Summary: Microsoft struck a partnership with Qualcomm to use the new Centriq 2400 processor in its data centre servers. Microsoft released its Project Olympus server design last November. The new processors use ARM technology as Microsoft moves away from Intel, which currently controls 90% of the data centre server market. However, all is not lost for Intel as Google upgraded servers in its data centres in five availability regions with Intel’s latest Xeon processors, codenamed Skylake. The company claims it is the first cloud provider to do so. Meanwhile, AMD launched its Naples processors designed to support high-performance data centre workloads.