Introducing AMD EPYC Powered Google Compute Engine VM’s
Google Cloud has released their newest instance running 3rd Gen AMD EPYC processors.
Chelsie Czop and Ilias Katsardis write on the Google Cloud Blog
Today, we’re excited to announce the General Availability of the newest instance series in our Compute Optimized family, C2D, also powered by 3rd Gen AMD EPYC processors.
“AMD EPYC processors continue to showcase their capabilities for HPC and compute-focused workloads. Whether that’s running drug simulations for the latest vaccines, exploring the cosmos, or helping design critical hardware and electronics for the future of the industry,” said Lynn Comp, corporate vice president, Cloud Business, AMD. “The Google Cloud C2D instances with AMD EPYC processors show the continued growth of the AMD and Google Cloud collaboration, by now offering some of the highest performance instances for demanding, performance-intensive workloads.”
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