Unix servers

MUST READ Five reasons not to migrate from Unix to Linux TIP - Expert Michael Palmer says data center pros need to consider their situation before jumping into a potentially painful and expensive project. Unix shops ignore signs of Unix market decline ARTICLE - Unix shops stick with data center workhorse platform for support, performance and familiarity. Meanwhile, midrange Unix market feels the pinch from mainframes and scale-out. IBM Unix tops customer satisfaction survey ARTICLE - IBM is the top vendor for customer service, according to a survey of 277 Unix shops. Sun took second ahead of HP in third. Unix updates bolster workhorse operating system TIP - If you haven't been paying attention to Unix lately, now is the time. Unix expert King Ables summarizes enhancements of the three main Unix flavors. Itanium still strong on Unix, not Windows ARTICLE - IT chief at Bucks County Community College says he supports the struggling Itanium chip because of its performance but wishes it played better with Windows.

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	With AIX 6, IBM Unix shop sees VMware-style mobility SearchServerVirtualization.com | 25 Feb 2010 ARTICLE - Will the new Live Partition Mobility feature for AIX 6 logical partitions (LPARs) prevent Unix shops from defecting to VMware and x86 servers?

	New Intel Itanium processor halts dead-chip talk SearchDataCenter.com | 08 Feb 2010 ARTICLE - Intel's quad-core Itanium processor -- aka Tukwila -- may be tardy, but devotees say, 'Better late than never.'

	IBM rolls out first Power7 Unix servers SearchDataCenter.com | 08 Feb 2010 ARTICLE - IBM hopes to stem the Unix decline with four IBM Power7-based systems.

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	Roadmap for Sun Microsystems customers after the Oracle acquisition 17 Jul 2009 TIP - As Oracle decides what to do with its newly acquired Sun inventory, Sun customers face an uncertain future. This video and podcast interview offer Sun customers a possible roadmap.

	Will Oracle hold a Sun yard sale as the acquisition's value declines? 13 Nov 2009 TIP - The Oracle-Sun acquisition has faced EC objections, resulting in massive losses at Sun. Will Oracle sell off Sun assets like Solaris and Sparc or reject the Sun deal altogether?

	Will Solaris on x86 survive the Oracle-Sun acquisition and Linux? 11 Nov 2009 TIP - Will Solaris on x86 survive the Oracle-Sun acquisition? With minimal market share and ISV support, combined with Oracle's investments in Linux, one expert says it's not likely.

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	Unix update: New columnists, new tools Matt Stansberry, Senior Site Editor | 14 Jul 2008 LEARNING GUIDE - This Unix resource guide includes tutorials on GNU Screen and Solaris performance tuning, tips on migrating legacy apps to virtual machines, and career advice.

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	HP 9000 23 Dec 2002 WORD - The HP 9000 is a line of UNIX-based business servers from Hewlett-Packard (HP) with server models that span enterprise applications from the "entry-level" (branch or department-level computers, Web hosting servers, and so ...

	HP-UX 24 Jan 2003 WORD - HP-UX is the UNIX-based operating system for the HP 9000 series of business servers from Hewlett-Packard. The 9000 series spans a spectrum of business needs and server sizes, ranging from an "entry-level" server appropriate ...

	Andrew WORD - Andrew was a joint project between Carnegie-Mellon University and IBM to set up a distributed computing environment on the CMU campus. It was designed to serve 4,000 UNIX workstations. The project was named for Andrew ...

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