Intel began to make Software Defined Silicon initiative (SDSi) preparations for its 4th Generation Xeon processors four years ago, with an aim to sell its processors and then earn a premium for letting customers activate accelerators for specific workloads. Eventually, the initiative got its official 'Intel On Demand' name… and vanished from the radar. Now, the iconic PC chipmaker is quietly discontinuing the program, reports Phoronix.
Intel largely stopped discussing its 'Intel On Demand' initiative publicly in recent years and the lack of new patches indicates that its development activity slowed, possibly meaning that Intel no longer considered it a priority. Phoronix now reports that the Intel SDSi GitHub repository — which contained the software components required to support Intel On Demand — was archived in November, signaling the end of active development. At the same time, Intel removed most On Demand documents from its website and for now everything that reminds of the program is old PDF documentation accessible through its website, according to Phoronix.
