I've been waiting years for an on die FPGA!
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/184828-intel-unveils-new-xeon-chip-with-integrated-fpga-touts-20x-performance-boost
Time to brush up on the Verilog. Combine with C++ and mcorelab, we'll finally be able to really cook! High throughput message routing based on topic paths or tag/value pairs will now be possible. The line between network switch and application is finally starting to blur, and high throughput applications will be easier to build with commodity servers.
