AMD annuncia la piattaforma Opteron 4000 per il cloud computing

Con il comunicato stampa di seguito allegato, AMD, in occasione della conferenza "GigaOm Structure and Cloud Computing and Internet Infrastructure", ha annunciato la disponibilità della piattaforma AMD Opteron 4000 Series, una soluzione per server orientata al cloud computing, ovvero all'ambito informatico che ha nel calcolo distribuito su server remoti il suo fondamento.

Più in generale, la linea AMD Opteron 4000 è pensata anche per l'assemblaggio di data center a basso consumo, e per la realizzazione di sistemi embedded e server inclusi in sistemi per le telecomunicazioni. A partire da oggi, e per i prossimi mesi, i server basati sulla tecnologia AMD Opteron 4000 saranno lanciate dai principali partner di AMD, tra cui Acer, Dell, Hewlett-Packard (HP), SGI, Supermicro e ZT Systems.

La piattaforma AMD Opteron 4000 include processori quad-core e six-core caratterizzati da un consumo di potenza molto contenuto, essendo pari a meno di 6W per core; rispetto alla precedente generazione, la riduzione della potenza dissipata è quantificabile in circa il 24%.

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At the GigaOm Structure Cloud Computing and Internet Infrastructure conference, AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced availability of the new AMD Opteron 4000 Series platform. This is the first server platform designed from the beginning to meet the specific requirements of cloud, hyperscale data center, and SMB customers needing highly flexible, reliable, and power-efficient 1 and 2P systems. This platform is also available for high-end embedded systems such as telecom servers, storage, and digital signage, through AMD Embedded Solutions. Systems from Acer Group, Dell, HP, SGI, Supermicro, ZT Systems, and numerous other channel partners are expected beginning today and in the coming months.

"Until now, customers wanting to build a dense and power-efficient cloud or hyperscale data center had to shoehorn expensive, higher-end solutions into their computing environment, or they had to choose low-power client-based designs that may not have offered the right level of performance and server functionality," said Patrick Patla, corporate vice president and general manager, Server and Embedded Division, AMD. "With the AMD Opteron 4000 Series platform, these customers now have a server platform that is extremely power- and cost-efficient, allows a high degree of customization, and is also an ideal solution for high-end embedded systems."

• Power remains the number one concern in the data center². The AMD Opteron 4000 Series platform offers four- and six-core performance at less than 6W per core¹, reduces power up to 24% over the previous generation³, and allows more than double the servers within the same power budget as previous generation platforms³.
• The current business climate means many customers must look closely at capital expenditures and re-evaluate IT budgets. In addition to on-going savings associated with ultra power-efficient platforms, the AMD Opteron 4100 Series processor offers price points as low as $99 and is a no-compromise, trusted server-class processor with full feature sets.
• The AMD Opteron 4100 Series processor is ideal for custom-designed servers because it allows for smaller heat sinks, power supplies, and fans, as well as low voltage memory to help improve power efficiency. Depending on how the system will be used, customization also allows unnecessary, power-consuming features to be eliminated, further driving cost and power efficiency.
• This platform is available with embedded industry-standard 5+2 years longevity and provides the power, price, and performance balance required for high-end, commercial-class embedded systems with specific target markets and long product life cycles.
• While highly flexible, the AMD Opteron 4000 Series platform is chipset-consistent with the 8- and 12-core AMD Opteron 6000 Series platform and is planned to support the new "Bulldozer" core, planned for 2011.

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