Re:Microsoft Pledges to Use ARM Server Chips, Threatening In...
by Spooky23 on Wednesday March 08, 2017 @06:20PM
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It could be, but vendors tend to have epiphanies when they eat their dog food.
Microsoft and Exchange was a great example. Doing things like running big mailboxes, having HA services, and doing discovery were ridiculous hacks until Exchange Online came around and subjected them to the pain.
Similarly, I'm sure Microsoft has plenty of idle servers sitting around doing very little that could easily be running more effectively on ARM.
Intel has improved power management, but their low-end chips suck.
Microsoft and Exchange was a great example. Doing things like running big mailboxes, having HA services, and doing discovery were ridiculous hacks until Exchange Online came around and subjected them to the pain.
Similarly, I'm sure Microsoft has plenty of idle servers sitting around doing very little that could easily be running more effectively on ARM.
Intel has improved power management, but their low-end chips suck.