Coming ARM-based Servers Set to Transform Hosting, Cloud Computing

The physical infrastructure behind web applications is about to undergo a major change at the chip-level, although it might not happen overnight. The x86 microprocessor architectures have become a common instruction set platform for many modern systems, often provided by large corporations such as Intel and AMD. The dominance of x86, however, is facing major challenges from ARM, an alternative instruction set architecture that can potentially reduce costs, heat and power use, and be optimized for specific applications.