Compute
AMD Moves Up Instinct MI355X Launch As Datacenter Biz Hits Records
When we first started The Next Platform a decade ago, there was not really much of a reason to cover the company’s datacenter efforts. …
X86
Compute
With Gelsinger Gone, Who Benefits From An Intel Break Up?
We did not think that today we would be writing about Pat Gelsinger “retiring” from the company that he loves best and most. …
Compute
The Server Recession Ends, And Both Intel And AMD Won
Anyone who thinks that Intel is easy to kill need look no further than the historical trends of the Mercury Research market share statistics that we see each quarter. …
Compute
Intel And AMD Make X Less Of A Variable For X86 Processors
One of the oldest ideas in humanity – and one that may have predated language as we know it – is that the enemy of my enemy is my friend. …
Compute
AMD Turns The Screws With “Turin” Server CPUs
If you are looking to upgrade your X86 server fleet – and there is lots of chatter about how many enterprises as well as hyperscalers and cloud builders are in the financial mood to do that – then the good news is that both Intel and AMD have now rolled out the best serial compute engines they have ever fielded. …
AI
How Long Before AI Servers Take Over The Market?
When hyperscalers and cloud builders think about their infrastructure, they talk about megawatts and they think about the mix of serving and storage and the total capacity that is delivered in a megawatt of power. …
Compute
Debunking Datacenter Compute Myths, Part Two
Welcome to the second part of our Debunking Datacenter Compute Myths series. …
Compute
Debunking Datacenter Compute Myths, Part One
There has always been a certain amount of fear, uncertainty, and doubt that IT vendors sow as they try to protect their positions in markets that they participate in. …
Compute
IBM Power10 Shreds Ice Lake Xeons For Transaction Processing
Here is a simple algebraic equation that describes the relative computing oomph of two different CPU architectures over the past two decades: If Intel an X86 core is X, then an IBM Power core equals 2X. …
Cloud
Are Hyperscalers And Clouds Builders Smashing Up An IT Pangea?
There are times when tectonic forces are at work in the IT world. …