An Interview with Intel's Kira Boyko: Xeon 6's Product Director
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- #Intel Xeon 6+
- #Product Management
- #Energy Efficiency
- Intel's Xeon 6+ is led by Product Director Kira Boyko, who defines product specifications based on market needs and customer feedback.
- The role involves determining SKUs, performance KPIs, and working with architects and engineers years before product launch.
- Xeon 6+ introduces a simpler roadmap and Intel Application Energy Telemetry (AET), a hardware-level feature for monitoring energy usage per core.
- AET enables energy tracking from package to core level, aiding in optimization and cost allocation, with compatibility across tools and future Xeons.
- Intel fosters cross-pollination between server and client divisions, sharing technologies like the 18A process used in both Xeon 6+ and client products.