AMD Opteron™ processors - setting the new standard

Main Content

• AMD "Bulldozer" Core Technology

  White Paper -- Read this white paper to learn about recent improvements and advances in AMD's Opteron processor.

• Strategies for addressing VM sprawl

  Podcast -- In this podcast get expert advice on ways to combat VM sprawl, which is a critical issue for data center management today.

• Addressing disaster recovery and load balancing issues for virtualized data centers

  Podcast -- How does having a virtualized data center help with DR and load balancing? Find out here. Also learn how to specify hardware configurations for virtualized DR and load balancing.

• Best practices for balancing performance, power, and price in your cloud environment

  Podcast -- This podcast takes a look at the latest trends in cloud adoption. In addition, the experts talk about how a cloud environment can help improve power and performance in your data center.

• Cloud Computing: Public, Private, and Hybrid Clouds and Your Next-Generation Data Center

  White Paper -- Cloud computing has been a hot topic in the IT industry for several years. If you have been ignoring cloud computing because it seemed like industry hype, now is the time to pay attention and craft a cloud strategy. Read this white paper to learn more about cloud options for your enterprise.

• An SMB Roadmap for Making the Right 2011 Technology Choices

  White Paper -- Even as your business demands ratchet up, your customers still expect high quality and top performance for the money they spend. So to remain competitive, your business must be able to deliver the value your customers want at the price-point they’re willing to pay. Read on to learn more.

• Power and Cooling- Strategies to Help Cut Data Center Costs in 2011

  White Paper -- While already on the lookout for ways to reduce costs, large enterprises are under increasing pressure to use less energy. Inefficient or end-of-life servers can cost more to run than they are worth because they continue to draw power for cooling. Read this white paper to learn the solution to this problem.

• Virtualization Strategies for 2011

  White Paper -- Successful business leaders know when to increase investment and when to hold cash- when to pursue new markets and when to focus on maintaining their current market position. What is true of investment strategy is also true of the data center: there is a time to scale back or hold steady and there is a time to scale out for future growth.

• Understanding Architectural Priorities Inside Government Clouds

  White Paper -- Not since the advent of the Internet has a technological concept achieved more attention than cloud computing. AMD’s server platform technology is uniquely tuned to address critical government requirements for reducing costs, simplifying operations and raising energy efficiency in server price/performance. 

• The AMD Opteron 6000 Series Platform: Revolutionizing Server Price/Performance

  White Paper -- This white paper discusses the market dynamics driving demand for value 4P servers, explains how the AMD Opteron 6000 Series platform satisfies that demand, and explores the practical implications of the value 4P server’s breakthrough combination of performance, scalability, and value.

•  Big Data - It’s not just for Google Any More:  The Software and Compelling Economics of Big Data Computing

  White Paper -- Big Data holds out the promise of providing businesses with differentiated competitive insights. But those insights, protected by a healthy level of technical complexity, require large-scale data consumption and an innovative approach to the analysis of large public and private data sets.

• Server Consolidation Handbook

  IT Briefing -- Server consolidation can save your organization money by increasing utilization rates and reducing power and cooling costs. Learn how capacity planning and virtualization technologies can help you meet your server consolidation goals.