A couple of weeks ago Boston’s ultra-low power ARM-based Viridis platform underwent a series of power tests, with the fascinating results published on our dedicated blog. The Viridis platform, containing 24 Calxeda EneryCore™ server nodes (over six EnergyCards), 96GB of memory and 24x 256GB SSD drives, measured an incredible 130W of power ‘at the wall’. This equates to just 5.5W of power per server – inclusive of memory, disk and chassis-level overhead!
But don’t just take our word for it!
Our friends at Claxeda recently shot a fantastic video in which David Borland, Calxeda Co-Founder and VP of Hardware, discusses the Boston Viridis’ power enhancements and innovative chassis-level optimizations. Check it out:
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