Supermicro Computer Inc. has introduced new 5G systems that work in harsh outdoor environments and come in a tower-ready form factor for 5G radio access network (RAN), artificial intelligence (AI) inferencing and other intelligent Edge-focused applications based on Intel Xeon scalable processors.
The new SuperServer option packs a proprietary SuperMicro board in an enclosure that meets the IP65 standard for protection from dust and water incursion. The system has an Intel Xeon server supported by GPUs or FPGA add-ons, and is intended for smart applications such as AI inferencing, carried out at the Edge.
By most accounts, the 5G edge buildout will be an enormous global infrastructure upgrade that will increase processing needs at the edge. Much of that processing will be done in servers deployed in places outside of corporate or cloud datacenters.
Today, Supermicro announced a pole-mounted server. The new IP65 enclosure-based servers are targeting the 5G and other edge-focused markets. Regular readers are probably already familiar with the company from our articles like our recent review of Supermicro’s 6019P server, but I’m still going to provide a little background information on them for new readers.
Hardware manufacturer Supermicro Computing has introduced a cell tower-mounted server enclosure designed to be a "datacenter on a pole" for edge computing needs. The enclosure is IP65 rated and designed to be highly configurable for various edge computing uses.
As data has become one of the world's most-traded currencies, data centers designed to house it have grown too -- along with their carbon footprint. According to recent estimates, data centers account for one percent of total electricity usage worldwide, and analysts have predicted for years that this trend would only continue to worsen as demand for data centers rose.
AMD has expanded the choices available within its 2nd Gen Epyc processor family. The reason behind the expansion is simply to give customers more performance choices. Both a new 64C/128T part and a new 32C/64T part have been announced. Whichever you choose it will include 256MB of L3 cache, boost as high as 3.3GHz, support up to 128 lanes of PCIe 4.0, support for up to 3,200MHz memory, and offer advanced security features.
Today we have the launch of the 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable refresh SKUs. Make no mistake, this is Intel’s competitive side coming out. The original 2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Launch happened in April 2019, about four months before the subsequent AMD EPYC 7002 series Rome Launch.
Today, we’re now adding our fifth 64 core processor to the 2nd Gen EPYC stack with the AMD EPYC 7662. This processor is a great entry point into the 64-core market, providing customers access to the same high-performance ‘Zen 2’ cores as one of the world’s fastest x86 server processors with the AMD EPYC 7H1], but at a lower cost point compared to other mainstream AMD EPYC 64 core processors.
Today AMD rolled out two new second generation EPYC processors to add more performance options so customers can meet the right performance to workload. AMD is adding yet another 64 core CPU in the 7662 as well as a new 32 core model as well with the 7532.
