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Not just hot air: Some details on Dell's server thermal design: It takes a whole lot more than just a new multi-core microprocessor or even whiz-bang virtualization technology to create a greener server. A few weeks back, I wondered out loud exactly why Dell's latest PowerEdge M-Series blades were getting so much notice as a green option -- after having several...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Dell PowerEdge, PowerEdge R300, Servers, Hardware, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-03-24

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KVM and Xen cofounders engage in war of words: Xen cofounder and project lead Ian Pratt said predictions about his virtualization hypervisor's demise to the newer kernel-based virtual machine (KVM) technology are unfounded, a by-product of his competitors' imaginations. "There's no evidence for it. The Xen community is alive and well. Xen is a true...; Tags: Linux, Hypervisor, Linux Kernel, Xen, KVM, Xen Community, Virtualization, Hardware, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-05-08
Steve Ballmer's defining hour: Steve Ballmer's defining hourHalf hearted approach to world dominationOne real world picture of Bill writing an OS.and you forgot the enterprise CIOthe cash cow that MS has long milked is not happy about product quality, pricing compared to consumer markets, bunch of other areas. And sees little payback from the...; Tags: INTERNET, Yahoo! Inc., Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-05-01
Telecom transforms downtown Los Angeles: As noted last week, I'm in the midst of scrambling to complete work before I head across the Atlantic to London, and soon thereafter, Africa. That means I am having to do a few things I don't do in the normal course of a programming day. ...; Tags: Network Solutions Inc., Telecommunications, Sales Strategy, Servers, Sales, Hardware, John Carroll; Blog posts 2008-05-01
Dell rolls out AMD quad-core servers; AMD lands VMware certification: AMD plans to announce Wednesday that Dell is offering five quad-core Opteron server platforms and that the chipmaker has received VMware certification. Adding Dell to the fold brings the total number of OEM AMD quad-core systems to 13. Dell's AMD lineup is already surfaced on the PC...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Certification, Quad-core, AMD Opteron, VMware Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Processors, Servers, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-15

Gold Certified Partner Presents Team With Certificate Services Upgrade: The Henson Group wanted a solution that would check the health of a growing number of roaming and mobile devices without requiring a team member to check a device every time it entered the network. Managing user identities and access to information, monitoring heterogeneous devices, consolidating identities because of system...; Tags: Team, Team Management, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Servers, Management, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Hardware; Case studies 2008-03-12
System Upgrade Cures Wait Times at the Doctor's Office: Petoskey Surgeons is a general and vascular surgery practice with an attached vascular ultrasound lab. Petoskey Surgeons wanted a solution that would provide efficient connectivity to business-critical external systems at a reasonable cost to deploy and maintain. NMCS recommended Windows Server 2008, which met the timing and budget of the...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Office, Petoskey Surgeons, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware; Case studies 2008-03-12
Prosecutor's Office Puts Server System on Trial and Cuts Support Costs by at Least 30%: The Rockingham County Attorney's office prosecutes criminal cases in the county, including cyber infractions, yet the domain controller they were using for day-to-day business was, if not a crime, at least erratic and unpredictable. This was no way to run a department focused on legal matters. The group needed a...; Tags: Domain Controller, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Office, Attorney, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Servers, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Hardware; Case studies 2008-03-06
Dell intensifies its green strategy with a pledge ... and "greener" Windows Server 2008 offering: Dell has taken two steps this week to brighten up the spectrum of its green efforts. First, the Texas technology giant says it has become the first computer company to join The Climate Group, a non-profit organization that focuses on working with both the public and private...; Tags: Strategy, Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Virtualization, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-02-28
Dell: We're committed to AMD but...: Update below: Dell is trying to quell worries about its relationship with AMD. A blog ruckus has emerged after Engadget and DailyTech and others reported that Dell pulled AMD-powered desktops and laptops from Dell.com, which represents the bulk of the PC maker's sales. Instead, Dell pushed folks...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Business Structures, Notebooks, Semiconductors, Finance, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-02-08
Hey, I love you too, guy: Here's a comment from not so frequent contributor "SO.CAL Guy": murph_z you should be the last person calling someone a zealot. your the biggest zealot on zdnet. your blog is near the bottom of the list for a reason. ...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Performance, Sun Microsystems Inc., T1, Intel Xeon, Performance Management, Processors, Servers, Networking, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-01-24
Windows Server 2008 Helps Outsourcing Firm Improve IT Reliability, Serve Customers: As a provider of business process outsourcing, eTelecare is the point of first contact for customers of some of the world's most recognizable brands. To give these customers the best possible experience, eTelecare needs IT systems that operate with nearly continuous uptime. eTelecare recognized that clustering its file servers would...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Information Technology, Clustering, Outsourcing, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), File Servers, Strategy, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, It Operations, Enterprise Software, Management, Hardware; Case studies 2008-01-01
Oil Drilling Company Improves Software Delivery With Terminal Services: Although Crosco manages eight sites worldwide that are network-connected, many of the company's employees work in remote or offshore locations. As a result, software distribution was both costly and time-consuming. A companywide upgrade of client software would incur significant travel expenses and could take up to three months to complete....; Tags: Software, Oil, Microsoft Corp., Terminal Services, Servers, Hardware; Case studies 2008-01-01
News to know: Apple patch; Fusion fun; Quantum computing; ODF; Vista galore: Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Hacker finds 492,000 unprotected Oracle, SQL database servers. Apple monster update fixes 41 Mac OS X, Safari vulnerabilities Dan Farber: Michael Dell promises 'Greenprint' reference architecture Larry Ellison: First Fusion apps to arrive early in 2008 ...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Server, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Computing, OpenDocument Format, Quantum Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), OpenDocument Format (ODF), Servers, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Emerging Technologies, Hardware, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-11-15
Dell to carry Solaris 10 on PowerEdge servers: Dell to carry Solaris 10 on PowerEdge serversDell to carry Solaris 10 on PowerEdge serversNow that Dell will be carrying a real unix system there will be no need for them to continue selling the ill-fated linux line. It waws a terrible expense for the company and now they...; Tags: Servers, UNIX, Operating systems, Sun Solaris, Dell PowerEdge Server, Sun Solaris 10, Dell PowerEdge, Dell Computer Corp., server; Discussion threads 2007-11-14
Intel rolls out new server, high-end PC chip lineup; Green arms race heats up: Intel has rolled out a new lineup of 16 server and high-end PC processors that sport a new transistor design that saves energy, eliminates lead and halogen materials. These chips were expected and Intel delivered right on schedule. The chips, known as Penryn, is Intel's first to be designed...; Tags: PC Processor, Performance, Server, Intel Corp., Chip, HP Proliant DL380 G5 Server, Performance Management, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Processors, Servers, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Hardware, Networking, Components, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-11-12
Dell PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controllers 5 and 6 - Dell PowerVault MD1000 Disk Expansion Enclosure Solution for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Always on Technologies: This paper provides information on the Dell PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controllers (PERC) 5 and 6 - Dell PowerVault MD1000 Disk Expansion Enclosure solutions, based on the Microsoft SQL Server Always On Storage Solution Review program. Under the program, Dell has documented compliance for the Dell PERC 5 and PERC 6...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Disk, Dell PowerVault, Microsoft SQL Server, RAID, Microsoft Corp., Dell PowerEdge, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Storage Management, Servers, Storage, Hardware; White papers 2007-11-01
Virtual Software Demos Reduce Sales Expense and Shorten Sales Cycles: Makers of complex software programs run into challenges when trying to demonstrate their products. They either have to fly prospective customers to demonstration centers, or salespeople have to configure custom demos and carry around expensive computers to run them. VLabSource, of Redmond, Washington, offers a Web-based demonstration management system called...; Tags: Software, Microsoft Corp., Sales Cycle, Intel Xeon, Sales Strategy, Productivity, Servers, Sales Force Management, Processors, Broadband Internet, Sales, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Telecommunications; Case studies 2007-11-01
XenSource: Xen hypervisor made for servers, not OS: In spite of its close partnership with Microsoft, Red Hat and Novell, XenSource's CTO maintains the virtualization hypervisor belongs in server hardware -- not in the operating system. Speaking at Interop in New York, XenSource CTO Simon Crosby said the slim, trim Xen...; Tags: Hypervisor, Operating System, Citrix Systems Inc., OEM, Server, Xen, XenSource Inc., Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2007-10-24
Dell offers new thin client solution: At the Gartner IT Expo in Orlando Dell announced what it calls (and has trademarked) On-Demand Desktop Streaming. Basically, the company has dressed up a thin client-based, solution, using Citrix software for streaming operating systems, applications and data, with a fancy name using the current buzzwords"on demand" and "streaming." ...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Thin Client, Dell Optiplex, Thin Clients, Desktops, Servers, Hardware, Dan Farber; Blog posts 2007-10-10