Vapor IO’s Server Management Controller to Be Powered by 64-Bit ARM Chips

Vapor IO, the startup that is challenging many of the data center design conventions, including the shape and placement of IT racks, has partnered with Applied Micro, whose 64-bit ARM processor will be the brain of the Vapor Edge Controller, a centralized, shared top-of-rack server management controller meant to replace proprietary Baseboard Management Controller in each individual server in the rack.