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In Internet cafes many years ago, computer accessories were stolen everywhere because of the negligence of network management.

At that time, the management form of the Internet bar was relatively simple, and the network management only realized the remote switch of the equipment. Once the equipment was purchased, it was difficult to upgrade the core accessories such as processor, memory and graphics card.

In recent years, with the change of consumption proposition, e-sports Hotel has become a new form after the upgrading of Internet bar consumption. The same hardware challenge also appears in e-sports Hotel. How to realize the reliable control of hardware and the free use of computing power at low cost has become a problem that e-sports Hotel needs to face.

In response to the special situation of the Chinese market, Intel launched Intel PC Farm solution in 2018, which has the characteristics of high performance, high efficiency and high return. As a new computing power in the cloud, Intel PC Farm is a new weapon and killer in the cloud.

In terms of technical parameters, Intel PC Farm's highest core i9 CPU can also support all mainstream consumer-grade CPU on the market, including not limited to Intel's own Arc graphics cards, including other competing graphics cards. According to the needs of customers, it has the characteristics of simple and convenient deployment and supporting plug and unplug; compared with the traditional PC deployment scheme, PC farm is a standard cabinet design. So in theory, a standard cabinet can deploy up to 144 computing nodes. It also meets the needs of customers to save space and deploy the computer room efficiently. PC Farm can provide remote out-of-band management technology developed and designed by Intel, and can also integrate some container and virtualized product technologies based on PC Farm. It can really realize the sharing of computing resources and improve the return on investment of customers.

Intel has been promoting PC farm products since 2018. In the first generation of products, PC farm already has the basic characteristics of high density and high performance. In 2019, Intel added the support of independent graphics cards and the introduction of IPMI out-of-band management system in the second generation products, which further improved the performance and management efficiency of the products. This generation of products have also been widely praised and deployed.

In 2020, Intel launched the third generation of products with a new structural modular design to support the plug and play of nodes. This design not only greatly improves the convenience of computer room operation and maintenance, but also sets up industry standards and use norms. In 2021, Intel further expanded the ecological circle of PC Farm, including OEM, ODM, SI, ISV and other partners and CSP, COSP and other customer groups. In addition, Intel's partners were also widely increased during the year. OEM obtained the specifications of the Intel-designed PC farm to produce this product, and can provide different solutions according to the needs of different end users, thus fulfilling Intel's corporate value and mission.

In 2022, Intel released the latest version 4.0, and many new features were added to this generation of products, including support for 12 and 13 generations of products, support for Intel's own Arc graphics cards, Xeon W series products, and further upgrades in out-of-band management. These new features further improve the product standards and have been widely praised and welcomed.

PC farm products have a wide range of applications, which can be used in cloud games, cloud computing, AI training, virtual desktops and other fields. For example, in the field of cloud gaming, PC Farm can provide powerful computing power and low-latency network transmission to provide gamers with a smoother and real-world gaming experience; in the field of virtual desktops, PC Farm can provide efficient virtualization solutions.

At present, PC Farm is widely deployed in six scenarios: cloud games, cloud e-sports, cloud Internet cafes, cloud VR, cloud rendering, surveying and mapping modeling. Intel also makes precise adjustments to the needs and power supply of these customers according to the needs of customers in different industries.

First, the common components of the ecosystem: PC Farm supports the standard components of the industry ecology, which can maximize the enthusiasm of industrial partners and provide customers with an adaptive solution. The generalization of motherboard, power supply, radiator, structure and software can bring better cost optimization and more convenient after-sales protection.

Second, out-of-band management function: PC farm also supports out-of-band management function, which can achieve remote monitoring, scheduling and management, improve the efficiency of operation and maintenance, and meet customer needs for Yuncheng dispatching and maintenance. Through the IPMI protocol (intelligent platform management interface), customers can use this standard to manage across operating systems, firmware and hardware platforms free of charge, so they can intelligently monitor, control, automatically report the status of computing, and reduce the management cost of the computing system.

Third, the flexible expansion of structural design: PC farm product structure design adopts modular design, which can be very convenient and quick to support node insertion and unplugging. After the deployment in the computer room, it is very convenient for customers to do some deployment in advance, including some follow-up operation and maintenance management, so it meets the requirements of customers to improve efficiency.

PC Farm is a way to achieve cost-effectiveness and resource sharing through centralized management of decentralized PC devices. In terms of cloud games, PC Farm can be used as the computing center of cloud games, putting the operation and rendering of the game on the server side, so that players do not need to install a large number of local storage of the game, and can play high-quality and high-performance games across platforms anytime and anywhere. In addition, PC Farm can also be used in cloud Internet cafes, cloud e-sports hotels and other scenarios to reduce hardware input costs by leasing computing nodes, and solve the problems of asset security and convenient maintenance.

For example, in the cloud VR scenario, PC farm is of great significance to the development of the VR industry and the progress of the meta-universe industry. By deploying computing power on the remote end, it can not only greatly improve the user experience and game experience of customers, but also solve the problem of customers carrying heavy devices such as laptops, which is very important for the development of VR entertainment experience.

PC farm solution has done in-depth cooperation and matching with many partners in cloud VR scenarios, which has also been well received and widely deployed and used, which proves the feasibility and practicability of this solution. PC Farm will also deploy meta-universe speed in China in the future, which will bring more rich virtual experiences and application scenarios, thus changing people's way of life and work.

In short, PC farm has the advantages of reducing cost input and improving resource utilization, which can bring better development for cloud games and other application scenarios. As a new weapon of cloud computing, PC Farm has really realized the reform and development of cloud games by empowering cloud games and other scenarios.

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