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Saving data center power just by buying new IT equipment
Data center managers can gain back power capacity simply by going through the normal IT refresh cycle, which tends to bring in more efficient equipment. Slideshow
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Gartner's 2009 Data Center conference news
Check out SerachDataCenter.com's coverage of data center server hardware, unified computing, cloud computing, networking and more from Gartner's 2009 Data Center Conference. Special Report
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SearchDataCenter.com Blogs
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The data center purchasing intentions survey report
The Data Center Decisions 2008 Purchasing Intentions Survey outlines trends in server and software purchasing, data center infrastructure and more. This year's survey also includes salary and career info. Special Report
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How can I avoid overheating a 42-unit rack that's full of 1-unit servers?
Expert Robert Macfarlane discusses strategies for dealing with overheating servers in a 42U rack. FAQ
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Scale-out computing gets new low-power option
Web-scale IT shops get the option of a low-power Xeon-based offering that looks to outperform Atom-based products in more ways than one. News | 01 Feb 2012
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AMD Opteron 6200 chip ships: News in brief
Intel rival AMD announced the availability of its Opteron 6200 and 4200 processors this week, and other data center news. News | 17 Nov 2011
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Oracle woos Sun faithful with Solaris 11
Oracle went back to Sun’s Wall Street roots to make the case for Solaris 11 and continued investment in the legacy Unix platform. News | 10 Nov 2011
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HP has high hopes for low-energy ARM servers
HP says the biggest social media companies are chomping at the bit to try its new low-energy ARM-based server design. News | 01 Nov 2011
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Dell preps monster PowerEdge server to take on Oracle’s Exadata
Once the king of commodity servers, Dell is building a PowerEdge box that will compete with some of the biggest SMP systems on the market. News | 14 Oct 2011
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IT shops call on HP and Oracle to kiss and make up
With new leadership at HP, the time is now for Oracle and HP to restart stalled negotiations on Intel Itanium support. News | 05 Oct 2011
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Oracle looks to regain Sun shops’ trust with SPARC T4 servers
Loyal Sun shops–those that are left of them–have new SPARC server models for running general purpose Solaris applications. News | 28 Sep 2011
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CA overhauls mainframe portfolio: News in brief
CA conducts annual mainframe software blitz; Fujitsu updates its four- and eight-socket Primergy x86 servers; and Sanbolic releases a new version if its Melio cluster file system. News | 06 Jul 2011
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HP shops balk at AppSystem bundles
IT pros don’t find much to love in new HP data center appliances. News | 08 Jun 2011
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Cisco takes bite out of HP, IBM blade server share
Research shows Cisco gaining market share with its UCS servers at the expense of server giants HP and IBM. News | 26 May 2011
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Microservers carve out niche in data centers
Energy-efficient petite server systems can be a cost-effective solution for basic tasks or hyper-scaling applications in an enterprise data center. Tip
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Top data center technologies to watch in 2012: Advisory Board Q&A
IT professionals should watch for a wealth of emerging hardware and facilities technologies in 2012. Tip
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Darker shades of the IT equipment gray market
Counterfeit IT equipment makes the “gray market” treacherous for data center operators. Tip
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Cisco UCS gives integrated systems concept a makeover
Cisco UCS reinvents the integrated systems concept and changes how computing power is deployed in the data center, but adoption rates are still lower than expected. Tip
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Blade servers: An introduction and overview
Blade servers add muscle to demanding workloads and virtual data centers, but they also pose some concerns, including power consumption and management complexity. Tip
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Turning to 2U, 4U servers in virtualized data centers
As managers virtualize their data centers, they often turn to larger 2U and 4U servers for better performance. But these form factors can also pose challenges for administrators. Tip
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A server processors roadmap for 2011 and beyond: Intel vs. AMD
As AMD and Intel make plans to improve its server processors, efficiency and superior virtualization capabilities will make these technologies more powerful than ever. Tip
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Spotting undervalued server features
Some lesser-known server features can boost 1U server performance. But beware configuration challenges that cause server overheating or, worse, a performance tailspin. Tip
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Tactics for extending server life
With new technologies and just a little planning, data center managers can eke even more value from existing server investments. Tip
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Server virtualization software, refresh cycles go hand-in-hand
By exploring server virtualization software and implementation, one healthcare provider found that a server refresh provided a prime opportunity to improve workload efficiency. Tip
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Licensing and contracting in a multi-core processor, virtualization enhanced data center
Licensing, contracting and negotiations expert Jeff Gordon explains the history of developing technology in regards to vendor relations and explains what the most recent wave of developments, multi-core processing and server virtualization, means in ... Ask the Expert
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single point of failure (SPOF)
A single point of failure (SPOF) is a risk posed by a flaw in the design, implementation or configuration of a circuit or system where a single fault or malfunction causes a system to fail. Definition
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out-of-order execution (OoOE)
Out-of-order execution (OoOE) is an approach to processing that allows instructions for high-performance microprocessors to begin execution as soon as their operands are ready. Word
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power usage effectiveness (PUE)
Power usage effectiveness (PUE) is a metric used to determine the energy efficiency of a data center. PUE is determined by dividing the amount of power entering a data center by the power used to run the computer infrastructure within it. (Continued.... Word
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PCI Express (PCIe or PCI-E)
PCI Express (PCIe or PCI-E) is a high speed expansion card format that connects a computer with its attached peripherals. PCI Express was developed by Intel Corp. in 2004 to replace the peripheral component interconnect (PCI) and PCI-X expansion buse... Word
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IBM Roadrunner
Roadrunner is the fastest supercomputer in the world, twice as fast as Blue Gene and six times as fast as any of the other current supercomputers. IBM developed Roadrunner for the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. (Continued...) Word
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hot/cold aisle
Hot aisle/cold aisle is a layout design for server racks and other computing equipment in a data center. The goal of a hot aisle/cold aisle configuration is to conserve energy and lower cooling costs by managing air flow. Word
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TIA-942
TIA-942 is a standard developed by the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) to define guidelines for planning and building data centers, particularly with regard to cabling systems and network design...(Continued) Word
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server blade
A server blade is a thin, modular electronic circuit board containing one, two, or more microprocessors and memory, that is intended for a single, dedicated application (such as serving Web pages) and that can be easily inserted into a blade server, ... Word
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zinc whiskers
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Calibrated Vectored Cooling (CVC)
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Choosing a server: Overview and key factors
In this video, you’ll get an introduction to our Server Month video series and an overview of the key factors you need to consider before purchasing 1U rackmount servers. Video
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Using 2U, 4U servers vs. smaller-form factors
2U and 4U servers can be a better fit for companies that need more computing power than 1U servers provide. Video
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Inside a Dell server
In this video, you’ll get an in-depth look at the Dell PowerEdge R415 1U rack server, including a walk-through of the specs, interior and exterior of the system. Video
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Inside an HP server
In this video, you’ll get an in-depth look at the HP ProLiant DL360 G7 rack server, including a walk-through of the specs, interior and exterior of the system. Video
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Inside a Fujitsu server
The Fujitsu Primergy RX200 S6 has features similar to other 1U servers in its class, but there are several unique aspects to its interior design that are noteworthy. Video
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Inside a Super Micro server
Take a look at which interior and exterior features of the Super Micro 1026T-6RFT 1U server provoked the most discussion in this video. Video
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Inside an SGI server
The SGI Rackable C1001-TY2 server is examined inside and out for its notable features and capabilities, all of which are discussed in this video. Video
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Server Month wrap-up
The conclusion of our Server Month coverage includes discussions on key 1U server features and capabilities, as well as pointers for those considering a purchase. Video
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Hewlett-Packard's ProLiant SL servers
HP demonstrated its new ProLiant SL server line at the HP Tech Forum in Las Vegas this week. One of the servers is able to cram 16 processor cores into 1U of rackspace. Video
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Eaton discusses new features of paralleing UPSes
Eaton discusses the benefits of paralleling UPSes of different sizes, enabling users to manage their backup power capacity according to their needs. Video
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Microservers carve out niche in data centers
Energy-efficient petite server systems can be a cost-effective solution for basic tasks or hyper-scaling applications in an enterprise data center. Tip
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single point of failure (SPOF)
A single point of failure (SPOF) is a risk posed by a flaw in the design, implementation or configuration of a circuit or system where a single fault or malfunction causes a system to fail. Definition
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Scale-out computing gets new low-power option
Web-scale IT shops get the option of a low-power Xeon-based offering that looks to outperform Atom-based products in more ways than one. News
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SearchDataCenter's 2011 Products of the Year awards
SearchDataCenter.com’s annual Products of the Year awards evaluate these products on a variety of important criteria, and award gold, silver and bronze winners in each of the three categories: infrastructure, systems management and computing hardware... Products of the Year
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Computing hardware winners
For the purposes of this year’s awards, the computing hardware category includes all server-class computer hardware in any configuration and delivered in any form factor including rack and blade. This category also includes related computing hardware... Products of the Year
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SearchDataCenter.com Products of the Year finalists for 2011
Products of the Year judges reveal finalists for the best IT products of 2011. Feature
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SearchDataCenter’s top news stories of 2011
If you’ve missed any of 2011's big events, now is a great time to catch up on the top news from this year. Feature
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Top data center technologies to watch in 2012: Advisory Board Q&A
IT professionals should watch for a wealth of emerging hardware and facilities technologies in 2012. Tip
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AMD Opteron 6200 chip ships: News in brief
Intel rival AMD announced the availability of its Opteron 6200 and 4200 processors this week, and other data center news. News
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Oracle woos Sun faithful with Solaris 11
Oracle went back to Sun’s Wall Street roots to make the case for Solaris 11 and continued investment in the legacy Unix platform. News
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About x86 commodity rackmount servers
News and advice on rack server and x86 hardware, including HP Proliant, Dell PowerEdge, IBM xSeries, AMD, Intel and more.