March 29, 2006
According to news reports, next year Azul Systems will deliver the
next generation of its Vega 48-core processor.
In 2005, Azul unveiled
its impressive Compute Appliances designed to accelerate the speed of
Java and Java 2 Platform E-Edition applications by
offloading them from general-purpose servers.
Azul said Vega 1, which powers it's current line of computers, offers up to
24 cores per chip. Vega 2, of which the company has produced working versions,
will offer up to 48 cores.
"We have working samples in the labs," said Scott Sellers, Azul's v.p. of
engineering.
Azul wants to do for processing what other companies have done in the
storage and I/O arenas: take it off the server and create a pool of
available resources that users can tap into as needed.
Officials say the appliances enable users to better utilize their computing resources and better manage their data center real estate, power needs and costs.
Vega 1 powers Azul's Compute Appliances, which can scale as high as 384 processors. Businesses put Azul's proxy software on their servers to enable the offloading of Java workloads from servers running BEA Systems' WebLogic, WebSphere from IBM or JBoss.
Vega 2, which will hold 812 million transistors, will enable Azul to create appliances that can scale up to 768 cores, Sellers said. More specifications on the chip will be released as the launch date nears, he said.
The chip is being designed by Azul and manufactured by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. It will be built on a 90-nanometer manufacturing process.
It's important for Azul to show customers and potential customers that the company is continuing to innovate, Sellers said.
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"As companies begin to adopt our technology, there needs to be a compelling road map," he said.
Azul in February announced a significant customer win when global bank Credit Suisse announced it will use the technology in its data centers.
The company also apparently has drawn the ire of Sun Microsystems, where a number of Azul officials once worked.
Earlier this month, Azul filed suit against Sun, saying its larger competitor for a year had threatened to sue Azul over patent infringement and trade secret claims.
Azul said its suit is a pre-emptive strike against Sun's predatory actions, which included demands for upfront fees and a financial stake in Azul.
Source: eWeek
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