The company is designing computers that require less space and power than conventional machines yet perform just as well. The idea is to fill a gap left by Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) and Dell Inc. (DELL), which have curtailed research and development, SeaMicro Chief Executive Officer Andrew Feldman said in an interview.What do customers want?
Instead of buying powerful computers designed for the complex needs of a few internal users, cloud-service providers want servers to handle millions of customers. That means they want a much bigger array of cheap, efficient machinery, he said.
They need to make a linux box with simple optical connects to other Linux boxes. Stack em up, as many as needed. The graph layer will make everything happen for the cloud customer.
Feature list from their site:
768 1.66 GHz x86-64 cores
1.28 Terabit interconnect fabric
Up to 64 1 Gbps or 16 10 Gbps uplinks
0-64 SATA SSD/Hard disk
Integrated load balancing, Ethernet switching, and server management
Uses less than 3.5 KW of power
If you want cloud applications, then you need a graph layer. The standards group is going to have a gestalt on this in about five days, watch.
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