HP Thursday put out an x86 server it claims is purpose-built for Big Data.
It says existing architectures aren’t designed to handle the specific needs of Big Data workloads such as Hadoop, MPP data warehouses, Big Data analytics and object stores, and that early deployments have returned suboptimal results in terms of performance and cost.
It claims its new wonder will save the user up to $1 million over three years.
As the kind of ultra-dense solution required by these workloads, the new HP ProLiant SL4500 server series is supposed to provide maximum performance, productivity and cost-effectiveness.
It’s said to consume up to 50% less space and 61% less power for 31% less money while using 63% fewer cables.