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Simply Spectacular Virtualization Part II
AMD recently received a series of comments via Twitter from Intel about the configurations used for the “VMmark Systems” in the “Simply Spectacular Virtualization” blog. They wanted us to re-price our 64GB machine based on 8x8GB memory configuration. The last “tweet” closed … Continue reading
Keep it Simple, Silly
As you may have seen last week, VMware introduced its vSphere 4 cloud computing OS, and the Fault Tolerance feature is a big part of this new solution. As described by VMware, Fault Tolerance helps provide continuous availability with a simple ‘click of a button’ – something that gives businesses with virtualized data center environments peace of mind. At AMD, we have been thinking about continuous availability and disaster recovery for years and architected our AMD OpteronTM processors, in part, to address this. Continue reading
User Enablement Instead of Vendor Lock-Out
First of all, I’d like to extend a big thanks to Microsoft, Oracle, Parallels, Virtual Iron, and VMware for supporting Virtualization Ecosystem Month in this blog. Our goal for VEM was to raise the level of awareness around our technology … Continue reading
Don’t Be Fooled (Again)
As April Fools’ Day approaches, I remember Pavlov’s dog and just how conditioned we all can be – particularly in terms of technology. Swap the “n” and “m” keys on someone’s keyboard or change the language setting on your friend’s … Continue reading
Unleashing high performance applications with AMD and VMware
We all count on Moore’s Law to make our lives easier every time we upgrade to the next generation of computing systems, but we sometimes forget that there’s a lot of hard work that goes into improving the performance of our hardware and software. Continue reading
The Holy Grail of Virtualization
There are plenty of reasons that companies can give for keeping virtualization at an arm’s length instead of embracing it. In my conversations with customers, it’s difficult to find somebody that is not working with virtualization at some level. … Continue reading
Of Helium, Nitrogen, and Itanium
There are people out in the desert who overclocked an AMD Phenom II X4 to 6.5 GHz using liquid Nitrogen and Helium to supercool it! Not a standard cooling technique for the data center – but a very interesting showcase … Continue reading
