Intel and Google expand multiyear Xeon CPU and custom IPU collaboration

Intel and Google announced a multiyear collaboration covering Xeon CPUs and custom infrastructure processing units (IPUs). The companies will align on several Xeon generations to improve performance, efficiency and total cost of ownership, and expand joint development of ASIC-based IPUs that offload networking, storage and security work from host CPUs. No financial terms or rollout timeline were disclosed.

• Scope: multiple Xeon generations plus custom ASIC-based IPUs
• Google Cloud already runs Xeon 6 in its C4 and N4 instances
• No deal value, pricing or timeline disclosed