Presentations
Sobon started her presentation by summarising what AMD thinks its Opteron customers want. As you can see from the slide below, the focus is on cost effectiveness and virtualisation.
The core message is that, while the outright performance of server CPUs is still important, the cost of acquiring and maintaining this performance is just as critical a factor. With that in mind, here are the key features of Shanghai that AMD thinks address these needs.
And here's how it supports virtualisation, which Sobon said was the biggest driver of growth in the server market.
