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News and Analysis
Facebook Open Compute Project Shapes Big Data Hardware
Big data practitioners like Facebook, Goldman Sachs and Fidelity are setting the standards for cheaper, more efficient servers and systems from the likes of Applied Micro, AMD, Dell and Intel.
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- 5 Data Center Trends For 2013
- Intel Launches Low Power Atom To Counter ARM
- Intel's Next CEO Must Reverse Years of Mobile Neglect
- HP Announces New Integrity Servers with Intel Itanium 9500 Chips
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Architectures
Datotel Uses CA Tool To Reduce Energy Consumption
When management suites first emerged, companies were concerned with items such as, "Is the server up or down?" or "How much network bandwidth is being used?" With those issues now sitting firmly in the rear-view mirror, businesses are looking for new types of management solutions. Datotel, an IT data center services provider, based its recent purchase on an emerging area: "We needed to get a better understanding of our energy usage," notes David Brown, president of Datotel, which now finds itself at the forefront in the use of such products.
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- Energy-Efficient DataCenter Designs
- SaaS To The Rescue
- Virtualization's Promise And Problems
- Could Big Chill Of Recession Hit IT?
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Reviews & Workshops
Data Centers: Get 'Em Hotter and Wetter
Data centers can run hotter and with more humidity than traditionally thought, according to a recent report from The Green Grid. This will reduce energy consumption and cut operating costs, but long-held myths might stand in the way.
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Blogs
Open Compute's Trickle-Down Tech
February 06, 2013 09:14 AM
Posted by Howard Marks
Open Compute's goal of open source hardware sounds democratic, but the initiative targets big-budget service providers and Web brands whose needs are different from everyday enterprises. The greatest impact of Open Compute will be felt by the leading server manufacturers--and it won't be good.
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How to Speak Data Center: IT Power Supplies
December 14, 2012 01:12 PM
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Knowledge of IT equipment power use and efficiency are essential in the data center. Here’s how to get started.
Intel Gets Serious About Microservers with New Chips
December 13, 2012 02:09 PM
Posted by Art Wittmann
Intel's Atom S1200 chips are built with low-power servers in mind; they draw just 6 to 9 watts. The chips also demonstrate Intel's commitment to a market it once thought was not worth pursuing.
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Facebook's Open Compute Summit Pushes Open Hardware For The High End
October 28, 2011 02:28 PM
Posted by Jim Rapoza
At the Open Compute Summit this week in New York, Frank Frankovsky, Facebook’s director of hardware design and supply chain, opened the proceedings by saying, "Open source is not just something that you can use to describe software, but also to describe the hardware space." That is the goal for the Open Compute Project, which aims to spur the development of cheaper servers and more efficient data centers.
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IBM Systems And Tecnology Group Growth Strategies
December 08, 2010 05:48 PM
Posted by David Hill
At its recent industry analyst event in Rye Brook, N.Y., IBM's Systems and Technology Group (STG) unveiled its five-year growth strategies for 2011 through 2015. As the guardian of the hardware and software that exploits that hardware to maximum benefit, STG is one of the recognized foundations of IBM, with a wide range of servers (including x86, Unix and mainframe systems) and storage products, as well as the IBM Research labs that support those efforts. Understanding what IBM STG is doing is important to understanding not only what the company is doing now and plans to do in the near future, but also to understanding what IBM thinks are the dynamics that will be driving the IT industry in years to come.
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Nimbus Goes All-In For SSD
May 07, 2010 09:00 AM
Posted by Howard Marks
In the venture-driven, "grow-faster-or-go-home" storage world, it's gratifying when a company is run like the small business that it is. Nimbus Data systems has been selling iSCSI disk arrays and unified storage systems for about five years, and they've been making money despite their low profile. Now, like Cortez burning his ships upon his arrival in the New World, Nimbus data CEO Tom Iskovich is betting the company that the market is ready for all SSD storage systems, discontinuing their current models with spinning discs. I've written before how I thought an array of reasonably priced SSDs might be a better idea than a few STEC ZEUSiops at $10,000 or more a pop. Now Nimbus has proven me right.
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