Facebook pushes a new model for buying servers
Facebook has proposed a new model for designing servers that it says will give businesses more choice in selecting components and a smarter way to upgrade systems when needs change, though it remains...
View ArticleMicron introduces its highest-endurance SSD for servers
Micron today announced it's highest endurance SSD for servers, the P400m, boasting the ability to fill a 400GB drive 10 times a day for five years.read more
View ArticleRackspace follows in Facebook's footsteps, plans to build own servers
At the Open Compute Foundation summit held this week, Rackspace announced that it is following in the footsteps of founding OCF member Facebook and will build its own compute and storage servers based...
View ArticleNew server can be parachuted into extreme environments
A rugged server from NCS Technologies introduced on Friday can withstand drops, will work in extreme temperatures and can be deployed via parachute into crisis areas or war zones if needed.read more
View ArticleGigamon targets 40Gb networks with new blade system
Gigamon announced Monday that it will offer a higher-density blade server as part of its Traffic Visibility Fabric solution, a network management product designed to make data centers more...
View ArticleIBM brings Watson technologies to new Power servers for SMBs
IBM's Watson supercomputer outperformed humans in the televised game show "Jeopardy." Now the company is moving some of its underlying technologies from the supercomputer into new entry-level...
View ArticleApple releases OS X Server 2.2.1
OS X Server 2.2.1 has arrived in the Mac App Store, bringing with it a variety of new features and bug fixes. The $20 "server for everyone," which users install atop Mountain Lion, received the...
View ArticleDell strengthens data center line with OpenFlow support, high-end Ethernet...
Dell this week extended its data center networking portfolio with a new top-of-rack switch and plans to extend OpenFlow support for software-defined networking across its product line.read more
View ArticleIntel releases SSD cache acceleration software for Linux servers
Intel today released its Cache Acceleration Software for applications running on SSDs inside Linux servers.read more
View ArticleNew SPEC tool to ID most energy-efficient servers
SPEC, the standards body for performance benchmarks, has released a new toolkit that should help customers choose the most energy-efficient server for the workloads they need to run.read more
View ArticleDell, Canonical announce new Ubuntu 12.04 support for servers
Dell's 12th-generation PowerEdge server line now supports the use of Ubuntu 12.04 across the board, thanks to a new agreement between the hardware maker and developer Canonical that provides Ubuntu...
View ArticleHP looks to Moonshot for data center of the future
Seeking to reverse its flagging fortunes and build the foundational layer for the 'Internet of Things,' HP unveils a new class of software-defined server: the HP ProLiant Moonshot.read more
View ArticleHow to evaluate high availability options for virtualized IT environments
One upside to virtualization is that it puts more applications on fewer servers. One downside is that the availability of those servers become of greater importance.read more
View ArticleHP announces Converged Systems business, unifies server divisions
Hewlett-Packard on Monday said it has created a business unit that will deal in purpose-built systems based on specific applications and usage models, and also announced the reorganization of its...
View ArticleWill fault tolerant servers improve your virtualized environment?
Companies are turning to fault tolerant servers as a way to improve uptime, but they may not be right for every enterprise.read more
View ArticleHP profit falls 32 percent as PC and server sales decline
Hewlett-Packard reported a 32 percent drop in profit for its second fiscal quarter, due partly to slower sales of PCs and servers.read more
View Article4 reasons why your cat videos are buffering
A new study reveals some interesting facts about Internet congestionread more
View ArticleIntel, Unisys partner on a new range of servers
Unisys isn't known as a major player in servers, but it will be first out of the gate with new custom chips from Intel.read more
View Article6 steps for setting up a small business server room
Are you worried about relying on a third-party online service provider to store your business data in light of NSA spying revelations? Learn how to set up your own server room for an on-premises...
View ArticleUbuntu Linux server with ARM processor rolled out by Boston Limited
Boston Limited has announced a new server based on ARM processors and certified to run Ubuntu Linux 13.10, a move that could further stir up growing interest in ARM servers.read more
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