Fanless Atom Small Form Factor, Servers Too?

Intel Developer forum has a presentation on a fanless small form factor design based on the next Atom processor.

Seems like you could have a fanless Atom Server.

And, there is a session on Windows Home Server built on Intel Atom.

Session Title:
Designing a World Class Windows* Home Server using Intel® Atom™ Processors

Length:
50 min

Level:
Intermediate

Abstract:
In this session...
• Receive a detailed understanding of the Windows* Home Server logo requirements and Consumer Storage Platform features
• Learn about Intel Storage Group’s next generation Intel® Atom™ Processor based platform
• Understand how additional platform features like Storage BIOS, drivers, and system software help OEMs quickly launch a state-of-art system
• Review the Intel® Storage Small Form Factor motherboard specification
• Take a detailed walk through the Intel Storage Small Form Factor reference system to understand the various design decisions and how Storage Group’s platform technologies make this an excellent Consumer Home Server design
• Walk through the various ways to extend the Windows Home Server platform with software add-ins

Speaker:
Stephen Murtha Strategic Platform Marketing
Intel Corporation
Mark Pendergrast Senior Product Manager
Microsoft Corporation

Comments

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Intel Atom offers very poor performance per watt compared to single and dual socket Xeon systems. People need to get over the obsession with the cute little boards and work on proper solutions - single socket xeon, single socket AM3, ARM, etc.