ARM-Based Servers Coming In 2011

markass530 writes with this from the EE Times: "Arm Holdings chief executive officer Warren East told EE Times Wednesday that servers based on ARM multicore processors should arrive within the next twelve months. The news confirms previous speculation stemming from Google's acquisition of Agnilux and a recent job advertisement posted by Microsoft. East said that the current architecture, designed for client-side computing, can also be used in server applications."

I feel the pain...

[jackharrer]

I feel little sorry for MSFT. Just a little...

MSFT will just make a leg-based server

[Anonymous Coward]

Then port Windows to both.

Microsoft will then have an arm-and-a-leg OS.

Fairy Tale: ARMs Race Against x86

[reporter]

ARM is almost like a fairy tale in which the underdog triumphs. ARM was developed on a shoestring budget by a small team of brilliant anti-establishment engineers. By contrast, the x86 processor was developed on a multi-million-dollar budget by a large team of disciplined slaves across 2 continents.

ARM is David. x86 is Goliath.

Most of us inherently favor David.

Re:Low power server / clusters?

[icebraining]

Your server is has a slower CPU than a Intel 8080?

Or people could stop buying stupidly large gear

[Gothmolly]

I requested a small server for a project at work - the minimum my shop buys is an 8-way,16GB beast. I need to run 1 single-threaded app, and I get this.

Beowulf cluster

[threaded]

What's the point of a Beowulf cluster if it doesn't cause the lights to dim when you're performing your mad scientist calculations?

Re:MSFT will just make a leg-based server

[silentcoder]

>Microsoft will then have an arm-and-a-leg OS.

Finally, a feature-set to match their pricing !

Re:I feel the pain...

[bluefoxlucid]

Microsoft would just use Windows CE as a base, and port IIS and SQL Server to it easy enough.

Re:Low power server / clusters?

[Arthur Grumbine]

So sad, the obligatory "Imagine a Beowulf cluster of these ARM-based devices" will not be funny in the future

Don't you say that! Don't you dare say that!!