HPE becomes the first major server vendor to ship servers with the Arm-based processor. Credit: HPE HP Enterprise says it will deliver a series of servers powered by the Arm-based Altra and Altra Max by Ampere, the CPU startup run by former Intel executive Renee James. Ampere, not to be confused with the GPU processor of the same name from Nvidia, has scored some wins with cloud providers, notably Microsoft Azure and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, but it had yet to land in OEM partner. Until now. Starting in Q3 2022, HPE says it will ship ProLiant RL300 Gen11 servers, available for both outright purchase and for leasing through HPE’s GreenLake consumption model. HPE says this will be the first in a series of HPE ProLiant RL Gen11 servers using 80-core Altra and 128-core Altra Max processors. The servers will provide a single-socket design and are designed for scale-out applications such as digital services, media streaming, social platforms, e-commerce, financial or online services, and cloud-based services such as IaaS, PaaS and SaaS. providers, according to Krista Satterthwaite, senior vice president and general manager for mainstream compute at HPE. “These organizations are looking to transform their businesses by delivering as-a-service offerings that will help accelerate innovation and better serve their customers,” she said via email. Target workloads include cloud-native microservices and/or container-based services. HPE already has its first customer: CloudSigma, a cloud IaaS and PaaS provider that offers enterprise-class cloud servers and cloud hosting in the US, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East. Satterthwaite said the Ampere-based servers comlement HPE’s existing ProLiant offerings and don’t compete with the x86-based versions. But she said the focus is on cloud-native workloads. ”These customers can expect to see high performance-per-watt, which is critical for cloud-scale data centers that are facing growing constraints in power consumption and rack space,” she said. Related content news Pure Storage adds AI features for security and performance Updated infrastructure-as-code management capabilities and expanded SLAs are among the new features from Pure Storage. By Andy Patrizio Jun 26, 2024 3 mins Enterprise Storage Data Center news Nvidia teases next-generation Rubin platform, shares physical AI vision ‘I'm not sure yet whether I'm going to regret this or not,' said Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang as he revealed 2026 plans for the company’s Rubin GPU platform. By Andy Patrizio Jun 17, 2024 4 mins CPUs and Processors Data Center news Intel launches sixth-generation Xeon processor line With the new generation chips, Intel is putting an emphasis on energy efficiency. By Andy Patrizio Jun 06, 2024 3 mins CPUs and Processors Data Center news AMD updates Instinct data center GPU line Unveiled at Computex 2024. the new AI processing card from AMD will come with much more high-bandwidth memory than its predecessor. By Andy Patrizio Jun 04, 2024 3 mins CPUs and Processors Data Center PODCASTS VIDEOS RESOURCES EVENTS NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe