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AMD Business Solutions eNewsletter, June 2009
In This Issue:
Welcome to AMD Business Solutions, an e-Newsletter you can rely on for the latest about AMD products, solutions, technology partnerships, promotions, and more.
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AMD Announces the Six-Core AMD OpteronT Processor-Top line performance that's bottom line efficient.
Six-Core AMD OpteronT processor-based servers give you the performance efficiency to handle real world workloads, with superior value and energy efficiency at every price point. Unlike competitive products focused on raw performance, AMD technology-based servers deliver one platform to support the top-line demands of your business with a total cost advantage you can take right to the bottom-line.
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HP introduces the first HP ProLiant G6 servers based on Six-Core AMD OpteronT processors.
With this next generation of AMD OpteronT processor-based servers, HP is taking advantage of the unique capabilities of these new processors along with the latest ProLiant G6 technologies like Thermal Logic, Common Power Supplies, Smart Arrays and HP ProLiant Onboard Administrator to deliver servers that meet customers' ever-changing business demands. The new HP ProLiant AMD OpteronT processor-based G6 servers deliver the key technology advancements that customers need to take control of their business. So why wouldn't you want to upgrade to a ProLiant G6 with Six-Core AMD OpteronT processors?
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Nor-Tech's Workgroup Cluster powered by Six-Core AMD OpteronT processors is your team's new MVP.
Designed for organizations with a demand for shared, inter-departmental HPC, Workgroup Clusters are housed in secure, lightweight cabinets that roll easily from room to room. The custom-built cabinets allow for superior airflow and convenient maintenance. Workgroup Clusters run on standard 120VAC 20-amp circuits, making them an extremely flexible HPC solution.
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IDC Technology Spotlight: From Silicon to Cloud: Building Up to Cloud Computing.
For a server to be well-suited to cloud computing, it must balance performance, power and price. The history of server platforms based on the AMD OpteronT processor serves as a case in point for the building blocks that have been put in place to assure that balance is maintained for cloud computing today.
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ZT smashes the performance per watt record for AMD OpteronT powered servers.
Leveraging strong expertise in engineering cloud computing solutions, ZT designed the 1224Ra to take full advantage of the energy efficient 40W Quad-Core AMD OpteronT EE processor. Result: The best performance per watt to date for an
AMD OpteronT processor-based server (SPECpower_ssjT2008 1,379 overall ssj_ops/watt, 342,104 ssj_ops at 172W @ 100% target load.).
SPEC, SPECpower, and SPECpower_ssj are trademarks or registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. For the latest SPECpower_ssj2008 benchmark results, visit http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008.
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Sun's new datacenter, including AMD OpteronT processor-based servers, achieves dramatic savings in datacenter electrical costs.
Sun Fire X4600 M2 servers, using Quad-Core AMD OpteronT processors, are key elements of the server infrastructure at Sun's new state-of-the-art datacenter in Broomfield, Colorado. This new datacenter allows Sun to achieve greater density and helps reduce Sun's corporate carbon footprint.
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AMD and Microsoft showcase live migration across multiple generations of AMD OpteronT processors.
Highlighting its momentum and leadership in virtualization technology, AMD has released the first video and images demonstrating Microsoft's upcoming Windows Server® 2008 R2 Hyper-V performing live migration from a Quad-Core
AMD OpteronT processor (previously codenamed "Barcelona") to a 45nm Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor (previously codenamed "Shanghai").
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HP & AMD provide outstanding Oracle database server performance and value.
The HP ProLiant DL585 G5, using enhanced Quad-Core AMD OpteronT processors, has achieved the highest published result on the Oracle E-Business Suite 11i Medium Model Benchmark. With its exceptional price/performance, the DL585 G5 outperforms competing servers by up to 72%.
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IBM System x3755: 24-core performance in a 12-core server.
The IBM System x3755, using only three enhanced Quad-Core AMD OpteronT processors, can outperform a four-socket server using Hex-Core Intel Xeon processors, providing superior price, performance and energy efficiency.
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Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems.
Learn why hundreds of customers have turned to Sun Open Storage to simplify their storage environment and help cut IT costs. Sun makes it easy to deploy the Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage System in as little as five minutes with click & drag administration that requires no additional training.
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Virtualization: Don't Build it on Shaky Ground.
In this webinar Daniel Bowers of HP and Tim Mueting of AMD explain how virtualization can solve many of today's IT challenges.
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