It’s exciting to work with AMD to launch a new technology and break a record on the same day!  The new 1253Ra 1U Datacenter Server from ZT Systems features the best performance per watt measured to date* for an AMD Opteron™ 4100 Series EE Processor-powered server (**SPECpower_ssj2008 2,106 overall ssj_ops/watt) – up to a 52% increase in performance per watt over previous generation AMD Opteron EE processor-powered servers.  This makes it a great fit for cloud computing data centers, where energy efficient servers can allow increased density through more complete rack utilization – without sacrificing performance or features.

Of course, one size does not fit all: the balance of server energy efficiency, density and performance required to optimize total cost of ownership can vary dramatically by customer.  At ZT Systems, we combine leading edge technologies like the AMD Opteron 4100 Series EE processor with industry-standard components to design platforms that are unique to each customer’s requirements – yielding custom solutions with compelling benefits relative to off-the-shelf servers.

ZT’s process begins with deep engineering engagement with clients to understand their server workloads and energy/thermal constraints at the rack and data center level.  We then design and produce custom platforms that best meet the customer’s needs, plus delivery solutions to ensure their servers (or pre-cabled racks) are deployed, provisioned and making money as quickly and efficiently as possible.   And since we’re an agile, private company with stateside manufacturing, ZT is able to do this very rapidly, with a level of flexibility most large customers are unaccustomed to.

It’s a “precision-fit” approach to providing data centers exactly what they need and nothing they don’t, enabling substantial capital and operational cost savings – without the worry of being boxed in to an expensive proprietary solution.  Learn more at www.ztsystems.com/amddatacenter.

Travis Scott is Director of Marketing at ZT Systems. His postings are his own opinions and may not represent AMD’s positions, strategies or opinions. Links to third party sites are provided for convenience and unless explicitly stated, AMD is not responsible for the contents of such linked sites and no endorsement is implied.

*as of June 2, 2010

**SPEC and the benchmark name SPECpower_ssj are trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. Benchmark results stated above reflect results published on http://www.spec.org as of June 23, 2010. For the latest SPECpower_ssj2008 benchmark results, visit http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/power_ssj2008.html