Map It Out
Dell helped Microsoft reduce power requirements by as much as 80% while simultaneously delivering up to 5X the compute density with servers based on the AMD Opteron processor.
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Virtualization for the Masses
Instead of forcing customers to always cater to infrastructure vendors, AMD instead brings virtualization to the masses for the long-term, so information can flow more easily no matter what generation of hardware you have in your data center or PC. Continue reading
Big World
As a fan of obscure 1980’s music, I always enjoyed Joe Jackson’s “Big World”, the only 3-sided record. Yes, I said record, and yes, I realize that dates me. Three sides to one record? Don’t most records have 2 sides? … Continue reading
Caching in on the Cloud with the Power of More Cores
Cache is a word you hear every day when you when you work for a silicon vendor. For CPUs, cache plays the very important role of reducing memory access by buffering frequently used data. But caching goes way beyond the … Continue reading
IT Innovation in the “Cloud”
AMD’s CIO discusses the importance of cloud technology in a world where more and more organizations need to be able to function fully anywhere, anytime. A pioneer in cloud technology, AMD today runs a high performance computing cloud supporting thousands of engineers worldwide with approximately 40 million jobs executed in a month. An integral part of how AMD is able to meet expanding demand for IT resources, the cloud offers immense flexibility while helping to reduce the overall spend –a great example of how IT can drive innovation within an organization and create business value. Continue reading
Put a cap on that TDP
With the new TDP Power Cap for AMD Opteron™ processors based on the upcoming “Bulldozer” core, customers will be able to set TDP power limits in 1 watt increments. Continue reading
Big Data and Cloud: This May Be the Beginning of a Beautiful Friendship
Over the past four blog posts from me and my colleagues at IDC, we’ve tried to alert you to one of the most important new developments in the IT landscape: the emergence of Big Data as a driver of business … Continue reading
Mind the Gap – The Rise of Cloud Computing
AMD has launched a global cloud computing survey that gets at the heart of what matters to customers in the cloud around the world Continue reading
Big Data! What Is It Good For? Just About Everything!
By Guest Blogger, Richard Villars, Vice President of Storage and IT Executive Strategies with IDC As my colleague, Matt Eastwood, mentioned in an earlier blog , data creation is occurring at a record rate. After noting this development, business and … Continue reading
Business Value of Big Data
Data creation is growing at record rates. All of this data creates new opportunities for data analytics in areas such as human genomics, healthcare, oil & gas, search, surveillance, finance and many other examples. This is known as the ‘Big Data’ problem. IDC’s Matthew Eastwood discusses the ‘Big Data’ problem. Continue reading
