SANTA CLARA, Calif.,
Nov. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/
-- Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL) today announced that Microsoft is
now deploying internal, production-level servers for Microsoft
Azure based on Marvell's ThunderX2® server processor portfolio.
Marvell has collaborated with Microsoft and Ingrasys, a wholly
owned subsidiary of Fii/Foxconn Technology Group, on the design and
implementation of the ThunderX2 platform that is compliant with
Microsoft's Project Olympus, Microsoft's next generation cloud
hardware design. Microsoft's Project Olympus platform is
open-sourced through the Open Compute Project (OCP).
Marvell's collaboration with Microsoft began at the OCP U.S.
Summit in March 2017, where the two
companies demonstrated cloud service workloads developed for
Microsoft's internal use running on ThunderX2. Later that
year, the companies released the detailed specification of the
ThunderX2 server motherboard including block diagram, management
sub-system, power management, FPGA card support, IO connectors and
physical specifications to the open source community through OCP to
enable other members to leverage the innovative platform
architecture for their workload needs. As a result of this
collaboration, Marvell has worked with Microsoft to enable Thunder
X2 Arm®-based servers for Microsoft's internal workloads.
ThunderX2 is the second generation of Marvell's Armv8-based
server processors supporting dual socket configurations and
optimized to deliver the highest computational performance on an
Arm server along with balanced IO connectivity, memory bandwidth
and capacity. The Marvell® ThunderX2 processor family is
fully compliant with Armv8–A architecture specifications and is
optimized to drive high computational performance by delivering
outstanding bandwidth and memory capacity. Leveraging low
power consumption, energy efficiency and optimized architectural
features of the Armv8 architecture, this environment is well suited
to run an array of workloads across scale out cloud configurations
and computationally intensive applications.
"Marvell and Ingrasys have collaborated to deliver a compelling
platform solution addressing the most demanding quality and
performance requirements of Microsoft Azure infrastructure," said
Ben Ting, VP, Engineering and
Product Operations of Ingrasys. "This deployment of ThunderX2
servers in Azure is the culmination of our collaboration that has
spanned system design, firmware development, standards validation
and application optimization. We also look forward to a
continued positive impact on the entire Open Compute Project
community as result of this implementation of Microsoft's Project
Olympus."
"Microsoft's deployment of Marvell's ThunderX2 solutions in
Azure further solidifies our position as one of the industry's most
deployed Arm-based server solutions in the world," said
Gopal Hegde, vice president and
general manager, Server Processor Business Unit at Marvell
Semiconductor, Inc. "Integrating ThunderX2 into Azure
infrastructure and application software environments is another
major milestone that demonstrates the maturity of the ThunderX2
platform."
"The deployment of Microsoft's Project Olympus cloud hardware
with Marvell's ThunderX2 server processor is a milestone that
enhances Arm64 product development on Azure cloud infrastructure,"
said Dr. Leendert van Doorn,
Distinguished Engineer, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Corp. "Microsoft
is committed to driving platform innovation, and our expanded
support for silicon architectures is part of our commitment to
industry leadership and best practices. Collaborating with Marvell
and Ingrasys has resulted in the most complete and highest
performing Arm server solution possible for our internal use."
About Marvell
Marvell first revolutionized the digital
storage industry by moving information at speeds never thought
possible. Today, that same breakthrough innovation remains at the
heart of the company's storage, processing, networking, security
and connectivity solutions. With leading intellectual property and
deep system-level knowledge, Marvell's semiconductor solutions
continue to transform the enterprise, cloud, automotive,
industrial, and consumer markets. To learn more,
visit: https://www.marvell.com/
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408-222-8744
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