segments and descriptive terminology have become fairly complex.
Service oriented datacenters must balance their mix of compute capability and power consumption within an increasing density per cubic meter of datacenter space. Optimal efficiencies with increasing density can only be achieved through advances in network architecture and specialized computing. There is no way to meet the future datacenter needs without changing our approach away from individual server chassis and toward rack and datacenter level architectures.
Table of Contents
- Executive Summary
- Traditional Datacenter Server Segments Fail At Scale
- Segmentation Considerations
- The Data and Market Dynamics
- Closing Notes
- Moor Insights & Strategy References
- Methodology
- Want to Add a System to Our Charts?
- Table 1: Moor Insights & Strategy Rack Scale Server Segmentation
- Figure 1: Segment Map of Server Models
- Figure 2: Segment Map of Form Factor and Sockets per Node
Companies Cited
- AppliedMicro
- AMD SeaMicro
- ARM
- Calxeda
- Cisco
- Dell
- Gartner
- HP
- Huawei
- IDC
- IBM
- Intel
- NextIO
- Microsoft
- OpenPOWER
- Quanta
- Super Micro
- VCE
Patrick founded the firm based on his real-world world technology experiences with the understanding of what he wasn’t getting from analysts and consultants. Ten years later, Patrick is ranked #1 among technology industry analysts in terms of “power” (ARInsights) in “press citations” (Apollo Research). Moorhead is a contributor at Forbes and frequently appears on CNBC. He is a broad-based analyst covering a wide variety of topics including the cloud, enterprise SaaS, collaboration, client computing, and semiconductors. He has 30 years of experience including 15 years of executive experience at high tech companies (NCR, AT&T, Compaq, now HP, and AMD) leading strategy, product management, product marketing, and corporate marketing, including three industry board appointments.
