Oracle has introduced a range of new hardware for in-cloud and on premises deployment based on a new SPARC chip, the S7, that it says offer SPARC processing power and features at a price point normally associated with x86 architecture.
AMD will have to communicate intimately with vendors, channel partners and end-users if it is to stand a chance against mainstay x86 processor manufacturer Intel, according to IDC analyst Felipe Rego. AMD recently launched its Opteron 6000 processors for one to four-socket servers, but it only has a 7 per cent share of the x86 server market, according to the research firm.