Opteron x86 processors. To help customers understand the implications of these processor architectures on the system platform, this paper compares and contrasts the Xeon processors with the Opteron processor. It discusses...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., AMD Opteron, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., X86 Processor, Intel Xeon, Intel Corp., HP ProLiant Server Portfolio, Processors, Servers, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

White papers 2004-09-01

IBM hopes portal will build Power community

IBM hopes portal will build Power communitySo long Wintelthe x86 Processor has been mainstream for far too long. POWER has so much room to grow and could easily dethrone the current PC makers if it were to go mainstream. No more having to use Mac to get a...

Tags: Portals, Web technology, x86 processor, Wintel, Microsoft Windows NT, portal, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2004-05-14

Additional Resources

Antitrust charges filed against Intel

Stepping backand seeing an AMD plant being built in close proximity to the capitol of New York Albany, seeing Cuomo follow in the footsteps of his Father Mario, does it surprise anyone that Cuomo is being this aggressive?It's a move which will certainly look good on his curriculum vitae when...

Tags: Corporate law, Processors, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Antitrust charge, antitrust, processor

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Is Nvidia planning to add X86 compatibility to its chipsets?

I hope soNVIDIA with x86-64 technology would be Next Big ThingTM, although I'd rather see a new architecture replace the aging x86. 64-bit is just a tack-on feature set of x86. I'd rather see something in line with IA64 from NVIDIA to shake up Intel. I'm sure...

Tags: Processors, Video Decoding, chipset, Intel x86, CPU, NVidia Corp., Intel Corp., GPU, graphics, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Ubuntu Karmic Koala launches to mixed reviews

Not released yetKarmic koala hasn't been officially released yet and the bug that this article was talking about has been fixed for the official releaseMultiple hard drives issue already fixedThe problem only affected the 64-bit version of the release candidate, and it has apparently been fixed for the final release.wowwow,...

Tags: Web site development, Web technology, Microsoft Windows, Ubuntu, Ubuntu Karmic Koala, Dana

Discussion threads 2009-10-29

Red Hat gains operating system share at Sun's expense

Unix/Linux distro is secureUnix/Linux distro's are secure and they were built for networking period.Windows was built for single user and no networking.Linux winswindoze loses!What will Larry Ellison do?Purchasing Sun was just about as smart as Borland betting on Pascal Delphi.RE: Red Hat gains operating system share at Sun's expenseAny uncertainty...

Tags: Sun Solaris, Operating systems, Processors, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Sun Microsystems Inc., Red Hat Inc., Sun Sparc, Intel x86, operating system

Discussion threads 2009-09-24

Intel to developers - write apps for Atom

Uhhhh...noI doubt many developers will see it in their best interest to write CPU-specific code. Web developers are fairly recently getting away from writing browser-specific code because competition in the market has shown that to be a sure way of limiting your customer base. Now Intel wants to...

Tags: Linux, Processors, developer, processor, Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-23

AMD predicts more Intel revelations

AMD is what we runAMD processors in blades are more efficient and more cost effective...We are 100% AMD as well.It has saved our company a lot of money and has cost it nothing. Unless pure performance is the goal, I can't find one reason to run Intel. And that is...

Tags: Processors, Regulations, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., revelation

Discussion threads 2009-09-22

Save money: buy from the enemy

I can see your point butis the processor arms race not still being pushed more by what is happening in the consumer rather than server space. Also are the processors in datacentres starting to move to desktop/mobile processors rather than server ones as they are more energy efficient. If we...

Tags: Processors, processor, server, CPU, PPC

Discussion threads 2009-08-22

Reformulating Murphy's law

Reformulating Murphy's lawInteresting thoughtsIt's saddening that thought is such a rare thing among us humans.Imagine how different the world might have been.[i]"The applications to IT are less obvious but equally compelling. If you believe, for example, in the achievability of wintel security, you?ll spend lots of money setting your employer...

Tags: Operating systems, Wintel, Unix

Discussion threads 2009-08-01

Windows Server 2008 R2 Releases to Manufacturing

Windows Server 2008 R2, which released to manufacturing today, July 22nd, 2009, contains major functionality improvements in virtualization and networking over the previous version. This afternoon, Microsoft has announced the Release to Manufacturing RTM of Windows Server 2008 R2, which incorporates many hundreds...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Manufacturing, Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Feature, Live Migration, Hyper-V Live Migration, CSV, NTFS CSV, SCVMM 2008 R2, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Virtualization, Processors, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-07-22

Analysts: AMD has no answers for Intel's assault

Analysts: AMD has no answers for Intel's assaultSure they do...They'll go cry to the EC that Intel is being mean to them again, giving the EC another opportunity to extort billions more from Intel.AMD should make the next step from ATOMATOM had it's heyday, now the chip seems more like...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Semiconductors, Processors, price/performance, GEODE, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., ATI Technologies Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-07-22