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Server hardware strategy
- October 22, 2007
22 Oct'07
Microsoft allows Voltaire InfiniBand for Windows servers
Traditionally found on HPC applications running Linux, InfiniBand is finding a home on servers running Microsoft Windows Compute Cluster Server.
- October 16, 2007
16 Oct'07
IBM and HP spar over blade server superiority
HP says that its blade servers run cooler than IBM's. IBM tests show that HP blades can burn through memory. And users say both vendors' blades can overheat in dense data centers.
- October 09, 2007
09 Oct'07
Sun Microsystems' Niagara 2 servers hit shelves
Sun's latest UltraSparc T2 boxes include two rack servers and one blade, which can share a chassis with x86 models.
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- September 26, 2007
26 Sep'07
First Intel-based Sun Fire servers come in a small package
Sun Microsystems' latest foray into Intel-based servers, the Sun Fire X4150 and X4450, promises density and performance.
- September 24, 2007
24 Sep'07
Sun and Microsoft deal signals a nod to reality
The new Sun/Microsoft partnership that allows Sun to sell its x64 servers with Windows installed and supported gets blessings from industry observers.
- September 10, 2007
10 Sep'07
Oracle support betrays a preference for Linux and x86
Which server platform to run Oracle 11g on may have less to do with hardware performance and more to do with cost and quality of support.
- September 06, 2007
06 Sep'07
Intel launches four-socket Xeon 7300 quad-core processor
Intel recently released details on its four-socket, quad-core Xeon 7300 processor and its availability from 50-plus server OEM partners.
- August 13, 2007
13 Aug'07
Intel intros new quad-core Xeons as AMD Barcelona nears
With AMD's quad-core Barcelona processor slated for systems next month, Intel announced two new quad-core Xeons that feature improved virtualization capabilities, performance enhancements and new energy efficiencies.
- August 08, 2007
08 Aug'07
AMD quad-core Barcelona supported by OS heavyweights
OS vendors including Microsoft, Red Hat, Novell, Sun and VMware have all tweaked their operating systems for compatibility with AMD's quad-core processor, due out in September.
- August 06, 2007
06 Aug'07
Has blade server technology matured far enough?
Blade servers have made serious gains in memory, integration capabilities and power efficiency. But licensing considerations, workload capacity and vendor lock-still limit the technology's appeal.
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- August 01, 2007
01 Aug'07
Power and cooling woes undercut blade server benefits
Blade servers offer space- and power-saving benefits. But organizational constraints and data center design may continue to tip the scales in favor of rack servers.
- July 30, 2007
30 Jul'07
Visual effects firm turns server room into data center
Visual effects company Image Engine is re-building its data center for better efficiency and cooling capabilities and more space.
- July 25, 2007
25 Jul'07
HP Thermal Zone Mapping plots data center hot spots
Hewlett-Packard Co. has announced Thermal Zone Mapping, a 3-D image of a data center's power and cooling profile, which may add momentum to their push for more blade servers in the data center.
- July 25, 2007
25 Jul'07
AMD multicore processors to support more memory
AMD previewed new motherboard-based memory technology, Socket G3 Memory Extender (G3MX), which delivers extra RAM to servers with its multicore Opteron processors.
- July 18, 2007
18 Jul'07
Are blade servers a viable alternative to rack servers?
Offering more memory, smaller footprints, and improved power and cooling efficiencies, blades are being positioned as the cure-all to data center woes.