Intel India launches new Xeon processor E7 v2 family

Intel India today launched the Intel Xeon processor E7 v2 product family with an intension to curtail the growing pressure on data centres worldwide because of increased volumes of enterprise data.

“The advanced performance, memory capacity and reliability of the Intel Xeon processor E7 v2 family enables IT organisations to deliver real-time analysis of large data sets to spot and capitalize on trends, create new services and deliver business efficiency,” Intel said in a release today.

The company has elaborated its roadmap for these solutions in India with specific focus on verticals like retail, healthcare and manufacturing in the first phase of growth, said Intel.

Big data and the Internet of Things are providing enormous opportunities for many organizations to grow as they create revenue-generating services from the information they are able to derive.

The Big Data industry in India is gaining traction with IT services/analytics providers offering business centric solutions.

“Organisations that leverage data to accelerate business insights will have a tremendous edge in this economy,” the release said quoting  Rajiv Bhalla, Director- Market Development, Intel South Asia.

With up to 80% higher performance and up to 80%  lower four-year total cost of ownership than alternative RISC architectures2, the Intel Xeon processor E7 v2 family also achieves twice the average performance and has four times the input/output bandwidth of the previous generation3.

The new processor is built on an open source framework that allows Intel the unique technology edge of allowing IT managers to have better control over their internal IT systems and processes.