According to Moore's Law, the number of transistors on an integrated circuit
doubles every 24 months. Can software keep up? To do so, software vendors
need to tackle the seismic shift in server technology toward 64-bit
multi-core servers with massive memory banks. Software vendors have been slow
to adopt the techniques required to get the most out of these new servers,
never mind those coming in the future. And customers pay the price, without
necessarily realizing it.
This article will cover what the software industry needs to do to keep
Moore's Law going, examining what major changes we can expect over the next
year, what challenges these pose to software vendors, and how the software
industry can keep pace to optimize customer benefits.
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According to Moore's Law, the number of transistors on an integrated circuit
doubles every 24 months. Can software keep up? To do so, software vendors
need to tackle the seismic shift in server technology toward 64-bit
multi-core servers with massive memory banks. Software vendors have been slow
to adopt the techniques required to get the most out of these new servers,
never mind those coming in the future. And customers pay the price, without
necessarily realizing it.
This article will cover what the software industry needs to do to keep
Moore's Law going, examining what major ... (more)