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Supermicro Adds ARM-based Servers using Ampere® Altra® and Ampere Altra® Max Processors targeting CloudNative Applications

Supermicro is announcing an expanded product line with exciting new ARM-based series of servers as part of the MegaDC family. Using Ampere Altra® and Ampere Altra® Max processors, the Mt. Hamilton platform leverages a single unified motherboard design, targeting cloud-native applications, such as Cloud Gaming, Video-on-Demand, CDN, IaaS, Database, Object-Storage, dense VDI, and Telco Edge (Distributed Unit and Centralized Unit) solutions. In addition, the new servers address several objectives for cloud-native workloads, specifically delivering high performance per watt while executing scalable workloads and those that require very low latency responses.

Supermicro Expands Server Product Lines

ioSafe® 1522+ NAS Device Delivers Comprehensive Hard Drive and Data Protection from Fire and Water

The recognized leader in on-site data protection, ioSafe®, today introduced the ioSafe 1522+, an innovative five-bay network attached storage (NAS) device that sets new standards in power, protection, and security. The new device is a flexible, inclusive solution for businesses of all sizes, including those with remote locations in fire and flood-prone areas.

“The 1522+ is the next proof point in our commitment to delivering the world’s most innovative and effective fireproof and waterproof data protection solutions,” said Randal Barber, CEO of ioSafe parent company CDSG. “This powerful device helps businesses and government agencies, media companies, and creative professionals restore normous amounts of data faster than ever after a disaster, ensuring as little disruption to their businesses as possible.”

The ioSafe 1522+ is a flexible, all-in-one solution for large and small businesses across industries, including those with remote facilities.

Its powerful dual-core AMD processor is ideal for taxing business environments. The 1522+ comes standard with 8GB of configurable RAM and is upgradeable to 32GB, making it ideal for a wide with

ARM-based Servers Using Ampere Processors

“Supermicro continues to bolster our product line by introducing ARM-based servers, using the Ampere Altra and Altra Max CPUs,” said Ivan Tay, SVP of Product Management, Supermicro. “Expanding our already broad server product line gives customers even more choices for their specific workloads. We can quickly offer optimized application servers for customers worldwide using our Building Block Solutions approach.”

Supermicro’s MegaDC ARM-based product lines use a Building Block design which features a single socket motherboard paired with an Ampere Altra or Altra Max CPU with up to 128 cores per server (currently the highest core count in the server industry), up to 4TB of DDR4 memory, and a modular design supporting unparalleled options for max I/O, PCIe, and storage.

The Supermicro MegaDC product line in- range of storage environment tasks, including running virtual machines and data server applications for a department or an entire company. ioSafe iosafe.com cludes a range of servers with a single Ampere Altra or Altra Max CPU, in a 1U or 2U form factor, with up to four double-width GPUs or up to 24x 2.5” U.2 NVMe hot-swappable drives. In addition, the systems include an onboard redundant 25GbE SFP28 Ethernet networking using NVIDIA Mellanox CX4. Designed with highly efficient air cooling, the Supermicro ARM-based line of servers has been certified up to 35°C (95°F) ambient temperature for Enterprise and 55°C (131°F) for Edge applications.

New to ioSafe NAS devices is an optional 10GbE network port for the fastest access and performance. In addition, four 1 GbE LAN ports enable link aggregation for high throughput and failover support.

The 1522+ is the only solution using the trusted Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM), which includes on-site or cloud-integrated backup, data encryption, data sharing, synchronization, and surveillance.

“I have seen an ioSafe device perform above expectations in a live-fire situation in Portland, Oregon, where a dental practice suffered a complete loss of building and equipment. We extracted the drive, performed a 100% recovery, and had the practice back in business the following day. ioSafe products perform, surviving both extremes: the fire itself and the fire department’s water when extinguishing the fire,” said Tom Wynkoop, Hardware Support Supervisor, Astra Practice Partners, a company that provides front- and back-office solutions for dental practices in the Pacific Northwest.

“In collaboration with Supermicro, Mt. Hamilton brings Ampere’s dense, efficient compute to a broad set of use cases from the central cloud to the distributed edge,” said Jeff Wittich, Chief Product Officer, Ampere. “Leveraging Ampere’s Cloud Native processors, Mt. Hamilton enables 2-3X more performance per rack on common cloud-native workloads, helping customers better meet the scalability demands of the cloud now and in the future.”

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