HP Puts 1000 Cores in a Single Rack : - Tom's Hardware

 

Although most customers for the BL2x220c blades will be businesses running cloud computing and Web 2.0 applications or high-performance computing systems where fitting in thousands of servers at a time is critical, with prices starting at $6,349 Stephen predicted the blades will appeal to some smaller companies. “There will be small business customers who look at this and say ‘we’re already using a small storage network, and these are ideal to use as file and print servers, Web servers and application servers,’” Stephen said. But one of the first systems will go to special effects company WETA Digital for use on films like James Cameron’s “Avatar,” “Neon Genesis Evangelion” and the “Halo” adaptation.

HP Puts 1000 Cores in a Single Rack : - Tom's Hardware