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[12 Days of 12 Core] Day 11: The Nuts and Bolts of 12 Core
On Day 11 of the 12 Days of 12 Core, AMD opens the hood to the AMD Opteron 6100 Series processor Continue reading
More Cores, More Memory, Less Money – Driving the Server Train
It’s been almost six months since we introduced the AMD OpteronTM 6100 Series “Magny-Cours” processor, and that six months has been all about creating the ecosystem: Our partners used the new family to break multiple x86 records, from TPC-H (for … Continue reading
AMD Best Practices Series: The Times They Are a-Changin’
Tackling the third leg of server virtualization – the network Dylan had it right in 1963 when he recorded this classic that some say captured the spirit of social and political unrest of the times. Today, the times certainly are … Continue reading
AMD Best Practices Series: Understanding the Bigger Picture of VMmark Benchmarks
(also read this post at VMblog.com here) At AMD, we constantly hear from customers about different issues they are grappling with. It’s not to say that all customers face the same issues, but we certainly see a few common themes … Continue reading
The Software Community Said “Bring on the Cores” – And The AMD Opteron™ 6000 Series Platform Is Meeting the Challenge
Now that servers based on our AMD Opteron™ 6100 Series processors (known by the codename “Magny-Cours”) are on the market, it’s a good time to take a look at the state of all those cores in the world of software. … 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
Winner Announced: What would you do with 48 cores?
The response to the “What would you do with 48 cores?” contest has been positively overwhelming! We closed the contest on March 24th with a grand total of 840 entries – and it’s clear from your participation and enthusiasm AND … Continue reading
Team Dynasties
It’s finally time for baseball. With record warm temperatures and a successful opening night under our belt (let’s not talk about the following two games), New England has definitively moved its collective obsession from Tom Brady’s knee to the boys … Continue reading
The Reality of Server Software Licensing in a Many Core World
The AMD Opteron™ 6100 Series processor (formally code named “Magny-Cours”) is finally here! When you talk about our new server technology with up to 12 cores per processor, one of the first questions you get asked is about software licensing. … Continue reading
