Latest data center news.
HP adds dual-core processor to Opteron blades, 04/18/05
Only days before the launch of Advanced Micro Devices’ first dual-core Opteron microprocessor, HP began taking orders for a four-processor blade system that will use the chips.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/041805-hp-amd.html?nl
Force10 crams switch full of Gig E, 04/18/05
Force10 Networks this week is expected to announce a 90-port Gigabit Ethernet module for its E series chassis switches aimed at data centers with large server clusters.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/041805-force10.html?nl
Software tames thin-client setups, 04/18/05
TriCerat last week released a suite of tools designed to help users manage their server-based computing deployments.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/041805-tricerat.html?nl
Azul takes wraps off Java compute appliance, 04/18/05
Azul Systems, a start-up headed by former Sun executives, Monday rolled out its first products, appliances designed to take the load off busy Java application servers, giving IT managers a flexible platform that can add processing oomph when Web-based applications need it.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0418azul.html?nl
Cisco upgrade to meld storage-area networks, 04/18/05
Cisco last week upgraded its storage-area network switches to let customers more easily consolidate their SANs.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/041805-cisco-storage.html?nl
Despite dual-core edge, AMD still on outs with Dell, 04/18/05
Yet again Advanced Micro Devices is poised to beat Intel to market with cutting-edge chip technology. But even though some customers are calling for Dell to use AMD processors, Dell – the lone holdout among hardware makers – has a strong incentive to take a pass. With the launch of AMD’s dual-core Opteron processors expected this week, HP, IBM and Sun are preparing to unveil the second generation of their Opteron servers.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0418despidual-.html?nl
Start-up to create open source harmony, 04/18/05
A start-up headed by former Marimba CEO Kim Polese is hoping to be the one-stop-shop that companies turn to as they expand the use of open source applications in their data centers.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/041805-spikesource.html?nl
