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Competitive SAN Local Switching Solution: Limiting Scalability, Not Improving It

Local switching is switching in which traffic does not traverse the backplane of a switch but rather stays on a line card. This concept is positioned as a method for increasing the available bandwidth of a line card or reducing traffic on the backplane of a device. While the concept...

Tags: Backplane, SAN, Scalability, Cisco Systems Inc., Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage, Hardware

White papers 2009-05-01

A VLAN Ethernet Backplane for Distributed Network Systems

In a network system, such as a router or a switch, it is difficult to achieve flexibility and performance at the same time. This paper proposes an architecture that consists of network processors for packet processing and a VLAN-based Ethernet backplane for switching. This allows to use flexible network processors...

Tags: Network, Backplane, Distributed Network, VLAN, University Of Gottingen, LANs, Ethernet, Networking

White papers 2007-04-02

Additional Resources

Nehalem-EX - 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.3 billion transistors, very cool!

Nehalem-EX - 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.3 billion transistors, very cool!Um, that should be good enough I guessntIntel needs to spec a backplaneIt would be nice if Intel would speck out an 8x backplane that processor modules could plug into. That way multiple manufactures could build compatible modules and backplanes.With...

Tags: Semiconductors, Processors, Servers, Network technology, Nehalem-EX, transistor, processor, Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-05-27

How to end the Fail Whales? With Blue Whales.

Twitter's "Fail Whale" logo is cute, but solving the popular service's availability and scalability issues will be paramount if the web is to rely on it as a communications medium. So, I've been Twittering for a while. I was skeptical of the service...

Tags: Client-server, Scalability, Twitter, IBM Corp., Storage, Mainframes, Databases, Servers, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-04-10

Cisco's expected Unified Computing System splash raises a data center ruckus

Cisco's expected Unified Computing System splash raises a data center ruckusWelcome to the future!I must be in a parallel reality because I've been working in your data center of the future for a while."HP and IBM are likely to enter the networking market"HP has been in the networking market since...

Tags: Data centers, Storage management, NETWORKING, data center, server, Unified Computing System, router, storage, Cisco Systems Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-03-13

Economy's hindering growth in OLED TV production

Anyone's who taken a look at Sony's diminutive (11.1 inches), costly ($2,500) XEL-1 OLED TV in action knows why it's hailed as one of the key display technologies of the future. Unfortunately, that future is coming awfully slowly. There was little in the way of announcements at CES in January...

Tags: Organic Light-emitting Diode, TV, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-03-10

Simple cost/benefit and the systems upgrade

Simple cost/benefit and the systems upgradeAnecdotal evidenceThis is the Nth time you use this particular setup of the two 690s as a basis for comparison between AIX/Power and Solaris/Whatever. As stated in another post the problems with that system has nothing to do with AIX but with design.I can counter...

Tags: Blade servers, Databases, Enterprise software, Recruitment & Selection, Storage, PCI, P690, T5440, Oracle Real Application Cluster

Discussion threads 2009-03-04

New Mac mini may arrive as soon as tomorrow

It wasn't more than a couple hours ago I was hitting the Publish button on a story about a rumored Apple "special event" on 24 March. The event seemed like a logical time to unleash a round of new, and overdue desktop hardware. Then about an hour...

Tags: Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-03-02

NVIDIA lifts lid on world's most powerful single and dual GPU graphics cards

NVIDIA lifts lid on world's most powerful single and dual GPU graphics cardsThis GTX 285 is just...the 55nm version of the GTX 280, maybe the shrunk transistors will offer some better power efficiency and somewhat reduce the price but there is no performance improvement.You need more than cash...you need space,...

Tags: Video cards, PCI, GTX 295, video card, most-powerful, NVidia Corp., dual-GPU, cable, graphics

Discussion threads 2009-01-08

Another reason to love Linux: SiCortex offers high-performance computing in an astonishingly energy-efficient format

If you're looking to supplement your trading floor applications, business analytics infrastructure or Internet site capacity, SiCortex has a proposition for you: a 72-processor high-performance Linux platform with CPUs that use just 0.6 watts of electricity each. In other words, this is a high-performance computer that is designed to use...

Tags: High-performance Computing, High-performance, SiCortex Web Site, Linux, Leadership, Data Centers, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-12-29

Interface Traffic Indicator 1.5.0.3 (Windows)

Interface Traffic Indicator, a graph utility to measure incoming and outgoing traffic on an interface in bits/sec, bytes/sec or utilization. Works on all SNMP-capable devices (computers, NICs, switches, routers, etc.) with adjustable poll intervall down to three seconds. You can use this programm in a professional network environment to monitor...

Tags: Monitor, Network, Microsoft Windows, CCSchmidt Software, Networking, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components

Software downloads 2008-12-23

Gateway FX6800-01e

Gateway's FX6800-01e is the first mainstream PC we've seen with Intel's new Core i7 desktop processor, but that's far from the only exciting feature in this desktop. A smartly spruced-up case design and a forward-looking motherboard give this PC a decided edge over its competition. The orange-and-black case might not...

Tags: Desktops, Digital media, Gateway FX6800-01e, Gateway Inc., front panel

Product reviews 2008-11-18

Rio Grande - an Egenera customer profile

I recently had the opportunity to hear from Danny Cox, CFO of the Bell Group Rio Grande. He spent a few moments sharing his experiences with PAN Manager from Egenera. I've watched Egenera for quite some time and am happy to have had a chance to learn from someone using...

Tags: Blade, Personal Area Network, Egenera Inc., Rio Grande, Danny, Bluetooth, Servers, Wireless, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-11-03

aacraid_win2k-xp_drv_x86_b15753.exe 5.2.0.15753 (Windows)

This package supports the following driver models:Adaptec SCSI RAID 2200S Controller Adaptec SCSI RAID 2120S Controller Adaptec SCSI RAID 2020ZCR Controller Adaptec SATA RAID 2020SA Controller Adaptec SCSI RAID 2025ZCR Controller Adaptec SATA RAID 2025SA Controller Adaptec SATA RAID 2410SA Controller Adaptec SATA RAID 2810SA Controller Adaptec SATA RAID 21610SA...

Tags: Adaptec Inc., Microsoft Windows, RAID, Serial ATA, Storage, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-09-07

sp41205.exe 2008-07-25 (Windows)

This package supports the following driver models:IntelR Advanced Network Services Virtual Adapter IntelR Advanced Network Services Protocol IntelR PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Network Connection IntelR PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Connection IntelR PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Adapter IntelR PRO/1000 PF Dual Port Server Adapter IntelR PRO/1000 PB Dual Port...

Tags: Network, I/O, Microsoft Windows, Network Connection, Intel Corp., Networking

Software downloads 2008-07-25

sp41200.exe 2008-07-25 (Windows)

This package supports the following driver models:IntelR Advanced Network Services Virtual Adapter IntelR Advanced Network Services Protocol IntelR PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Network Connection IntelR PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Connection IntelR PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Adapter IntelR PRO/1000 PF Dual Port Server Adapter IntelR PRO/1000 PB Dual Port...

Tags: Network, I/O, Microsoft Windows, Network Connection, Intel Corp., Networking

Software downloads 2008-07-25

scsiport_win_x64_b16120.exe 5.2.0.16120 (Windows)

Click on the following links for the driver package readme info:.../extract/Readme.txt This package supports the following driver models:Adaptec S50 SAS Backplane Device Newisys S50 SAS Backplane Device Adaptec ASE-335 SAS Backplane Device Adaptec Virtual SGPIO 0 Device Adaptec Virtual SGPIO 1 Device Adaptec Virtual SGPIO 2 Device Adaptec Virtual SGPIO...

Tags: Adaptec Inc., Microsoft Windows, RAID, Storage, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-07-10

scsiport_win_x86_b16120.exe 5.2.0.16120 (Windows)

Click on the following links for the driver package readme info:.../extract/Readme.txt This package supports the following driver models:Adaptec RAID Management Device IBM ServeRAID 8i Controller IBM ServeRAID 8k/8k-l Controller Adaptec SATA RAID AAR-2420SA Controller Adaptec SATA RAID AAR-2620SA Controller Adaptec SATA RAID AAR-2820SA Controller ICP SATA RAID ICP9047MA Controller ICP...

Tags: Adaptec Inc., Microsoft Windows, Serial ATA, RAID, Storage, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-07-10

sp41246.exe 2008-06-20 (Windows)

This package supports the following driver models:IntelR Advanced Network Services Virtual Adapter IntelR Advanced Network Services Protocol IntelR 82567LM-3 Gigabit Network Connection IntelR 82567LF-3 Gigabit Network Connection IntelR 82575EB Gigabit Network Connection IntelR 82575EB Gigabit Backplane Connection IntelR 82575EB Multi-Function Network Device IntelR Gigabit VT Quad Port Server Adapter IntelR...

Tags: Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows, Networking, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2008-06-20

Thought leadership grows around advancing 'WOA plus SOA' as enterprise-cloud duo

Respected developer, adviser and thought leader Dion Hinchcliffe has posted a watershed blog that develops a compelling rationale for Web Oriented Architecture's (WOA's) advancing role in enterprises. The logic is not to supplant or dismiss Service Oriented Architecture SOA, but rather to examine how WOA -- also...

Tags: Leadership, SOA, WOA, Dion, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Dana Gardner

Blog posts 2008-04-17