ON YOUR MARK.

GET SET. SCALE.

Improve Business Agility with the
Right Cloud Computing Solution
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Now, more than ever, businesses need to be ready to scale at a moment’s
notice. Meeting unexpected user demand while maintaining competitive pricing
can be a challenge. The right cloud solution can help provide flexibility, security,
reliable performance, and cost efficiencies.

01 WHY CLOUD NOW

— The demand roller coaster
— The speed of innovation

04 HOW TO ACHIEVE OPTIMAL CLOUD COMPUTING

— What to look for in cloud solutions
— How to get the best performance

06 AMD EPYC™ PROCESSORS FOR CLOUD

— AMD EPYC™ Processors
— Public cloud instances (virtual machines) powered by AMD EPYC™
— Why AMD
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WHY CLOUD NOW

The ups and downs of online and remote user demand have become
even more frequent and complex. Some businesses struggle to keep up
with the IT twists and turns required to meet expectations.

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THE CHALLENGES

DYNAMIC WORKLOADS
With dramatic bursts in online sales, new
remote workers, and changing business
needs, planning workload capacity can be a
frustrating guessing game.

EXPENSIVE, UNDERUTILIZED
IT INFRASTRUCTURE
Trying to maintain servers that are not being
used 24x7x365 can weigh down IT teams, take
up space, and increase spend.

OLD SERVERS,
NEW SECURITY THREATS
Your aging IT infrastructure is likely no match for
the increasingly sophisticated attacks designed
to take advantage of its vulnerabilities.

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THE SOLUTION:
CLOUD COMPUTING

With the cloud, you can get reliable performance and cost-effective
agility. Help reduce your capital expenditures (CapEx) by paying only
for what you need on a day-to-day basis, while maintaining the
flexibility to quickly ramp up during spikes in demand.

You can gain access to ready-to-use services like databases, data

lakes, and event-driven architectures without the need for added
headcount. Finally, get more peace of mind with the latest security
advances, like confidential computing, which encrypts sensitive
data while it’s being processed.

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HOW TO ACHIEVE OPTIMAL

PRICE PERFORMANCE IN THE CLOUD
Already in the cloud? Having the right compute engine can make all the difference.
Get more out of the cloud with solutions powered by CPUs that offer the right
performance, security features and workload support at the right price.

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CHOOSE A CLOUD SOLUTION

WITH THE RIGHT CPU
When it comes to the cloud, you have more choices than you might
realize. Ask your cloud provider for solutions with the high-performance
and cost-effective processing power your business needs.

PERFORMANCE
Is it powered for the level of compute performance
your business needs?
Review case studies and test cloud instances.

SECURITY
Does the cloud instance provide the level of data
protection you need?
Find out if confidential computing is available.

COMPATIBILITY
Will this virtual machine (VM) instance run
your software?
It helps if it is based on the industry-standard
x86 instruction set.
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TAKE CLOUD COMPUTING

TO A HIGHER
LEVEL WITH AMD

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Enhanced x86 Price Performance
Cloud instances based on the AMD EPYC™ processor are available on Amazon EC2, Microsoft
Azure, Google Cloud, IBM Cloud and Oracle Cloud. These Infrastructure-as-a-Service offerings
are optimized for the performance you need at attractive pricing. Improve the efficiency of
your cloud spend by using less (or less expensive) infrastructure. From big data analytics and
gaming to high-performance computing and desktop virtualization, AMD instances are
designed for today’s critical workloads.

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Advanced Security Features with AMD Infinity Guard Seamless x86 Migration
AMD EPYC™ processors are designed with a sophisticated suite of security features called AMD Easily switch to cloud instances powered by AMD
Infinity Guard.1 Built-in at the silicon level, AMD Infinity Guard offers the advanced capabilities EPYC™ processors with little to no modification,
required to help business and cloud providers defend against internal and external threats — all with thanks to the industry-standard AMD64 (x86_64)
minor impact to system performance. architecture. Whether you’re seeking high perfor-
mance for compute-intensive workloads or a cost-ef-
AMD Secure Processor Secure Memory Encryption Secure Encrypted Virtualization ficient alternative, there’s an AMD powered instance
Provides a foundation for Helps protect against attacks on the Helps safeguard privacy and integrity to meet your needs.
platform security, helping integrity of main memory (such as by encrypting each virtual machine
to protect against cold-boot attacks) because it with one of up to 509 unique
malicious firmware and encrypts the data. High-performance encryption keys known only to the
BIOS modification. encryption engines integrated into processor. This aids in protecting
the memory channels help speed confidentiality of your data even if a
performance. All of this is malicious virtual machine finds a way
accomplished without modifications into your virtual machine’s memory,
to your application software. or a compromised hypervisor reaches
into a guest virtual machine. Only
available with AMD.

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CLOUD SOLUTIONS
POWERED BY AMD EPYC™

General Purpose Compute Specialty/High-performance Sensitive Applications Remote Workstation

Compute
Windows® Virtual Desktop
Large-scale Parallel
Rendering and Game
Computing
Development

Amazon Web Services (AWS) EC2 Amazon Web Services (AWS) EC2 Google Cloud Confidential VMs Microsoft Azure
(M6a, M5a, R5a, T3a) (HPC6, C6a, C5a) (N2D) (NVv4)
— — — —
Google Cloud Compute Engine Google Cloud Compute Engine IBM Cloud AWS EC2
(N2D, T2D) (C2D) (AMD EPYC™ CPUs 7763, (G4ad)
— — 7642, 7F72) —
IBM Cloud Microsoft Azure — IBM Cloud
(AMD EPYC™ CPUs 7763, (HBv3, HBv2, HB, Dav4) Microsoft Azure Confidential VMs (AMD EPYC™ CPUs 7763,
7642, 7F72) (DCasv5, ECasv5) 7642, 7F72)
— — —
Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines Oracle Cloud Oracle Cloud
(Dasv5, Easv5, Dav4, Eav4) (E4, E3) (E4, E3)
—
Oracle Cloud
(E4, E3)

*VM Instances coming soon

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WHY AMD
We are the recognized market leader in CPU technology at a time when
many businesses are moving to the cloud. That’s a responsibility we take
seriously. It’s why AMD is strengthening its commitment to drive data
center innovation now and far into the future.

Cloud solutions powered by AMD deliver outstanding value with high

performance, easy scalability, and advanced security features. Discover
how AMD EPYC™ processors can help you get more from the cloud.

LEARN MORE

ACCESS THE AMD CLOUD COST ADVISOR TOOL TO ESTIMATE COST SAVINGS WHEN SWITCHING TO AMD.

READ ABOUT COMPANIES THAT RUN ON AMD EPYC™ FOR CLOUD.

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