Rack mount server and x86 hardware

MUST READ Before upgrading to quad-core, consider your applications ARTICLE - The new quad-core chips are designed to increase performance, but not all applications need -- or can use -- multiple cores. HP x86 servers beat out Dell, IBM on customer satisfaction ARTICLE - According to Technology Business Research, when it comes to their x86 servers, IT managers prefer HP over IBM or Dell Users sound off: HP or Dell servers ARTICLE - Hewlett-Packard Co.'s is holding its ground as a top vendor in the worldwide server market, but Dell Inc. is a close second. Users say which they prefer. Sun x86 servers turn heads: Too bad you can't get one ARTICLE - Users are impressed with Sun's foray into low-end hardware. But analysts and bloggers say the engineering-centric firm needs to improve logistics.

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	L.L. Bean data center earns silver LEED certification: News in brief SearchDataCenter.com | 01 Jul 2009 ARTICLE - In today's news in brief, L.L. Bean gets LEED certification; Rackspace suffers downtime; IBM and Lenovo announce x86 server news.

	Dell launches Energy Star PowerEdge servers: News in brief SearchDataCenter.com | 26 Jun 2009 ARTICLE - In today's news in brief, Dell launched its first PowerEdge servers that meet the EPA's Energy Star server specifications, IDC delivers grim server sales prediction and more.

	Sun launches HPC products as Oracle takeover nears SearchDataCenter.com | 23 Jun 2009 ARTICLE - Despite an uncertain future under Oracle, Sun Microsystems launched several high-performance computing hardware and software offerings this week.

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	Predicting Oracle's plan for Sun assets, the future for Sun customers 24 Jun 2009 TIP - What are Oracle's post-acquisition plans for selling or further developing Sun's assets? And how should customers who are invested in Sun products respond?

	Optimizing server energy efficiency 23 Feb 2009 TIP - Learn how to improve server energy efficiency in your data center by optimizing the main components that impact a server's overall power consumption.

	The pros and cons of brand-name vs. black-box servers 21 Jan 2009 TIP - Are servers from brand-name manufacturers worth the cost, or do generic black-box servers offer more bang for your buck? Users should weigh price, features and support options.

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	Hewlett-Packard's ProLiant SL servers SearchDataCenter.com | 16 Jun 2009 VIDEO - 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.

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	out-of-order execution 15 Jun 2009 WORD - 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. Although instructions are issued in-order, ...

	PCI Express 26 Mar 2008 WORD - 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) ...

	server blade 31 Oct 2005 WORD - 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 ...

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