Dell hopes to jumpstart ARM server market with new hardware initiative

Dell hopes to jumpstart ARM server market with new hardware initiative:






Dell made it clear in February that it had been exploring ARM options for its server products for over a year, and now the company has announced a program that it hopes will let it hone in on what its customers would require from such products as well as move the ARM-based server ecosystem itself forward. As part of the initiative, the company will be seeding ARM servers — dubbed "Copper" — to a small number of customers, including companies like Canonical and Cloudera. By providing the hardware, the company aims to encourage its partners to develop a robust software platform for the devices. Additionally, Dell will be deploying Copper clusters in its own centers, allowing remote access to outside parties for additional testing and...
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