Updates, Launches Galore For Intel's Data Center Biz
Intel unleashed its next generation of data center products Thursday, consisting of a new set of Xeon Scalable processors code-named Cooper Lake, Optane Persistent Memory modules and SSDs.
But the Santa Clara, Calif.-based company also provided an update on more products coming out in the future, including a new generation of Xeon processors code-named Sapphire Rapids and Xe data center GPUs, the latter of which are expected to create more competition for rivals Nvidia and AMD.
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The company also disclosed a new artificial intelligence-focused FPGA called the Intel Stratix 10 NX and provided more details on its third-generation Movidius visual processing unit and Gaudi and Goya AI processors in development from Intel's $2 billion acquisition of Habana Labs last year.
What follows are the eight biggest data center announcements Intel made during a mid-June briefing.
