X86 Server Watch; Intel E5-2600 Series Chips – Part 2
Trend Watch: X86 Server Take Over: Intel’s New E5-2600 Series Chips Part Two: Intel launched its long-awaited Xeon E5-2600 family this past Tuesday, March 6th 2012. The new server chip is built on Sandy Bridge micro-architecture and was created to be compatible with 2- and 4- socket servers. It promises new levels of performance along with a set of capabilities never-before-seen on mainstream x86 severs. The new processors will not only be the heart of servers and workstations, but will also power the next generation of storage and communication systems from leading vendors around the world. This is the first major industrial server equipment upgrade to the Xeon series since […]
X86 Intel Server Watch; Intel E5-2600シリーズチップ–パート1
Trend Watch: What is an X86 Server: Intel’s New E5-2600 Series Chips Part One: This week I’ll be writing a two part series on the trend watch for X86 Intel Servers. As I’m sure you’re wondering, I’m aware that X86 processors are not a new thing. Yes, I know they have been around for the past few years and have been working their way into the industries heart as the processor of choice. However, with Gartner’s year-on-year survey conclusions and Intel’s March 6th release of their new E5-2600 series chips, there are a ton of exciting things to note and talk about. So with that I give you part one […]
Server Refresh Cycles
Server Refresh Cycles – 3 Tips Evaluate The Cost of a Server Upgrade: Implementing a server refresh cycle can be a costly task, but it is important for a company to ask themselves if they can afford not to refresh the servers in the coming year? According to Intel, delaying a server refresh cycle can actually cost more than refreshing at the appropriate time. When evaluating the costs of their own refresh cycles, Intel found that delaying their server refresh strategy by even one year would increase their operating costs by $19 million. This delay causes increases in the maintenance costs incurred by the need to increase the older server’s […]
