HPE Superdome Flex 280 Server Announced

Today HPE jumped on the 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable CPU bandwagon with its HPE Superdome Flex 280 Server. While its name sounds like it’s about to jump off of the top ropes and fight Hulk Hogan, Superdome Flex 280 is meant to be a building block for digital transformation and an extension of HPE’s as-a-service offerings. The company says the server is ideal for diverse, data-intensive, and converging workloads. (more…)
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Intel D7-P5500 & P5600 3D NAND SSDs Now Available

Intel has announced the availability of the D7-P5500 and P5600, two new 3D NAND SSDs designed for systems that store data in all-flash arrays. These two new 3D NAND SSDs are built with Intel’s latest TLC 3D NAND technology and are highlighted by the company’s brand new, low-latency PCIe controller, making these drives ideal for systems that deal with intense IO requirements of AI and analytics workloads. They also feature advanced IT efficiency, management and data security features for Cloud environments. (more…)
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Intel Optane Persistent Memory 200 Series Announced

Intel has announced the Optane Persistent Memory 200 Series, the company’s 2nd-gen high-performing, persistent memory tier for 3rd-gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors on 4-socket platforms. The new line of PMem is quoted to deliver an average of 25% more in memory bandwidth compared to the last generation, 12-15 watts of thermal design power (TDP), and is available in capacities up to 512GB. (more…)
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3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable CPUs Released

Today we see a huge announcement in the form of 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors (codenamed Cooper Lake) coming out. While most CPU updates come with the whiz, bang, pow updates of performance, Intel is actually releasing the processors that are built around workloads, specifically AI. The new CPUs go hand in hand with the company’s hardware and software portfolios surrounding AI. (more…)
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Lenovo ThinkSystem SR860 V2 & SR850 V2 Servers Launched

Today the Lenovo Data Center Group (DCG) announced that it was launching new servers that support the 3rd generation of Intel Scalable Processors. The new servers include the Lenovo ThinkSystem SR860 V2 and SR850 V2. These new offerings take advantage of the performance and memory enhancements of the new Intel CPUs and are ideal for AI, analytics, and maximizing something like SAP HANA. (more…)
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