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Data center infrastructure providers Cisco Systems Inc., Dell Technologies Inc. and Lenovo Group Ltd. all announced refreshed server lineups today that feature Intel Corp.’s new 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors.
The new Intel chips launched today are based on an improved architecture that’s said to provide built-in acceleration for a range of data center workloads, together with advanced security technologies such as Software Guard Extensions and Total Memory Encryption. They also pack the latest version of Intel’s Optane persistent memory modules.
Cisco said the 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable chips will power its new Unified Computing System servers that are designed for “increasingly complex hybrid cloud environments.” The company announced three new models, including the Cisco UCS B200 M6, C220 M6 and C240 M6 servers that enable increased performance, enhanced security and improved efficiency for workloads such as virtual desktop infrastructure, databases, artificial intelligence, machine learning and big data.