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Server purchasing decisions in 2008 reveal virtualization's imprint
From form factor to brand choice, server hardware purchasing is greatly affected by virtualization's pervasiveness in data centers, according to the Data Center Decisions 2008 Purchasing Intentions Survey. Article
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NEC treads on HP, IBM et al.'s x86 server turf
Japanese server manufacturer NEC has brought its server portfolio to the North American market and introduced two new blade servers geared for energy efficiency and virtualization. Article
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Is x86 servers' grip on the market slipping?
IDC released its Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker for the second quarter of 2008 (2Q08). The results showed that despite growth in the overall server market in 2Q08, x86-based systems experienced their slowest growth rate in 23 quarters at only 3% ... News
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Sun Microsystems releases disk-heavy, Intel-based servers
Sun Microsystems' new Intel Xeon-based servers support Solaris, Linux and Windows, and Sun says the new Sun Fire X4250 has the highest disk count of any comparable server. Article
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University of Houston selects Itanium over x86 for memory-intensive apps
The University of Houston, an Itanium Solutions award winner, chose Itanium-based systems for its research on the effects of global warming. Article
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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...) Definition
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zinc whiskers
Zinc whiskers are tiny growths of elemental zinc that form on the surfaces of objects that are electroplated, or galvanized, with zinc. Definition
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HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning)
HVAC stands for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning. Definition
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Calibrated Vectored Cooling (CVC)
Calibrated Vectored Cooling (CVC) is an air-cooling technology developed by IBM for server systems with high component density. Definition
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As chips go multicore, researchers strive to parallelize more apps
Stanford University has established a research lab to devise easier ways to parallelize applications, enabling users to truly exploit the benefits of multicore processors. Article