HP launches Atom-based Moonshot servers

HP has announced the availability of its ProLiant Moonshot line of servers , which it says can cut power consumption by up to 89 per cent as compared to its existing servers.

These systems are based on 64-bit Intel Atom S1200 processor family.

HP Moonshot servers are designed and tailored for specific workloads to deliver optimum performance. The servers share management, power, cooling, networking, and storage.

"With nearly 10 billion devices connected to the internet and predictions for exponential growth, we've reached a point where the space, power, and cost demands of traditional technology are no longer sustainable," said Meg Whitman, President and CEO of HP.

She added: "HP Moonshot marks the beginning of a new style of IT that will change the infrastructure economics and lay the foundation for the next 20 billion devices."