Top Markets Planning to Migrate to Xeon Processor E5-2600

Network Engines, Inc., provider of application platforms, deployment solutions and lifecycle support services for software technology developers and OEMs worldwide, announced the findings from a survey conducted on companies' plans for making the transition to the new Intel Xeon Processor E5-2600 Family.

Respondents included those from the storage, security, medical, telecom and network management industries.

Results indicate that nearly 1/3 of all respondents plan to migrate to the Intel Xeon Processor E5-2600 Family within the next 12 months, with storage and security among the top industries reporting to make the switch. This includes 40% of the storage companies polled, followed closely by 36% in the security industry, 35% in telecom and 23% in network management. Additionally, 68% of security companies plan on converting to the E5-2600 Family within the next two years, followed closely by 60% in the storage market, approximately 58% in telecom and 44% in network management.

Other findings from the survey include the key perceived benefits of the new Xeon E5-2600 family, the most important of which respondents identified as its dramatic performance increases and improved memory access and speed. Greater power efficiency and stepped-up bandwidth increases were also cited as key considerations, along with the Xeon E5-2600's increased data and infrastructure security.

Concerns raised with the Xeon E5-2600 family were centered on the costs and resources to implement, including tests and evaluation. Respondents were less concerned with the potential of significant application rewrite/revisions and incompatibility with existing compilers, libraries, and profiler tools.

NEI is an independent provider of enterprise-ready appliances, offering hardware, OS and system management integration capabilities on a global basis to assist software developers in bringing solutions to market. Field application engineering experts have a range of experience working with early adopter customers to assist them with their conversion to Xeon E5-2600 processor family and its feature-rich values. Thecompany provides validation and optimization services to ensure a smooth migration to this and future Xeon processor upgrades.