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For 2012, power-efficient servers could get a shot in the ARM

For 2012, power-efficient servers could get a shot in the ARM Created by MG3 on Jan 04, 2012

In 2012 a fundamental change in server architecture could be on tap as companies look to cut data center costs with the help of technologies like ARM processors and graphics chips, analysts said.

Low-power processors from companies like ARM could be in full use in data centers by 2013, and mixing them up with graphics chips could bring massive performance improvements and power savings, analysts said. Experiments around implementing ARM processors in servers are already underway, and graphics chips are already being used in some of the world's fastest supercomputers. »read more

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