Saturday, September 3, 2011

Intel develops world’s smallest data centre

Chip maker Intel is showing off what they are calling the world’s smallest data centre. Dubbed as “Cloud-in-a-Box” system, the Intel unit is designed to be used as a demonstration tool to illustrate the power and efficiencies of cloud computing. Intel is powering the unit with Xeon processors, but they are also promoting several other security and optimisation technologies like Intel AES New Instructions for more efficient encryption, Intelligent Power Node Manager to better control power needs for increased server density and Intel's Virtualisation Technology.

Intel anticipates that by 2015, 2.5 billion people with more than 15 billion devices will access the Internet. By then, online traffic will reach a zettabyte or ‘one million million billion bytes’.

Intel foresees that soon companies will have to develop data centres with smaller footprint, which are at the same time secure and energy-efficient. According to the company, their new technology will cater to this necessity and will help companies to deploy cloud faster than ever before.

The “Cloud Vision 2015”, Intel’s futuristic vision, anticipates an environment where cloud data centres are seamlessly and securely connected, fully automated “with little or no human interaction and client-aware” providing secure access and optimal experience across a range of devices, from smartphones to notebooks.

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