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Dell believes the latest refresh of its AMD PowerEdge servers gives it a leg up on the competition when it comes to performance.

AMD set out to prove that through collaboration with platform vendors and today's multi-core processors, virtualization doesn't necessarily mean a performance penalty.

From cloud computing virtual to I/O and more, here are highlights of eight ServerWatch conversations had with vendors at VMworld.
Tags: Novell, Cisco, AMD, Microsoft, VMworld

How long will Intel continue to dominate the server and PC processor markets?
Tags: server hardware, AMD, server, processor, Intel

AMD has taken multicore design to a new level, but what kind of performance can you expect?
Tags: AMD, server, multicore

Virtually Speaking: AMD's newest processor is designed to help the beleaguered chip vendor shoot for the cloud. Will its upward compatibility and power management features help on its journey?
Tags: cloud computing, server virtualization, AMD, power management, Opteron

Coming in below AMD's high-end Magny-Cours design, the Opteron 4100 is aimed at x86 server customers concerned with power efficiency and long-term compatibility.
Tags: cloud computing, x86 servers, server, Opteron, AMD

Intel is taking Westmere to the next level, while AMD prepares to 'Bulldozer' the competition.
Tags: AMD, Intel

Sun traditionally offered both AMD and Intel processors in its x86 server lineup. Now, it's looking like AMD's Opteron won't make the cut under Oracle's ownership.
Tags: x86 servers, Oracle, Opteron, Intel, AMD

Jaguar, a massive, 1.75 petaflop Cray XT5 supercomputer is based on the Six-Core AMD Opteron processor.
Tags: server hardware, supercomputer, AMD

The new Sun Microsystems owner plans to discontinue existing Opteron servers.
Tags: server, Opteron, AMD, Oracle, Sun

The company has announced world-record 2P price/performance scores in the benchmark tests for online transaction processing.
Tags: Windows Server 2008, Microsoft SQL Server, ProLiant, AMD, server

The x86 server war heated up significantly with new offerings from Intel and AMD.
Tags: server, 12-core Opteron, Magny-Cours, processor, AMD

The Opteron 6000 series, the formal name for Magny-Cours has four DDR3 memory channels to the new Intel Xeon 5600's three channels.
Tags: Opteron 6000, AMD, Magny-Cours, CPU, server

The company has extended support for AMD Opteron processors across its entire design-to-order server portfolio.
Tags: AMD, SGI, Opteron 6000, server hardware, server

A report from Broadpoint makes the argument that both chip makers will do better than expected because x86 server sales are poised to take off. No doubt IBM, HP and Dell are hoping that's the case.
Tags: Intel, x86 server, processor, AMD, x86

Analysts say AMD's chip will contain the highest number of cores in an x86 server processor.
Tags: Intel, chip, server, AMD, 12 core

With its troubles and foundries behind it, AMD seeks growth in areas Intel has been mining for years.
Tags: sales, Intel, mobile, AMD, Enterprise

Few technologies last 30 years, let alone become more dominant with each passing one, but the x86 architecture has done just that.
Tags: HP, Intel, hardware, AMD, x86

Advocates predict continued growth for open source in the coming year, yet nagging security worries may play a role as well.
Tags: virtualization, AMD, search, Google, Dell