Category: AMD Servers

While C-suite executives focus on high-level technology strategies, IT directors tasked with implementing a hybrid cloud infrastructure strategy, are at the forefront of a hybrid cloud adoption transition. Before diving into implementation, it’s crucial to have a clear picture of your current infrastructure and the desired end state. Conduct a thorough inventory of your existing…

As artificial intelligence continues to transform industries heading into 2025, technology organizations of all sizes face critical decisions about the infrastructure supporting on-premises, software-as-a-service (SaaS) and AI workloads. While public cloud platforms have historically dominated, a hybrid approach—combining on-premises hardware with cloud resources—offers a compelling solution for balancing flexibility, cost-efficiency, and performance. This article targeted…

If you manage a virtualized environments at your organization, you should be aware that effective April 2, 2020, VMware moved from a per-CPU pricing model to a core-based pricing model. As a result of this licensing change, VMware will require an additional CPU license if a server’s CPU has more than 32 physical cores. Announced…

Update: March 2020 – The computer hardware industry has been greatly impacted by both supply chain issues from both Intel Xeon server processors and the COVID-19 (corona virus) outbreak, disrupting delivery lead times. Limited Availability: Intel Xeon Scalable Lead by strong server demand in Q4-19 for 2nd generation Intel Xeon server processors (Cascade Lake) coupled…

With a long history of building systems featuring AMD server processors – dating back to the Athlon in 1999 and first multi-core Opteron processor of the mid 2000’s – we were so excited to learn about the “Rome” EPYC 2 7-nm core architecture ambitions. Delivered in 2017, the first-generation EPYC processors built atop the 14-nm…