In the past few years, there has been a revolutionary shift in the Silicon industry. Fabless companies like ARM, AMD, and Qualcomm, along with foundries like TSMC and Samsung, have disrupted the status quo with horizontal integration. This article discusses how Mercari, a company, replaced their GKE nodes from Intel x86 to AMD x86 and saw a 30% reduction in costs. The article explains pricing structures and discounts offered by cloud providers, as well as the benefits of using AMD’s T2D nodes. However, the article also highlights the challenges and drawbacks of the migration process. The author concludes by emphasizing the importance of taking a scientific approach and conducting thorough testing before making significant changes.
https://engineering.mercari.com/en/blog/entry/20230731-x86-is-dead-long-live-x86/