SeaMicro Unveils 512 Atom-Based Server 183
1sockchuck writes "Stealthy startup SeaMicro has unveiled its new low-power server, which incorporates 512 Intel Atom CPUs, a load balancer and interconnection fabric into a 10u server. SeaMicro, which received a $9.3 million government grant from DOE to develop its technology, says its server uses less than 2 kilowatts of energy — suggesting that a single rack with four SeaMicro units and 2,048 CPUs could draw just 8 kilowatts of power. Check out the technical overview, plus additional coverage from Wired, GigaOm and VentureBeat."
What's the "bang for the buck"? (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:Imagine a beowulf cluster of... (Score:3, Insightful)
It would seem that the 'beowulf cluster' is starting to fall out of style, doesn't it? :P We're getting to the point where such concepts are as quaint as a "Cray supercomputer" were just a couple years ago.
Operating system not mentioned? (Score:2, Insightful)
Or it's only me who can't find it?
"No changes to software" or something like that.... And only tons of RFC* and "funny acronyms"... What software needs no change?
Re:Imagine a beowulf cluster of... (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:What's the "bang for the buck"? (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:Vitual center (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:Vitual center (Score:3, Insightful)
Thats funny cause I have a Intel D410 Mobo that runs a couple virtual box instances on top of FreeBSD.
Virtualization of the x86 existed before Intel added special support for it.