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Based on my knowledge of how the server space works, and where AMD WAS and where Intel WAS, I think the Intel side was a "gimmie" as they had almost all the servers. But now that AMD has the superior product, its changing, and I think with Intel experience (assuming this guy works hard), he may know how to leverage the Rome chips and make AMD a serious player/contender.
This, or something around this. I would suspect its the case of buying contacts. This is the guy who would be bringing in a team of engineers and sales people to a company. Lets say Dell. Maybe with a couple of tapeouts of their next few chips. Demo the performance difference on their current hardware using their (customer) tools, and get the sales guys to lockup intial shipments and stuff and at the end of the day goes out with Michael Dell to a restaurant for dinner to talk shop. Or maybe another VP. Point is, its the last part that AMD would really want. Get someone that knows the guys who make the real decisions, get them in a room. It has to be grating that no matter how much better Rome is for example Dell still isn't really offering it. Get guys who dine with the big wigs and you at least have a chance. Because its obvious that just being better isn't helping as much as it should.
This guy essentially was Altera personified at Intel. Altera is known for all the FPGAs, Intel bought them in 2015. McNamara joined Altera back in 2004.
That appears to be the case indeed, AMD own page on him mentions:
Intel's server business has been tremendously successful. They were and continue to be a huge monopoly.
Seems like a really high profile recruitment. Just wonder what makes him suitable for the GPU part of the CPU-GPU integration he's supposed to work on? His work at IBM was solely on Power, wasn't it?Another high profile hire for AMD, this time from IBM.
AMD Hires IBM Power9 Dev Lead To Work On CPU-GPU Integration | CRN
AMD confirms to CRN that it has hired former IBM POWER9 development lead Joshua Friedrich to work on the chipmaker's CPU-GPU integration efforts.www.crn.com
It seems to be mostly based on SemiAccurate, but heise.de reports that Intel unified all their datacenter business (Data Center Group, Network and Custom Logic Group, Optane etc.) in the Data Platforms Group and letting go of 25-33% of the staff.
www.computerbase.de
To keep the numbers updated here: According to Intel in the earnings call the actual number of jobs cut was 1,100 in the last three months of 2019 and expects to cut more in the coming months, but fewer than 1% of the overall workforce of 111,000 employees is supposedly affected.
To keep the numbers updated here: According to Intel in the earnings call the actual number of jobs cut was 1,100 in the last three months of 2019 and expects to cut more in the coming months, but fewer than 1% of the overall workforce of 111,000 employees is supposedly affected.
Intel reports robust sales growth, announces job cuts affecting hundreds
Intel's stock is at its highest point since the dot-com era.www.oregonlive.com
But 1,100 is fewer than 1% of 111,000 by only 10 employees, this doesn't really match up... Edit: I have to guess the "fewer than 1%" is in addition to the cuts from last year.
Wow, that sucks. Used to be fairly common I guess a long time ago now. Such a shame.
In the last huge rounds of layoffs in 2015 and 16 there was quite a discrimination against older employees apparently, and lawsuits are still ongoing.
In the last huge rounds of layoffs in 2015 and 16 there was quite a discrimination against older employees apparently, and lawsuits are still ongoing.
Age discrimination: Intel investigation drags on for years, worker protections lag
The sluggish pace of that inquiry is emblematic of the barriers older workers face when they try to address discrimination. Funding shortfalls, lax enforcement and limitations in protections for older workers make them uniquely vulnerable when employers discriminate.
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