http://azure.microsoft.com/blog/2014/10/28/exciting-updates-to-microsoft-azure-at-teched-europe-enabling-simplicity-scale-and-innovation/ … the new Azure compute nodes have 32-core Xeons, 448 GiB RAM, 6.5 TB local SSD @veorq @solardiz @jmgosney
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Replying to @inthecloud247
@inthecloud247@veorq@solardiz@jmgosney@ErrataRob Hmm. For what compsci problems is 72 threads contending for 8 memory channels ideal?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @marshray
@marshray@inthecloud247@veorq@jmgosney@ErrataRob If you consider performance/$ and /W, it might be "for most". Intel runs benchmarks.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @solardiz
@solardiz@inthecloud247@veorq@jmgosney@ErrataRob But 2-3x less memory BW is like 10-20x less initial $, if you can distribute over gigE.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @marshray
@marshray@solardiz@inthecloud247@veorq@jmgosney@ErrataRob crapper programming model, though. Rental hardware is cheaper than devs.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @inthecloud247
@inthecloud247@DrPizza@solardiz@veorq@jmgosney@ErrataRob Yeah. This is a non-shard-able transactional database machine is what this is.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
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