Connected Social Media: The Intel Channel

Intel IT’s Data Center Strategy

Connected Social Media — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:01:56 +0000

Intel IT’s Data Center Strategy is on track to create $650M of value for Intel’s business. They’ve realized over 30% of this already, with server refresh and data center virtualization driving a large portion of the value. Hear about how Intel has shifted their strategy away from strictly consolidating data centers to a strategy that focuses on leveraging the full potential of their data centers worldwide.

Experience Intel IT’s complete data center strategy at Intel.com.

IT Sustainability – Passion for Innovation

Connected Social Media — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:20:01 +0000

Most engineers love having a technical problem to solve. When it comes to sustainability challenges, Intel’s Yoram Hassidim is a great example, whether it’s his water recycling system he built on the roof of his home or a PC innovation that happens to change the way we use computers.

IT Sustainability – Turning up the Heat

Connected Social Media — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:01:58 +0000

Just raising the temperature one or two degrees on the thermostat in a data center can make a difference to a company’s energy bill. But it’s not as easy as it seems. Data centers support Intel’s chip business and precise temperatures are critical for success. Alon Brauner, manager of Intel’s data centers in Israel and India, says the data center can get warmer without sacrificing performance.

Data Center as the Platform – Intel Chip Chat – Episode 78

editor — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:01:18 +0000

Dylan Larson stops by Chip Chat to talk about the evolution of the data center into the “platform” and the flexibility, efficiency, and sociological changes involved.

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Server Products
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Energy Efficiency Metrics – Intel Chip Chat – Episode 77

editor — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:03:53 +0000

Henry Wong returns to Intel’s Chip Chat with Allyson Klein to discuss the development of energy efficiency metrics, as well as performance expectations and system configurations for upcoming product releases.

Innovation in Eco-Technology – Intel Chip Chat – Episode 76

editor — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:42:10 +0000

In this Intel Chip Chat podcast with Allyson Klein: Lorie Wigle, GM of the Eco-Technology Program Office, returns to discuss the COP climate conference as well as the role of the technology industry in eco-innovation.

Eco-technology
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The Move to 32nm and Beyond – Intel Chip Chat – Episode 75

editor — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:40:45 +0000

In this Intel Chip Chat with Allyson Klein: Mark Bohr, Intel Senior Fellow and Director of Process Architecture and Integration, runs through the development of a process technology (45 and 32nm) and discusses future innovations.

Intel 32nm Logic Technology
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Mission Critical Computing – Intel Chip Chat – Episode 74

editor — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:32:25 +0000

In this Intel Chip Chat with Allyson Klein: Pauline Nist, an Intel general manager, discusses the technical features of mission critical computing, the eight socket system, and the product roadmap of the next 24 months.

Intel Server Processors
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Security Technologies – Intel Chip Chat – Episode 73

editor — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:25:50 +0000

Jim Greene returns to Chip Chat to discuss two security technologies: AES-NI (new instructions to encrypt data) and Intel Trusted Execution Technology (protect against software attacks).

Intel Trusted Execution Technology
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Future of Virtualization Technology – Intel Chip Chat – Episode 72

editor — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:44:09 +0000

In this audio podcast with Allyson Klein: Rich Uhlig, Intel fellow and chief virtualization architect, tackles a variety of topics including the five year outlook, market segments and the role of virtualization in cloud computing.

Intel Virtualization Technology
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Future Architecture – Intel Chip Chat – Episode 71

editor — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:48:57 +0000

Steve Pawlowski, Intel senior fellow in the Architecture Group, discusses future architectures: How does cloud computing affect the client/server model? What’s in store for memory and I/O?

From CES 2010: Intel’s New 2010 Core Processors

Connected Social Media — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 20:31:31 +0000

Intel’s 32 nanometer technology is here in the Core family of microprocessors which hit the market in 2010. Incorporating innovations like a high-k metal gate, Hyper-Threading, Turbo Boost, as well as integrating Intel HD Graphics on the processor, the new Core family of chips can play HD video, multitask and handle video gaming without missing a beat. In this video, check out the chip and the buzz at CES 2010 around the new Core processors.

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Intel CES 2010 Press Conference – All new 2010 Intel Core Family

Connected Social Media — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:37:40 +0000

Las Vegas, January 7, 2010 – Intel Corporation introduced its all new 2010 Intel Core family of processors at CES today, delivering unprecedented integration and smart performance, including Intel Turbo Boost Technology for laptops, desktops and embedded devices.

The introduction of the new Intel Core i7, i5 and i3 chips coincides with the arrival of Intel’s groundbreaking new 32nm manufacturing process.

Intel Looks Ahead

Paul Lancour — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:01:10 +0000

In this video, Intel takes a peek at the future by looking back a bit. From a $7 billion dollar investment and initiative that funds manufacturing in the US, to a program to give high school science scholars a boost, to new PCs gadgets enabled by Intel technology, to increased mobility in computing, Intel’s recent work has helped pave the way for your future. Next, Intel introduces its Core processor family made with 32 nanometer technology, the latest technological breakthrough. Thirty-two nanometer means PCs and devices with more power and better battery life. Everywhere you look, Intel technology is helping you be more productive and creative, stay on the go, and have more fun.

Rapid Fire Chip Chat: Eco-issues – Intel Chip Chat – Episode 70

editor — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 07:01:42 +0000

In this Intel Chip Chat podcast with Allyson Klein, Lorie Wigle, GM of the Eco-Technology Program Office, returns for rapid fire Chip Chat. She gives illuminating responses to one-word questions ranging from e-waste to smart grid.

Eco-Technology
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From Micro-servers to Hyper-scale – Intel Chip Chat – Episode 69

editor — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:57:21 +0000

In this Intel Chip Chat podcast with Allyson Klein, Raejeanne Skillern, director of marketing for the Cloud Computing Group, reviews the needs of the hyper-scale data centers and then scales down to discuss a new micro-server product.

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Single-chip Cloud Computer

editor — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:25:58 +0000

Intel Labs has created an experimental Single-chip Cloud Computer, (SCC) a research microprocessor containing the most Intel Architecture cores ever integrated on a silicon CPU chip 48 cores. It incorporates technologies intended to scale multi-core processors to 100 cores and beyond, such as an on-chip network, advanced power management technologies and support for message-passing.

Single-chip Cloud Computer – Opening Remarks By Intel CTO, Justin Rattner

editor — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:28:16 +0000

From the live webcast at the Clift Hotel in San Francisco on December 2, 2009, Intel CTO Justin Rattner delivers the opening remarks on the Single-Chip Cloud Computer, the latest Intel Labs milestone in the Intel Tera-scale Computing Research Program.

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Single-chip Cloud Computer – Microsoft Visual Studio + SCC Message Passing Environment

editor — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:27:03 +0000

In this demo with Jonathan Ross, Software Architect, Microsoft:

Bringing parallel programming to mainstream software developers is one of the main goals of Intel’s Tera-scale research program. Microsoft Visual Studio is a widely popular software development environment that can also be used for developing parallel applications to run on the SCC many-core platform.

Visual Studio 2008 is demonstrated working together with Intel’s research SCC message passing environment.
This allows programmers to directly take advantage of the cloud-like message passing architecture of SCC.
Proves how easy it is for a programmer to setup a project, edit, compile and run applications that take advantage of the unique features of the experimental SCC.

This podcast is from the live webcast at the Clift Hotel in San Francisco on December 2, 2009. This demo followed Intel CTO, Justin Rattner’s opening remarks on the Single-Chip Cloud Computer, the latest Intel Labs milestone in the Intel Tera-scale Computing Research Program.

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Single-chip Cloud Computer – Energy Efficiency with Real-Time Advanced Power Management

editor — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:25:21 +0000

In this demo with Rob F. Van der Wijngaart, Senior Software Engineer, Intel:

The experimental chip was designed to operate from as high as 125W to as low as 25W by providing a variety of advanced capabilities to manage power consumption. Power use is largely determined by the cores’ clock speeds and operating voltages. The chip has a unique ability to mix and match voltages and clock speeds for the different cores, or even to turn off entire regions of the chip when not needed. These capabilities can be controlled by software, allowing the application or operating system to intelligently manage power consumption, adapting in real time to use only the energy that is really needed. The demonstration displays how power levels for different sections of the chip change in response to the needs of a series of tasks whose power requirements vary over time. The tasks of the application are modeled after parallel computations.

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Single-chip Cloud Computer – Programming for the 3D Internet: JavaScript Farm on a Chip

editor — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:22:16 +0000

In this demo with Adam Welc, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist, Intel:

As Justin Rattner emphasized in his Supercomputing 2009 keynote in November, the Internet is poised to transition from flat, 2D experiences to more immersive 3D experiences. Bringing real world physics to 3D graphics is essential to making these emerging online interactions true-to-life. For instance, realistic, physics-based cloth modeling could enable both virtual clothing design as well as virtual dressing rooms that allow you to “try out” clothes on your virtual body and see how they would actually fall on you and match your specific skin tone. Intel Labs have demonstrated JavaScript, the language used broadly to create interactive web pages, taken to new levels of capability. Although JavaScript is used in every browser, it’s mainly used to operate very simple tasks like processing web forms and has performance problems running more complicated activities. JavaScript has been underutilized until now due to the lack of programming environment. Intel Labs have worked on a programming model that allows better utilization, takes better advantage of newer and future high-core count processors, and can be immediately deployed without requiring any modifications to the underlying infrastructure.

By treating the prototype chip as a “server farm” the chip is able to divide the work involved in calculating the motion of interactive cloth.
Researchers use the “Actor” model, commonly used in server farms, which treats each core as an independent worker to own and process one piece of the cloth.
Leveraging the standard HTTP web protocol, the browser distributes pieces of the cloth across the actor server farm, allows them to calculate the location of their piece of the cloth at the next time step, collects the results, and displays the combined image.

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SR-IOV – Intel Chip Chat – Episode 68

editor — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:01:19 +0000

This week’s Chip Chat podcast covers SR-IOV, a technology that allows for efficiently utilizing I/O resources while achieving near-native I/O performance in a virtualized environment

SR-IOV
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Future of the Data Center – Intel Chip Chat – Episode 67

editor — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:14:11 +0000

In this audio podcast, Allyson Klein interviews Boyd Davis, general manager of Intel’s data center group marketing, takes us through innovations and challenges in the smallest data centers to the world’s largest Internet data centers.

Data Center Efficiency
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Power Capping – Intel Chip Chat – Episode 66

editor — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:08:56 +0000

Paul Smith, who works on server instrumentation, stops by to talk about power capping – using Intel technologies to limit the amount of power consumed by a node/rack in a data center.

More info:
Data Center Efficiency
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ENERGY STAR* for Servers Update – Intel Chip Chat – Episode 65

editor — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:06:11 +0000

In this Intel Chip Chat podcast with Allyson Klein, returning guest Andrew Fanara from the EPA discusses the progress being made on the ENERGY STAR* for servers spec.

Server Energy Efficiency Initiatives
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