Author Archives: John Fruehe
AMD Opteron™ Processors in the Bio-IT World
Last week the annual Bio-IT World Conference and Expo took place in Boston. AMD was there along with a variety of industry partners sharing and learning about the intersection of IT, science and business. Many of the conference attendees stopped … Continue reading
What Are You Going to Spend Your Server Tax “Refund” on This Year?
Tax time causes stress for millions each year. The only relief is if you are lucky enough to get a decent tax refund. But, what if I could guarantee you one? Maybe not from the government, but how about from … Continue reading
Obituary: 4P Tax, Customer Headache and Market Hindrance, Dies at 12 Years of Age
The 4P Tax, a price premium traditionally charged in the server market for 4P capable processors, died on Monday, March 29 at the age of 12. The 4P Tax made its mark among customers looking for highly scalable, robust server … Continue reading
The Value 4P – Courtesy of the AMD Opteron™ 6000 Series Platform
When is a 4P server not a 4P server? When it is priced like a 2P server. The launch of AMD Opteron™ 6000 Series platform rings in a new era of computing that sees the removal of the “4P Tax.” … Continue reading
AMD Opteron™ Processor World Tour – The Launch
Today, AMD introduced the new AMD Opteron™ 6100 Series processors, the world’s first 8- and 12-core server processors. The day began with a launch event in Tokyo, Japan, followed by an event in Milan, Italy. The day will be wrapped … Continue reading
Welcome to the World of 12 Cores
For the past year I have been the public face of the AMD Opteron™ processor, defending it against our competition and holding in a deep, dark secret that I couldn’t share until today – how great it really is. Spending … Continue reading
AMD Opteron™ Processor World Tour – Day 6
Welcome to day six of the AMD Opteron™ processor world tour. As we get closer to launching our new 8- and 12-core processors, we’re taking them with us on the road as we visit customers and want to show you where they have … Continue reading
AMD Opteron™ Processor World Tour – Day 5
Welcome to day five of the AMD Opteron™ processor world tour. As we get closer to launching our new 8- and 12-core processors, we’re taking them with us on the road as we visit customers and want to show you where they … Continue reading
AMD Opteron™ Processor World Tour – Day 4
Welcome to day four of the AMD Opteron™ processor world tour. As we get closer to launching our new 8- and 12-core processors, we’re taking them with us on the road as we visit customers and want to show you where they … Continue reading
AMD Opteron™ Processor World Tour – Day 3
Welcome to day three of the AMD Opteron™ processor world tour. As we get closer to launching our new 8- and 12-core processors, we’re taking them with us on the road as we visit customers and want to show you where they … Continue reading
