Data Center/Servers

Juniper exec gives inside look at QFabric

IDGNS staff — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:36:35 +0000

R.K. Anand, executive vice president and general manager of Juniper Networks' Data Center Business Unit, was employee No. 12 of the network startup back in 1996, leaving a job as a microprocessor designer at Sun Microsystems. Years later he left Juniper for a brief stint at another startup, but came back to help finalize the company's QFabric product and get it out the door. QFabric began shipping in September 2011. Network World Editor in Chief John Dix recently caught up with Anand at the company's headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif., for a deep dive on the company's answer to high-end data center demands.

Unable to keep up with its own success, AT&T blames customers for poor service

KevinFogarty — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:53:21 +0000

There is some justification to carriers' excuses about the data hoggery of smartphones: smartphones are data hogs, at least compared to dumb phones. AT&T goes further, bragging it signed up record numbers of users, then complaining they actually use the network.

OCZ launches 16TB flash card

IDGNS staff — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:34:52 +0000

The R4 CloudServ card acts as flash cache in a server.

ESG ~ HP StoreOnce: the Next Wave of Data Deduplication

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:53:37 +0000

Leveraging deduplication in backup environments yields significant advantages. The cost savings in reducing disk capacity requirements change the economics of disk-based backup. For some organizations, it allows disk-based backup-and, importantly, recovery-to be extended to additional workloads in the environment. For others, deduplication makes it possible to introduce disk-based backup where it may not have been feasible before.

HP Converged Storage Sets the Stage for the Next Era of Computing

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:50:37 +0000

Enterprise storage has undergone many changes in recent years - with converged storage and infrastructure 2.0 paving the way for reduced IT infrastructure costs and greater performance. This report discusses the latest trends that are setting the stage for the next era of computing. Learn about the new infrastructure and storage trends that are changing the way business storage works today.

HP, Intel rethink processor upgrades in servers

IDGNS staff — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:00:02 +0000

Hewlett-Packard and Intel are rethinking processor upgrades in servers, coming up with a new chip-slotting technique that could reduce the chance of errors, and ultimately prevent system failure.

HP to make ARM servers available for testing in Q2

IDGNS staff — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:13:40 +0000

Hewlett-Packard will open a lab in the second quarter where select customers will be able to play around with its first low-power server based on an ARM processor, a company executive said this week.

What can be done to control noise levels in data centers?

ablake — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:53:55 +0000

The sound level in our data center is so high that it interferes with conversation, not to mention concentration. The decibel level has been periodically checked using sound meters, and the highest we have recorded was 81 decibels, less than the 85 decibel level that would trigger OSHA restrictions.

Business Value of Blade

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:30:13 +0000

The nature of the blade platform makes system management, monitoring and provisioning easy and efficient. Access this resource to learn how blade migration will save your data center time and money while increasing performance.

HP CloudSystem Matrix: Managing at a Higher Level

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:30:12 +0000

This white paper examines IT management challenges from a fundamental and system standpoint. In addition, it introduces the concept of a service-oriented and automated approach to IT management.

Measuring the Business Value of CI in the Data Center - IDC-HP White Paper

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:30:12 +0000

One of the key strategies that IT teams are pursuing to reduce capital costs while boosting asset utilization and employee productivity is the transition to highly virtualized data centers. However, IDC finds that expectations for further boosts in IT asset use and operational efficiency often surpass the actual results for a variety of reasons. These problems can quickly overwhelm any hoped-for benefits as the scope of virtual server deployment expands.

Five Myths of Cloud Computing

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:30:11 +0000

Cloud computing continues to grow in popularity among the IT industry. And more businesses are advertising that they are the front runner for providing the best cloud services. However, in this race to remain top dog, IT pros remain unsure of what cloud computing is and the benefits it can bring to their organization.

The Best Way to Build a Cloud

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:30:10 +0000

In most companies, the needs of the business are outpacing what IT can deliver. Technology is the foundation and enabler of business innovation, but developing and implementing new solutions is resource-intensive. Integrating and optimizing islands of IT is complex, time-consuming and costly.

However, implementing a private cloud can be complex and daunting. HP's solution, CloudSystem Matrix, helps you build a turnkey private cloud environment to deliver the benefits of the cloud to your business users. Read now to find out how the HP CloudSystem Matrix can enable you to move quickly to a private cloud model.

HP CloudSystem Matrix: Building a Private Cloud

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:30:10 +0000

Sony shows power outlets that can control electricity by user, device, or source

IDGNS staff — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:55:08 +0000

Sony is developing electric wall sockets and plugs that can control power consumption by appliance, user or original power source.