There are multiple kinds of servers to choose from. Therefore it is important to ask yourself a few questions before even beginning to consider purchasing a product. You want to know what exactly you will be using your server for among other things. In this mini-guide we will be teaching you things that you should …
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IBM took most of the world by surprise as it made a pivotal decision by opening up its source code for review by the Chinese government. The proprietary technology is usually heavily guarded by companies of the industry. The Wall Street Journal was first to report about IBM’s decision allowing China’s Ministry of Industry and …
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Tech giant IBM has set plans in motion to provide OpenPower-based servers to its SoftLayer cloud customers. To date, SoftLayer has largely offered x86-based server deployments to its users. The new solution is expected to use IBM’s POWER8 architecture alongside bare-metal OpenPower systems. Full specifications are expected later this year – including whether SoftLayer will …
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Data centres are largely dependent on the national grid for their power. But, as the uncertainty of the energy crisis continues to loom, there’s a question mark over the ability of servers to stay online for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, blip-free. To date, a solution has been found in the fuel …
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In less than six months,support ends July 14th, small and midsized businesses (SMBs) running Windows Server 2003 will face many of the same issues. Although IT pros generally keep servers better protected than an average user’s PC, some of the same risks still apply And good luck getting help if something goes wrong. “Customers no …
Cavium announced that the ThunderX chips are now available, including an industry first — a 48-core ARMv8 processor. The four ThunderX product families include ThunderX_CP for Cloud compute workloads, ThunderX_ST for Cloud storage, Cavium ThunderXThunderX_NT for networking applications and ThunderX_SC for secure computing. Rishi Chugh, Director, Product Marketing in the Data Center Processor Group at …
IBM is selling more and more mainframe capacity but at lower cost/margin. Sales of Power Systems and competing HP and Oracle/Sun platforms have fallen as customers move traditional Unix workloads and applications to x86-based servers and alternatives, including cloud computing services. So while Enterprise 2013 featured a wide range of System z and Power Systems …
A Chinese company has developed the country’s first homegrown servers, built entirely out of domestic technologies including a processor from local chip maker Loongson Technology. China’s Dawning Information Industry, also known as Sugon, has developed a series of four servers using the Loongson 3B processor, the country’s state-run Xinhua News Agency reported Thursday. “Servers are crucial …
E-retailing giant eBay’s users are reporting difficulty signing in to the site from locations in India, the US, the UK and other parts of Europe. Users say that they cannot sign into their accounts and are receiving incorrect password alerts. An eBay spokesperson, Ryan Moore, told the BBC that the technical glitch was the result …
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It seems that Levono are extremely happy with the continuing acquisition of IBM’s hardware. After the U.S. Committee on Foreign Investment approved the $2.3 billion purchase, Levono announced their new offices in Danbury, Connecticut. Lenovo, which has locations in China and North Carolina, leased more than 10,000 square feet worth of office space in the …
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