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ZT Systems get in on the ARM server fun

November 21, 2010 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

The ARM-based server buzz continues this week with an announcement from Secaucus, NJ-based ZT Systems. The server and PC maker unveiled the R1801e, a 1U unit with up to 16 ARM Cortex-A9 processor cores that operates at a mere 80 watts. That includes eight server modules, storage in the form of eight SSDs and dual […]

Filed Under: Servers Tagged With: ARM, Calxeda, chip, Marvell, processor, servers, Smooth-Stone, ZT Systems

Smooth-Stone’s now Calxeda, ARM servers by 2011?

November 17, 2010 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

Good-bye Smooth-Stone, hello Calxeda (pronounced “Cal-Zeh-Dah”). The startup, which specializes in server designs using ARM’s low-power processor technology, is not only undergoing a name change, new staffing developments point to a company that’s gearing up to take on server vendors that have made their fortunes on Intel’s and AMD’s x86 processors. Earlier this summer, the […]

Filed Under: Green IT, Servers Tagged With: ARM, Calxeda, computer servers, servers, Smooth-Stone

Intel on server chips: Atom out, McAfee in

September 30, 2010 by Pedro Hernandez 1 Comment

SeaMicro, you’re on your own. (And it could be a good thing.) According to Intel’s vice president and general manager of its Data Center Group, Kirk Skaugen, the chipmaker won’t be making a push into the server space with its low-power Atom processor. The market for servers comprised of several Atom processors, like the ones […]

Filed Under: Green IT Tagged With: ARM, Cloud Computing, computer server, Data Center, Intel, Intel Atom, McAfee, processor, SeaMicro, security, server, Smooth-Stone

ARM’s Cortex-A15: From smartphones to green data centers

September 10, 2010 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

As expected, ARM officially announced its new Cortex-A chip design and in addition to specs that portend a new generation of powerhouse smartphones, it looks like ARM is finally laying  the groundwork for some serious competition in the server processor space. ARM’s latest design is an upgrade in every regard, from clockspeed (up to 2.5 […]

Filed Under: Data Center, Servers Tagged With: ARM, chip, Data Center, datacenter, processor, server, Virtualization

ARM: Virtualization support coming to Cortex A

August 25, 2010 by Pedro Hernandez 2 Comments

If you want more proof that ARM has data center ambitions, look no further than this article in eWeek. During the Hot Chips conference at Stanford this week, ARM’s architecture program manager, Dave Brash, said that the Cortex A, code-named Eagle, will feature virtualization support. Already, according to Brash, companies including VMware are working hypervisors […]

Filed Under: Servers, Virtualization Tagged With: ARM, processor, server, Virtualization

Is Facebook transitioning to ARM servers?

August 24, 2010 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

If the rumors are to be believed, a major web company is getting ready to deploy servers based on ARM’s low-power chips.  According to Charlie Demerjian’s post at Semi Accurate, Facebook will be the first to make that jump. (With Smooth-Stone, perhaps?) Though mainly a designer of chips for smartphones and mobiles — essentially a […]

Filed Under: Data Center, Servers Tagged With: ARM, server, Smooth-Stone

Smooth-Stone raises $48M for green, ARM-based servers

August 16, 2010 by Pedro Hernandez 2 Comments

Smooth-Stone, an Austin, Texas-based startup that’s looking to improve data center efficiency with computer servers that feature non-traditional chip architectures, announced today that it has raised $48 million to develop ARM-based servers. The funds come from a mix of VCs and technology companies, most notably ARM, which has a vested interest in seeing its low-power […]

Filed Under: Featured, Green IT, Servers Tagged With: ARM, chip, computer server, funding, Green IT, processor, SeaMicro, server, Smooth-Stone, VC

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