Read more.While 2009 was a tough year for the server market, things started to move in a positive direction towards the end.
Read more.While 2009 was a tough year for the server market, things started to move in a positive direction towards the end.
What's the difference betwixt an X86 and a Blade?
Reason I ask is that I call AMD chips x86 but the web implies that x86 is only Intel stuff.
I like servers this week.. so I'm intrigued
Originally Posted by Advice Trinity by Knoxville
AFAIK blades are just densely packed x86 systems - although I guess there's not really a reason to specify what type of CPU you have in your blades. Intel is usually referenced when people write x86 as they developed the instruction set, but an x86 AMD processor is still just that.
indeed - blade is just a form factor
I suspect they include x64 servers in that umbrella , but I wouldn't like to say.
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