Intel this morning introduced a high performance microprocessor for server applications claiming it can do the work of 20 older servers. The latest Xeon 7500 processor comes at a critical time for the IT industry as spending seems to be increasing after a long period of frozen IT budgets. Data centers have begun to accumulate large numbers of aging servers which brings an increased risk of failures affecting business operations for many large corporations. Intel said that there are as many as 1 million servers that need to be replaced. The Xeon 7500 has the capacity to replace the computing power of 20 single core servers, while using far less electric power — a key constraint for many data centers….

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