Comments on: Under Competitive Pressure, Intel Builds Low Power Server Chip for a Startup http://gigaom.com/2011/02/27/under-competitive-pressure-intel-builds-low-power-server-chip-for-a-startup/ Tue, 21 May 2013 08:39:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: The World of Big Data Needs Low Power Computing: Cleantech News and Analysis « http://gigaom.com/2011/02/27/under-competitive-pressure-intel-builds-low-power-server-chip-for-a-startup/#comment-611584 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:50:08 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=302623#comment-611584 [...] The idea is that data center operators can save considerable money on their energy bills by installing ARM-based servers. Chip designer Marvell is following suit with ARM chips for servers, and Intel is also developing lower power server chips. [...]

]]> By: How Serious Is Intel About Pushing Atom for Servers?: Cloud Computing News « http://gigaom.com/2011/02/27/under-competitive-pressure-intel-builds-low-power-server-chip-for-a-startup/#comment-610663 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:14:12 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=302623#comment-610663 [...] server in production is from SeaMicro, which contains 256 specially built dual-core Atom chips. Reporting on that story, Stacey quoted Intel’s Jason Waxman, who pointed out that because SeaMicro’s server [...]

]]> By: Intel Buys SoC Startup to Boost Atom’s Mobile Appeal: Cloud Computing News « http://gigaom.com/2011/02/27/under-competitive-pressure-intel-builds-low-power-server-chip-for-a-startup/#comment-609794 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 21:49:06 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=302623#comment-609794 [...] power server processors from both Nvidia and Calxeda, and Intel itself has gotten into the same by building a specialized Atom processor for startup server maker SeaMicro — which is packing 256 dual-core Atom processors into a single box — and Intel even [...]

]]> By: Intel Plans a Macro Push Around Micro Servers: Cloud Computing News « http://gigaom.com/2011/02/27/under-competitive-pressure-intel-builds-low-power-server-chip-for-a-startup/#comment-608958 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 18:40:00 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=302623#comment-608958 [...] Intel isn’t going to let anyone take on its markets without a fight. It already designed a special x86 Atom chip for SeaMicro, a startup building a micro server for web [...]

]]> By: A Sneak Peek At Calxeda’s ARM-Based Servers: Cloud Computing News « http://gigaom.com/2011/02/27/under-competitive-pressure-intel-builds-low-power-server-chip-for-a-startup/#comment-607591 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 20:55:24 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=302623#comment-607591 [...] Calxeda’s mum on release plans, but it looks like I won’t be the only person eager to see what they have to offer. For another startup building out dense low power servers, check out the specs on SeaMicro’s coming second generation server. [...]

]]> By: AMD Goes on the Defensive in the Cloud: Cloud Computing News « http://gigaom.com/2011/02/27/under-competitive-pressure-intel-builds-low-power-server-chip-for-a-startup/#comment-607382 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 13:08:49 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=302623#comment-607382 [...] helped Intel drive its earnings higher. Meanwhile, a number of startups clearly see an opportunity to redesign servers and try new chip architectures to deliver more power efficient performance for different types of [...]

]]> By: Tarun Dua http://gigaom.com/2011/02/27/under-competitive-pressure-intel-builds-low-power-server-chip-for-a-startup/#comment-605477 Sun, 06 Mar 2011 21:31:54 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=302623#comment-605477 The acquisition cost of this hardware at > 500-600 USD per atom core doesn’t make sense just yet.
The cost per core of a Xeon quadcore usually doesn’t exceed this amount while delivering several times the processing power.
The TCO of this setup would be higher even accounting for power savings in a little over 2 years. In a modern virtualized environment there is no ‘locked’ in hardware that won’t be replaced for 3 plus years anymore.
+Lucian

]]> By: Lucian Armasu http://gigaom.com/2011/02/27/under-competitive-pressure-intel-builds-low-power-server-chip-for-a-startup/#comment-602206 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:30:33 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=302623#comment-602206 But if the stack of smaller and weaker Atom processors is just as expensive and probably weaker overall than Intel’s smaller stacks of bigger chips, then this changes nothing.

The point of ARM servers is that a stack of ARM servers will use much less power, but will also be *much cheaper* per unit of performance. So Intel still has to worry a lot about ARM getting into the server market, and especially fear Nvidia’s Denver Project.

]]> By: SeaMicro’s New Server Has Latest Intel Atom N570 Chip – PCWorld :3w http://gigaom.com/2011/02/27/under-competitive-pressure-intel-builds-low-power-server-chip-for-a-startup/#comment-602055 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 08:21:47 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=302623#comment-602055 [...] 64-bit Atom bomb serverRegisterSeaMicro drops another Atom bomb on the server marketVentureBeatUnder Competitive Pressure, Intel Builds Low Power Server Chip For a StartupGigaOmWall Street Journal (blog) -Greentech Media (blog) -Geek WIth Laptopall 20 news [...]

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