Servers
News and tips for optimizing servers and components in the enterprise
Sun Hardware 'Blows,' According to Oracle Internal Documents
Nvidia Tries to Link Cloud with Graphics Processors
Tue, May 15, 2012 - Nvidia's latest graphics processors based on Kepler will accelerate virtualization and reduce reliance on CPU
Intel Incorporates Security, Management into Core vPro Processors
Tue, May 15, 2012 - Intel today described management and security capabilities that will be part of its new Intel Core vPro processor family used in PCs, tablets, laptops and intelligent systems.
IBM Brings Intel's Ivy Bridge Architecture to M4 Server Line
Mon, May 14, 2012 - IBM today announced that it will begin rolling out a family of Intel Ivy Bridge-equipped versions of its M4 server expected to reduce data center power costs and offer entry level virtualization servers.
Intel Introduces First Server Chips with 3D Transistors
Mon, May 14, 2012 - Intel's E3-1200 V2 chips for microservers are based on Ivy Bridge, while E5-4600 chips are based on Sandy Bridge
Dell, IBM Announce Servers with New Intel Xeon Chips
Mon, May 14, 2012 - New servers pack more processing power and memory to speed up database and cloud tasks
Facebook's Open-Source Data-Center Project Gains Strength
Wed, May 02, 2012 - Facebook's year-old project to develop open-source hardware designs with the aim to build efficient data centers gained momentum on Wednesday, with some top technology companies joining the effort and introducing server designs.
HGST Announces 12Gbps SAS SSDs for Use in Enterprise Data Centers
Tue, May 01, 2012 - The SSDs with faster connectivity aim to make data centers faster and improve scalability
IBM Pushes New Integrated, Lower-cost Linux Servers
Wed, April 25, 2012 - IBM announced new "affordable" Linux servers on Wednesday as the company tries to push its new category of preconfigured servers for virtualization and big data to midmarket and enterprise customers.
Users: Oracle Exadata's Speed Comes At a Price
Tue, April 24, 2012 - Exadata delivers the processing speed Oracle has touted, but at high expense and with sizable technical requirements, users say
Are Zombies Sucking the Life Out of Your Data Center?
Fri, April 20, 2012 - If your organization operates its own servers and switches, it's likely that a percentage of them are zombies--steadily gobbling up resources but doing no work. Cleaning up a zombie server infestation takes good management and stringent documentation.
Vyatta Speeds Up Its Software-Based Routing with Vplane
Tue, April 17, 2012 - The company is testing a system for greater data-center scalability and phasing out its dedicated appliances
Microsoft Names Windows Server 2012, Commits to Launch This Year
Tue, April 17, 2012 - Microsoft today gave its newest server software a name -- Windows Server 2012 -- and said it would release the operating system this year.
HP: Oracle Executives Believed Sun Acquisition Was a Mistake
Tue, April 17, 2012 - Oracle decided on an aggressive strategy against Hewlett-Packard's Itanium servers after sales of competing Sun's Sparc servers had been in a free fall, and Oracle's executives stated internally that the company's 2010 acquisition of Sun Microsystems was a mistake, HP said in a filing Monday in its dispute with Oracle over the porting of its software to the Itanium platform.
Judge Tells Megaupload, Other Groups to Work Out Server Maintenance
Fri, April 13, 2012 - Lawyers for Megaupload, the DOJ, the Web hosting company and other groups need to find a compromise, judge says



