You can read part 1 of this series here:http://www.vi411.org/2006/09/07/infrastructure-chasm-part-1.html

As we realize that the Infrastructure Chasm exists, many IT executives at the “C-level” start asking questions like:

“So why do I keep buying new servers with faster processors every year?”

“Why can’t I just stick with the servers I have now since I’m not going to really utilize a faster processors capabilities?”

Whereas these may seem like logical questions the answer still remains, faster is better. Faster processors process data faster than their slower counterparts. This means the processor not only can process data faster, but more of it.

Let’s take “Process A” for example. “Process A” is a mathematically intensive process. On a 1G processor, Process A takes 3 seconds to complete. This means that any applications requiring Process A’s results has to wait 3 seconds. On a newer 3G processor, Process A should only take 1 second to complete. This is simply because the newer processor is 3X faster than the older one. Theoretically, we now have 2 seconds of “idle” time when the processor could be doing something else.

I know that this is an extremely over simplified example, but it still stand to reason. The faster the processor, the faster processes get handled. The end result is better performance, and in many industries, faster performance means more profit. If I go to http://www.amazon.com/ to buy a book and their servers are slow I’m not going to wait. I’m going to go straight to http://www.bn.com/ and buy from Barnes and Noble.

However, this still leaves us with the same dilemma, under utilized resources.

To be continued….