ZDNet UK has a report from Ubuntu Developer and Cloud Summit in Oakland, California where ARM server maker Calxeda showed off their EnergyCard prototype in a 2U chassis that supports up to 48 quad-core nodes at under 300 watts. As should be at an Ubuntu event this server was running Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS but Calxeda is expecting Redhat, CentOS and other distro's will follow soon.
A common criticism levelled at proponents of ARM-based servers is that x86 applications need to be rewritten for the RISC architecture, but Calxeda says this is not the case for the majority of web applications. "The development toolset for ARM is already robust, thanks to the embedded and mobile markets, Most apps can be developed on one [processor architecture] and will run on the other without change, if you are talking about most web app infrastructure (Java, PHP, Python, etc)."
So whereas AMD failed in the serverbusiness we at least have a real competitor for Intel now.
This blog will be mainly focused on my own experiences with computers and software. Both I am using now purely as a user and hobbyist. Also I comment on interesting news about ICT, privacy and combinations of both. In deze blog zal het voornamelijk gaan over ervaringen met computers en software waar ik tegenwoordig alleen nog hobbymatig mee bezig ben en mijn commentaar op imo interessante nieuwsberichten op het gebied van ICT, privacy en de combinatie van beide.
dinsdag 8 mei 2012
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