Recent content by dynamis31

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    Using DDIO and RDMA : take a deep breath...

    Weakness in Intel chips lets researchers steal encrypted SSH keystrokes Some cloud and data center admins are going to appreciate the joke.
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    Evolution of V5 instances in aws and Azure

    Liftr Cloud Insights on Twitter The author seems to suggest that intel vulnerabilities could be the reason for this shift toward Epyc ecosystems. As we progressively introduce Epyc in our projects with these potential security breaches in mind, I tend to agree with this guy (I guess a moderator...
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    first epyc 3000 based network appliance

    High Performance 1U Rackmount Network Appliance with AMD EPYC Embedded 3000 Series & up to 16 GbE Ports highly configurable
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    Intel forbids benchmark and comparison after microcode update (L1TF)

    This change in the EULA licence agreement aims probably the big cloud providers (AWS, Google, Microsoft Azure, etc) who generally post performance numbers for each BIOS/microcode/driver update to alert their customers and some scenarii may not match the performance impacts given by Intel PR...
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    Intel forbids benchmark and comparison after microcode update (L1TF)

    Since this site is full of - useful and thorough - benchmarks and comparisons ... New licence agreement forbids benchmark and comparison ! Intel Publishes Microcode Security Patches, No Benchmarking Or Comparison Allowed! – Bruce Perens
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    Performance hit for Intel systems on the way...

    confirmed at phoronix with linux benchmark. Initial Benchmarks Of The Performance Impact Resulting From Linux's x86 Security Changes - Phoronix The pity thing is that apparently if the OS patch is applied, this patch also affects AMD rigs performance, although AMD CPU are not affected by the...
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    epyc based servers

    Premio DuraStream 4U 1S https://premioinc.com/products/servers-storage-solutions/high-availability-servers/DSS424S-UN/
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    AMD EPYC 7281 Linux Benchmarks and Review

    Extract from datacenterknowledge interview : "Uptake of Intel DCM to date by end users has been hard to gauge, and some DCIM suppliers have chosen not to engage with Intel because of its licensing terms. Norrod says AMD has plans to work with DCIM suppliers but will not be productizing its...
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    epyc based servers

    penguin computing takes the epyc train. 1U Altus XE1111 19" Server | AMD EPYC | Penguin Computing Altus xe1112 19" Server | AMD EPYC | Penguin Computing 2U Altus XE2111 19" Server | AMD EPYC | Penguin Computing Altus XE2112 19" Server | AMD EPYC | Penguin Computing
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    AMD EPYC 7351P Single Socket CPU Linux Benchmarks and Review

    Impressive article, with an astounding conclusion. I'm amazed to see the level of independance, professionalism and impartialism of this site. Reviews from STH are being directed towards to my IT staff. These guys are so impregnated with Intel : so many dual socket with only one CPU... time to...
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    This just looks funny

    to calm down nerves : Initial Benchmarks Of The AMD EPYC 7601 On Ubuntu Linux - Phoronix
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    epyc based servers

    Inventec P47G4 1S 2U Inventec | Product
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    epyc based servers

    server production site online at hp HPE Cloudline CL3150 G4 Server HPE Cloudline CL3150 G4 Server (QuickSpecs/a00018441enw.pdf)
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    epyc based servers

    May also be supermicro resellers ? advance clustering AMD EPYC Processors - Advanced Clustering Technologies aspen systems AMD EPYC The ecosystem is indeed strenghtening ..
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    lack of third-party epyc systems reviews

    Epyc is out since several weeks. Patrick apparently has the chance to play with the beast.... But all over the web no third-party reviews popped up : no sign on anandtech, serverwatch and only previews this site. Server reviews needs a lot of time and ressources to reflect real world behaviour...