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whitepaper It Takes Advanced Microprocessor Technology to Make a Modern Datacenter2006-10-20 Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
  Many IT organizations struggle to remain afloat in a sea of servers, each of which is dedicated to running a single application. Large datacenters may contain tens of thousands of servers, each consuming a few hundred watts of power and emitting over a thousand BTUs per hour. This paper explores how a combination of dual- and quad-core processors, advanced virtualization technologies, and highly scalable four- and eight-way industry-standard servers may be used to create datacenters with fewer physical machines that use less power, generate less heat, and do more work, while simplifying the tasks of those who must build, install, operate, and maintain them.

Tags: Data Center, x86-standard Servers, Virtualization		   
whitepaper Scaling IBM DB2 9 in VMware Infrastructure 3 Environment2006-10-09 EMC
  AMD, IBM and VMware conducted a performance study on an IBM System x3755 using AMD Opteron Dual-Core processors and running VMware ESX Server 3.0.1 software. The performance study simulated a web-based transactional workload using IBM DB2 9. It is clear from the empirical results in this study that running VMware virtualized environments inside an IBM System x server based on the AMD Opteron processor and using the IBM DB2 9 database, IT organizations can achieve throughput scalability by running multiple uni-processor and SMP virtual machines, thanks to the flexibility of virtual platforms, realize server consolidation ratios that can provide exceptional price/performance benefits, and accomplish near native performance with minimal overhead by leveraging the benefits of server virtualization.

Tags: Application Servers, Database Applications		   
whitepaper It Takes Advanced Manufacturing Technology to Make a Native Multi-Core Processor2006-10-09 Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
  This white paper shares some of the approaches that position AMD among the leaders in the industry. The paper explores how its patented APM (Automated Precision Manufacturing) technologies enhance the speed, accuracy, and agility of production facilities (known in the industry as "Fabs"). Then it examines how AMD stays at the forefront of semiconductor technology development by leveraging its intellectual and financial resources through collaboration with other industry leaders. Next, the paper discusses how AMD introduces new technology into its fabs using evolutionary, rather than revolutionary tactics, and how it refines that technology using a unique "Lab in fab" approach.

Tags: Processors, Semiconductor Tech. - Manufacturing		   
whitepaper eMIPS, a Dynamically Extensible Processor2006-10-01 Microsoft
  The eMIPS architecture can realize the performance benefits of application-specific hardware optimizations in a general-purpose, multi-user system environment using dynamically extensible processor architecture. It allows multiple secure Extensions to load dynamically and to plug into the stages of a pipelined data path, thereby extending the core instruction set of the microprocessor. Extensions can also be used to realize on-chip peripherals and if area permits even multiple cores. The new functionality can be exploited by patching the binaries of the existing applications, without requiring any changes to the compilers.

Tags: Processors, Application Development		   
whitepaper Intel Energy-Efficient Performance: Performance Made Energy Efficient Through New Technological Leaps2006-09-01 Intel
  The drive for more performance is relentless, but is now matched with a need for greater energy efficiency-performance made energy efficient. Intel is addressing this need by delivering unprecedented innovations in processor architecture, silicon, platform technologies, and software. These innovations are delivering superior performance in the most efficient ways to give people what they care about most - whether it's smaller devices, increased performance, lower cooling bills, or better energy-efficiency.

Tags: Processors		   
whitepaper Unlock the Business Value of Your Data With Enterprise Business Intelligence2006-09-01 SAS Institute
  Business Intelligence (BI) - the ability to capture, store, find, analyze and present information to make better decisions - has grown from being a backroom application used for a limited set of business problems into a strategic enterprise capability essential to maintaining competitiveness. The drivers of this transformation have been the same challenges one faces daily. But the challenges to gaining "True BI" can be formidable. One's enterprise data likely exists in multiple isolated "Silos," each with its own nonstandard set of data tools. Their users are disparate, so any comprehensive BI solution would need to build in flexibility across functions, business units and the varying requirements of different users.

Tags: Processors, Business Intelligence - Data Warehousing		   
whitepaper Itanium 2-Based Solutions and the x86 Architecture: Optimizing IT Value by Mixing and Matching Industry-Standard Server Platforms2006-08-10 Itanium Solutions Alliance
  With the growing market success of Itanium 2-based solutions and the integration of 64-bit extensions into x86-based processors, organizations now have a choice of two widely supported, industry-standard, 64-bit architectures. Which will be best for a particular implementation? In most cases, the right choice will be obvious. Both architectures Itanium 2-based solutions and x86-based solutions have a vital role to play in today's enterprise datacenters. They can be integrated together very easily; are supported by a broad community of hardware and software vendors; and will continue to advance very rapidly in the years to come. By using them in combination, businesses can maximize the value and agility of their computing assets, and take advantage of industry-standard solutions at all levels of their infrastructure.

Tags: Processors, x86-standard Servers		   
whitepaper HP Integrity Servers: The Foundation of Mission Critical Computing2006-08-01 Cambridge Marketing Solutions
  IT managers are tasked with improving efficiency and at the same time increasing responsiveness to rapid changes, all the while ensuring continuous business operation and maintaining security. CIOs are looking for an enterprise architecture that will do this and give them a better return for their precious IT dollars. The goal of this white paper is to outline the history and role of the Intel Itanium processor architecture, and the HP Integrity server systems in mission critical computing environments, against the backdrop of modern business requirements.

Tags: Application Servers		   
whitepaper Measuring the Value of Intel Core2 Processor With VPro Technology in the Enterprise2006-08-01 Intel
  This paper presents the results of research, sponsored by Intel and conducted by Wipro Product Strategy & Architecture (PSA) practice, designed to examine the potential impact of Intel Core 2 processor with vPro technology on the total cost of ownership (TCO) for business desktop PCs. This analysis examines how the Intel Core 2 processor with vPro technology can help reduce infrastructure complexity, and how the technology affects manageability and IT costs. In addition, this research extends concepts originally described in Wipro's New Insights on PC Management study4, which detailed the relationship between infrastructure complexity and overall PC support costs.   
whitepaper Accelerating Security Applications With Intel Multi-Core Processors2006-12-26 01:00:57 Intel
  The transition to multi-core processors offers flexibility for development and optimization of higher performance applications. Multi-core architectures can significantly improve program flow so that cache memory associated with each execution core is used more effectively. With multiple caches, optimizing data locality is possible, driving higher cache-hit rates and improved overall application performance. Intel demonstrated over 6x performance improvement of an intrusion detection and prevention security application running on four processor cores (dual-core, dual-processor) - without threading the application. Such supra-linear performance improvements offer new opportunities for developers to inexpensively improve their applications while also achieving faster time-to-market.