AMD announced a new collaboration with IBM Cloud that will implement bare metal servers in its global architecture with the new AMD EPYC second-generation processors. The new servers are designed to provide maximum processing power and accelerate modern workloads.
The new IBM Bare Metal Server servers complement the second generation of AMD EPYC processors
“The second generation of AMD EPYC processors delivered what cloud services providers need – the cores, scalability, and performance for critical workloads,” he said. Forrest Norrod, VP, and Director of AMD’s Data Center and Integrated Solutions Division. “We are excited to extend the benefits of AMD’s 2nd generation EPYC processors to IBM’s new cloud offering to help customers address today’s processing-intensive workloads.
Satinder Sethi IBM Infrastructure Service added: “We are pleased to launch new IBM cloud offerings based on AMD EPYC second-generation CPUs. With these new processors, we can offer IBM customers more options and flexibility to choose the most appropriate platform for each individual need. We look forward to delivering new innovations and value to our future customers.”
The IBM Bare Metal Server offering, based on AMD EPYC 7642, provides a 96-core CPU for each platform, with base frequencies of 2.3 GHz and an increase of 3.3 GHz, 8 storage channels per socket, support for storage configurations up to 4 TB and up to 24 storage units.
AMD continues to add large companies to its customer base that want to use its processors for EPYC servers while continuing to undermine Intel’s market share.