Dell shows a micro-server based on a 64-bit ARM processor

Dell recently presented its 64-bit ARM processor based micro-server product at arm Techcon, which employs Appliedmicro's 64-bit SOC and can connect to the PMC company's 16-port 12GB/S transmission rate SAS storage. Dell says the product is ready to be produced, but the specific date of the listing needs to wait until the customer and the biosphere are ripe for publication.

Dell has been involved in the micro-server market very early and, like HP, Dell's micro-servers are mainly Intel processors. Compared to Intel's processors, ARM processors have more advantages in terms of cost and power. Because the http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/13453.html ">arm server ecosystem is in its infancy and existing arm processors are 32-bit designed, this limits the amount of memory they can handle, And the applications that can be run. The 64-bit processor is thought to be able to actually run the server workload, so Dell's 64-bit architecture arm Micro-server is good news for the arm server market.

Calxeda, AMD and Bo-Tong are also developing arm chips for servers. In response to arm's offensive, Intel is also developing Low-power Atom processor products. In the case of upstream chip manufacturers competing for market dominance, the server vendor's layout on the micro-server is also cautious. But the micro-server market spawned by cloud computing has a bright side to play in product segmentation.