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July 25, 2006
The move to new technologies like multicore processors, server virtualization and grid computing bring the prospects of more efficient data centers. But they also bring with them some challenges. Not the least of which is how vendors will charge for their software. The old per-CPU model just doesn’t work in next generation data centers.
July 20, 2006
Intel reported its second quarter financials this week and things weren't exactly bright. It posted profits of $885 million for the second quarter. That’s less than half of the $2 billion it earned during the same period last year. Intel executives blame the drop in earnings on several things, including a slowdown in PC sales and competitive pressure from rival AMD.
July 18, 2006
After repeated delays, Intel finally has begun shipping its dual-core Itanium processor, code-named Montecito. As one analyst put it, the release “almost makes [Itanium] competitive with some of the other chips that have been out there for a year or two.” In Intel’s defense, the chip does have quite a few strong features – it’s more powerful, more energy efficient and there are a growing number of applications tuned to the platform.
July 12, 2006
VMware announced today that its free server virtualization product, VMware Server, is now generally available. The product, which is basically its low-end GSX Server, was first made free in a beta program that began this past February. Since then the free product has been downloaded about 700,000 times, VMware says. Not bad.
July 11, 2006
Sun used its quarterly news event this week to unveil a bunch of new Opteron-based products, including a scalable high-end system and a blade server. Welcome Sun back to the blade game. And, according to some analysts, welcome Sun back into the game in general.
July 06, 2006
Intel has had a tough couple of years, but it’s back with a vengeance now that it has launched its new Xeon, code-named "Woodcrest." Analysts say Woodcrest is likely what Intel needs to take back some of the market share it has lost to AMD. Pat Gelsinger, senior vice president and general manager of Intel’s Digital Enterprise Group sure thinks so.
July 05, 2006
Google is usually pretty quiet about the goings-on inside its data centers, so it’s always interesting to hear any tidbits about the operations of the company’s computer systems.
June 29, 2006
While much of the server virtualization talk these days centers around x86 platforms, HP this week announced some enhancements to its partitioning technology for Itanium-based Integrity servers. Specifically, HP released a pre-configured package that includes virtualization technology designed for Oracle RAC deployments.
June 28, 2006
Dell is rolling out a new high-level service package for customers that gives some pretty cool insight into how service calls are being handled.
June 27, 2006
The rumors were true. Intel today announced that it is selling its communications and application processor business unit to Marvell Technology Group. The price tag is $600 million.
June 20, 2006
You’ve got lots more platforms to choose from today when it comes to picking the right server. A big reason is that x86 systems are getting more powerful and feature rich.
June 14, 2006
HP today unveiled its next generation blade platform with a whole lot of fanfare. Anne Livermore, executive vice president of HP’s technology solutions group, called the new design “a breakthrough architecture” during a Web cast announcing the BladeSystem c-Class. Well, HP hopes so.
June 13, 2006
Word is that Intel will begin shipping its next-generation Xeon processor, code-named Woodcrest, on June 26. That means Woodcrest-running servers won’t be far behind. Should make the summer an interesting time for server buyers.
June 08, 2006
AMD continues to eat into Intel’s market share and the AMD customers I talk to just can’t get over how much more energy efficient the Opteron-based servers are. So it’s not surprising to see Intel focusing on energy efficiency and performance.
June 06, 2006
If you’re like most IT managers, you’re starting to look more closely at how much energy servers consume and what level of heat they give off. The power/performance measurement is playing a bigger role in server buying decisions. But what about taking this kind of environmental consciousness a step further?
June 01, 2006
New CEO Jonathan Schwartz is getting down to business at Sun. The company announced this week that its board of directors has signed off on a company plan to return to profitability that will result in as many as 5,000 axed employees.
May 31, 2006
Both Red Hat and Novell are preparing to release Linux distributions that include the open source Xen virtualization capabilities baked in. But they’re also looking at incorporating another open source approach to slicing and dicing physical servers.
May 30, 2006
There is no question now that Sun understands the importance of standards-based systems and open source software. Sun takes another step forward in that realm this week announcing official Linux support for its new Sparc-based T1 servers, code-named Niagara.
May 25, 2006
ClearCube created the market for PC blades when it rolled out its first product in 2000. Then, the focus was on the hardware. And the hardware was pretty inflexible: one stripped down client device connecting to the brains of the PC on a single blade server located in a data center or computer room.
May 23, 2006
So Dell finally succumbed to the pressure. While discussing its lackluster financials last week, the server maker also announced that it would soon be shipping Opteron-based servers.
May 18, 2006
Nemertes Research polled dozens of IT executives earlier this year to find out what is top of mind for today’s data center customers. Here are the four big trends the survey uncovered: consolidation, growth, availability and operational efficiency.
May 17, 2006
If you’re in the middle of consolidating your data center or planning a data center move, HP can relate. HP today announced it plans to consolidate its existing 85 data centers around the globe into six larger facilities – two each in Atlanta, Houston and Austin, Texas.
May 16, 2006
Moving a data center is no easy feat – especially when it’s supporting a 24/7 Web storefront and more than three dozen retail stores. But Boscov’s Department Stores did it.
May 11, 2006
While we wait for the official release of SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 this summer, Novell is giving us a taste of what’s to come. Novell announced the availability of SuSE Linux 10.1 today.
Unisys has introduced the latest addition to its ES7000 server line. It also introduced a new business continuity service that provides data protection at a low price point, the company claims.
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