“The fastest processor is not always what’s going to win out,” AMD virtualization solutions product manager Tim Mueting says during his session, “Building a Scalable and Power Efficient Cloud Computing Infrastructure,” where he says there’s a balance to be achieved between power, efficiency, and cost.
Having created the first duo code processors, AMD has always held efficiency as one of its greatest goals. AMD processors provide power management that monitoring systems to turn off parts of the processor to save power. AMD processors have also added features to make virtual machine migration more smooth. “We’ve put hooks into the processor itself to make that easier.”
Mueting says”Virtualization is the engine that’s driving the cloud,”, and driving the next evolution of virtualization are the 8 and 12 core processors AMD will be introducing in March.
The two new processor series, 6000, which will be available in March, and 4000, which will hit servers in the summer, will provide a variety of options for hosting applications.
Suited to high performing virtualization environments, the 6000 servers feature 4 memory channels, and are available in 2 and 4 socket, 8 and 12 core versions. All while keeping the wattage the same, Mueting says the 6000s are highly scalable and offer great value.
The 4000 series is more value oriented, featuring 1 and 2 sockets, 4 and 6 cores, and 2 memory channels.
Web and cloud applications fit somewhere between the 4000 and 6000 series, depending on the requirements. Either way, Mueting notes that there’s no “de-featuring”; all AMD processors include virtualization technology to help play a key part to building an efficient cloud computing infrastructure.
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