Driving Innovation with Open and Secure Foundations
Accelerating Intel’s leading-edge hardware capabilities, our systems software and firmware technologies help developers generate new business opportunities and growth by providing them with open and secure foundations on which to build.
Virtualization + Orchestration + Operating Systems
Our partnership with the system software ecosystem is unmatched. Billions of lines of code and all major enterprise and operating system software stacks are optimized for Intel® architecture through our many co-engineering engagements with ecosystem partners.
Use 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors for Exceptional Performance in Microsoft Azure*
See how Intel delivered substantial performance benefits for the Azure* virtual machines based on the latest Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors. The work is highlighted by use of new Crypto-NI instructions used to accelerate commonly deployed web workloads.
Increased internet use means an unprecedented opportunity to harness the latest technology breakthroughs. This article explains this new era of distributed intelligence, powered by progressive web applications, web APIs, hardware accelerators, and other sophisticated technologies.
Enable Intel vPro® Platforms on Chrome OS*
The first Chromebook* notebook computer with Intel® vPro® platform technology is a major milestone towards the expansion of the Chromebook Enterprise segment. This blog describes new software features, capabilities, and their implementation.
A New Confidential Computing Hypervisor for Today's Cloud Workloads
As more sensitive customer data moves to the cloud, the cloud infrastructure requires new and improved security. Intel created Cloud Hypervisor, a new virtual machine monitor with minimal device emulation, a streamlined cloud feature set to ensure ease of use, and with security in mind.
Secure Service Mesh Communication in Hardware without Code Changes
Explore the steps to using Intel® Software Guard Extensions on 3rd generation Intel® Xeon® platforms. This solution uses hardware-based memory encryption to store the service mesh private key, with all code signing done in the encrypted enclave.
Improve Quality of Service (QoS): Controlling Interference
Learn about resources for Kubernetes* workloads: storage I/O bandwidth, memory bandwidth, and CPU cache. See how to prioritize and deprioritize use of these resources, and the approach to include these and similar resources under the extended umbrella of Kubernetes QoS.
12th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors Run Android* 11 in a Virtual Machine
Android* apps and games continue to explode in popularity on Chromebook* notebook computers. See how Android 11 running in a virtual machine brings features, security, hardware acceleration, and developer tools to enhance power and performance on Intel® platforms.
Cloud Gaming for the Android* Platform: Reshape the Ecosystem
The gaming industry is being disrupted by games hosted in the cloud and at the edge. This requires a best-in-class software stack, CPU and GPU, and the whole stack integrated and optimized for game streaming. This blog illustrates Intel's contribution to the cloud gaming ecosystem.
Intel® QuickAssist (Intel® QAT) Technology Acceleration in Microsoft SQL Server*
See how Intel's efforts to enable SQL Server* for Intel® QAT addresses key problems in database backups by decreasing backup time using special-purpose hardware that enables higher compression ratios, and reduces the storage cost of maintaining backups.
Bring a Mobile Application Ecosystem to the PC through Virtualized Android
See how Intel provides a virtualized Android solution through Intel® Bridge Technology and the Celadon Project to run Android applications well on Windows* and Linux* PCs.
Scalable Android Education Solution with Celadon in a Virtual Machine
See how Celadon provides a flexible, scalable Android virtual machine solution that accelerates deployment, streamlines maintenance, and reduces costs in the K-12 education market.
Scalable I/O between Accelerators and Host Processors
This article outlines a recipe and case study for an application and accelerator that can use infrastructure capabilities to build workloads for optimal data processing and efficient communication.
Security Based on Intel® Hardware Strengthens Software
Securely store a service mesh private key inside a cluster with hardware-based memory encryption in Intel® Software Guard Extensions.
Bring Premium Protected Content to Chrome OS*
Video streaming services are a key use case for Chrome OS. Delivering content in Ultra HD 4K and HDR provides consumers with a more immersive experience. This blog describes how hardware-based DRM (HWDRM) has been enabled for Chromebooks built with Intel® architecture.
Firmware + BIOS
Our open software foundation unleashes innovation across architectures. Developers working on bare metal get reduced complexity, improved quality, and ease of use. They also get secure, modular access to expose the latest hardware features to differentiate and scale their complex solutions.
Universal Scalable Firmware (USF)
Intel is driving the USF initiative with industry open specifications to simplify and scale firmware development across compute architectures and bootloaders from edge to cloud with improved firmware security. This helps deliver verifiable components across firmware and software supply chains from hardware to operating systems.
Intel® Integrated Simulation Infrastructure with Modeling (Intel ISIM)
Learn how this infrastructure helps accelerate software development and provide functional, performance, power, and thermal simulations in single easy to use environment across architectures.
How Intel Reimagined Silicon Verification
Test silicon without silicon. Learn how the pre-silicon validation platform offerings from Intel help original equipment manufacturers (OEM) and independent BIOS vendors (IBV) catch more bugs, speed up development timelines, reduce costs, and ultimately deliver better PC experiences, faster.