The integrated switch was particularly impressive, because of its size. "There's a lot of rocket science that went into the design," Haff said. "The fact that [Constellation] is using a massively scaled InfiniBand switch is pretty impressive technology."
Blade servers are a growing segment of the server market. The hardware uses less space than tower and rack-mount servers, and can reduce maintenance and management costs. Blade servers slide into slots on a chassis, and can be easily replaced when they fail, or added if more horsepower is needed.
IBM led the worldwide general server market last year, followed by Hewlett-Packard. Sun, Dell, and others share a small segment of the total market.
Subsea cable alternatives can provide a level of comfort for those concerned about disruptions. Realistically, they will continue to play a small, but critical role in the short term.
Maintaining existing network infrastructures often incurs huge technical debt before newer technologies are adopted over time.
Amid ongoing regional uncertainties, telecom infrastructure in the Middle East has expand to include terrestrial low-latency network infrastructure, which offers resilience and agility in navigating political complexities without relying solely on undersea networks.
