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Red Hat, Xen, Java, Cloudera prepped for 64-bit ARM

Posted November 2, 2012 - 3:24 pm

There's been a lot of talk from hardware vendors about 64-bit ARM servers, but without software the fledgling platform won't get very far. Several big vendors made announcements this week that show software support is on its way.
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Dell testing 64-bit ARM server with chip from AppliedMicro

Posted November 1, 2012 - 6:57 pm

Dell has built a prototype server based on a 64-bit ARM processor from Applied Micro Circuits, which showed the system at a conference in Silicon Valley on Thursday.
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Unprotected Apache server status pages put popular websites at risk

Posted November 1, 2012 - 9:08 am

Many Apache Web servers, including those hosting some popular websites, expose information about the internal structure of the sites they host, the IP (Internet Protocol) addresses of their visitors, the resources users access and other potentially sensitive details because their status pages are left unprotected.
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Non-volatile memory's future is in software

Posted October 25, 2012 - 11:39 am

Specification efforts by the bigiwgs of the server, storage and software industry will soon allow OSes and applications to recognize and take full advantage of new non-volatile memory.
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Heat-resilient servers pave the way to fresh air cooling

Posted October 25, 2012 - 9:12 am

Data centers can run at significantly higher temperatures and humidity levels than they do today without affecting overall equipment failure rates, according to The Green Grid.
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You should care that your email is burning diesel fuel

Posted September 28, 2012 - 1:09 pm

Amazon has The Avengers on row after row of servers, in building after building in Northern Virginia, ready to stream to you as fast as you can receive its Marvel-y excitement. The price? $14.99, but the New York Times would like you to consider the batteries, diesel, disk space, and national power grid modifications necessary for that instant video.
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Review: Dell blade servers tip the scales

Posted September 11, 2012 - 7:51 am

Dell's M1000e blade system wows with novel new blades, improved management, modular I/O, and 40G out the back
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Big government getting smaller, at least in data centers

Posted November 29, 2011 - 6:22 pm

Department of Defense fights data center sprawl
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IT stress test aims to prove systems are tough

Posted November 8, 2011 - 5:36 pm

A Trinity Health IT engineer keeps systems that reside in a generator shed running, despite fluctuating temperatures and dusty conditions.
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Mac Mini Vault offers colocation for your mini server

Posted October 27, 2011 - 12:28 pm

Colocation service Mac Mini Vault is offering server solutions created specifically for and with the quad-core i7 Mac mini server model.
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Google uses fewer servers than we thought

Posted August 1, 2011 - 1:05 pm

How many servers does Google run to keep its search users happy? Maybe not as many as you thought.
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Muglia lands at Juniper

Posted July 26, 2011 - 12:27 pm

Network product and services company becoming a haven for former Microsoft executives.
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Oracle returns growth to Sun server business: IDC

Posted May 24, 2011 - 8:37 pm

Oracle logged a small milestone in its Sun acquisition during the first quarter, expanding sales of Sun's server hardware for the first time in three-and-a-half years, IDC reported Tuesday.
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Having trouble with Amazon.com downloads? Blame Lady Gaga

Posted May 23, 2011 - 10:48 pm

First there were the interminably long lines outside butcher shops across the country last September prompted by the meat dress she wore at the MTV Video Music Awards. And now this.
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Broad revenue gains push Microsoft's Q3 profits up 31%

Posted April 28, 2011 - 5:47 pm

Propelled by revenue increases in four of its five business units, Microsoft on Thursday reported a 31 percent jump in fiscal third-quarter net income.
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Dell's new servers come preloaded with hundreds of virtual machines

Posted April 7, 2011 - 11:02 am

Dell on Thursday served up a new choice for buying its servers: plug-and-play configurations that include up to 200 VMware virtual machines along with the networking and storage needed to run them.
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Microsoft: Next level of virtualization unlocks server OS, applications

Posted March 23, 2011 - 2:32 pm

Microsoft virtualizes apps running on Windows Server ahead of rival VMware.
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Intel pushes micro servers without the room to grow

Posted March 21, 2011 - 3:11 pm

Micro servers offer efficiency only by being small and weak. Buy real servers, virtualize and, if you still want to downsize, switch to diet pizza.
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BI in the cloud: Advice for success

Posted February 24, 2011 - 6:21 pm

To get the benefits of BI in the cloud, pay attention to vendor contract details and integration needs
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Intel reports 48% increase in Q4 net income

Posted January 13, 2011 - 8:13 pm

Chip maker Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) reported a 48 percent increase in fourth-quarter profit after Thursday's market close, sending shares up to $22 in after-hours trading, a gain of 3.3 percent over its 21.29 regular-session closing price.
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Forrester points the way to virtualized data centres

Posted December 22, 2010 - 2:48 pm

In a new report, Forrester has offered a guide to the new shape of data centres
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Apple kills the Xserve

Posted November 5, 2010 - 4:31 pm

Apple on Friday announced that Xserve, its dedicated server hardware, will no longer be available as of January 31, 2011.
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HP, Rackable Juice Up Cookie Sheets With Extra GPU

Posted October 5, 2010 - 5:28 pm

Thinking about filling out your data center to support more virtual desktops and servers? Plan how you're going to convince the CFO you really need more graphics than his punk sk8rboi gamer nephew.
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Virtualization Shakes Up How Servers Are Sold

Posted August 11, 2010 - 3:58 pm

If certain server and virtualization vendors get their way, end-user companies will be buying many fewer individual servers in a few years, and many more integrated packages of infrastructure.
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This Server Outlasts Two Presidents

Posted May 10, 2010 - 4:26 pm

A manufacturer has been using the same Stratus fault-tolerant server for 17 years straight.
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