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- Blade
- One component in a system that is designed to accept some number of components blades. Blades can be individual servers or clients that plug into a single cabinet or...
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- Geo-engineering can save this planet
- An article in the next issue of "Atlantic" puts geo-engineering front and center for stopping the ill effects of global warming. Faster and cheaper than the more political proposals like cap and trade or efficient cars. It's written by Graeme Wood, called "Moving Heaven and Earth." When they...
- Tags: Atmosphere, Blade, Radiation, Wood, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Servers, Hardware, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-06-12
- Verari blades now handle six-core AMD Opteron processor
- Verari blades now handle six-core AMD Opteron processorlong-delayed six-core Opteron technologyI believe the blogger is wrong when she mention "long-delayed six-core Opteron technology". Actually Istanbul went ahead of schedule. Istanbul was originally schedule for October, but was release in June.
- Tags: Blade servers, Processors, Utility computing, six-Core AMD Opteron, Verari, blade, processor
- Discussion threads 2009-06-02
- Verari blades now handle six-core AMD Opteron processor
- The scalable BladeRack 2 X-Series blade server line from Verari Systems now supports the long-delayed six-core Opteron technology from Advanced Micro Devices. The chips are engineered to provide up to 30 percent more performance, depending on the application, while running within the same thermal envelope as BladeRack 2 systems configured...
- Tags: Blade Server, Blade, Quad-core, AMD Opteron, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Servers, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2009-06-02
- Fujitsu cools things down with new PRIMERGY BX900 blade
- Watch out Dell, Hewlett-Packard and IBM. Fujitsu wants to eat some of your market share with a new blade server in its PRIMERGY line that consumes 30 percent less power than its previous models. The PRIMERGY BX900 blade server is built on the Intel Xeon 5500 processor...
- Tags: Blade, Fujitsu Siemens Primergy, Fujitsu Ltd., PRIMERGY BX900, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Servers, Hardware, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2009-05-12
- Lights of Dreams : The Angelical Blade Demo 3.00 (Windows)
- Xylvaniel is back and has more power. Featuring 20 characters, 30 items, 50 worlds, and awesome environment graphics. Fly through 50 worlds and evolve in an outstanding game experience. Altara is under the menace un unwelcomed creatures. They invaded this once peaceful city and menaced the local citizens, the Altareans....
- Tags: Blade, Environment, Microsoft Windows, Heaven, Xilvan Design, Xylvaniel, Altara, Games, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2009-05-09
- HP answers Cisco with Matrix; Data center visions galore
- HP answers Cisco with Matrix; Data center visions galoreYes, but ...last time we checked, to replace our nnn number of ultra-low-cost rackmount servers with nn number of blades, we would have to shell out some pretty big bucks. Blades ain't cheap, neither are the accessories, service packs, and general folderol...
- Tags: Data centers, Blade servers, Utility computing, Servers, Data Center Vision, data center, Cisco Systems Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co.
- Discussion threads 2009-04-20
- Cisco takes Letterman-style approach to push Unified Computing System savings
- Cisco takes Letterman-style approach to push Unified Computing System savingsCisco Cost comparison doesn't make senseSome thing doesn't add up in the cost comparison:1.) For legacy 8 blade configuration- Management is $7000 for 8 Blades. THis is either $7000 per chassis or $875 per Blade. 2.) For Legacy 320 blade configuration...
- Tags: Blade servers, Utility computing, Servers, blade, Cisco Systems Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-04-16
- Blade of Betrayal Free 1.1 (Mobile)
- You are Spencer Corinth on a mission to uncover the mystery behind your father's death. Run, jump, and slash your way to the truth in this non-stop tale of betrayal and vengeance. One free action packed level, classic retro style side-scrolling gameplay, bonus level challenges, fully illustrated story scenes, intuitive...
- Tags: Mobile, Blade, Perfect Dork Studios, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Advertising & Promotion, Servers, Hardware, Marketing
- Software downloads 2009-04-16
- Blade of Betrayal 1.1 (Mobile)
- You are Spencer Corinth on a mission to uncover the mystery behind your father's death. Run, jump, and slash your way to the truth in this non-stop tale of betrayal and vengeance. One free action packed level, classic retro style side-scrolling gameplay, bonus level challenges, fully illustrated story scenes, intuitive...
- Tags: Mobile, Blade, Perfect Dork Studios, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Advertising & Promotion, Servers, Hardware, Marketing
- Software downloads 2009-04-08
- Apple joins the Twitterverse with clever Blade Runner easter egg
- CNet's Candace Lombardi reports that Apple has officially jumped on the Twitter bandwagon. Last Friday the maiden tweet for a seemingly official Apple twitter account @iTunesTrailers was posted. The account's bio jives with what you'd expect from Apple: Official trailers and theatrical content updates to...
- Tags: Blade, Apple Inc., Easter Egg, Twitter, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Servers, Hardware, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2009-03-20
- Cisco's bong-sized "cloud"
- Peeling the onion on the Cisco Unified Computing System UCS reveals a very small onion. The platform they're promoting is tiny by cloud infrastructure standards. Perfect for a dorm room - but not anywhere near close to what an enterprise hoping for economies of scale or management would want. ...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Blade, Cisco Systems Inc., IBM Corp., Storage, Servers, Hardware, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2009-03-19
- Will Cisco's data center push ignite IT price war?
- Cisco System's introduction of its Unified Computing Center system consisting of an 8-blade server, data storage and network system designed to run virtualization software will likely ignite a price war as IT vendors battle for smaller IT budgets. It is an aggressive move by Cisco to break into new...
- Tags: Blade Server, Data Center, Virtualization, Network, Blade, Information Technology, ZDNet, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco System, Data Centers, Utility Computing, Blade Servers, Servers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2009-03-16
- Gallery: Cisco moves into blade servers
- Cisco's Unified Computing System aims to unify components of the data center into one footprint. The goal is to cut the total cost of ownership by 20 percent in capital expenses and up to 30 percent in operating expenses. by Andy Smith
- Tags: Blade Server, Blade, Cisco Systems Inc., Data Centers, Roi/Tco, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Servers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Andy Smith
- Image galleries 2009-03-16
- Cisco's big blade server bet
- After months of rumors, Cisco officially entered the server business this morning with a modular system it calls the "Unified Computing System" UCS. This blade server system goes one step beyond its predecessors by starting from a unified network foundation on ten gigabit per second Ethernet (10 GbE) that delivers...
- Tags: Blade Server, Blade, Cisco Systems Inc., Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Servers, Hardware, James Staten
- Blog posts 2009-03-16
- Cisco: 'We're going to compete with HP'
- Cisco: 'We're going to compete with HP'Bad news mainly for HP, but Dell and IBM alsoThe big question isn't the technology, it is whether or not Cisco can compete on price. They have charged premium prices for their networking gear for so long, how well are they going to do...
- Tags: Blade servers, Servers, Utility computing, Cisco Systems Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., blade, server
- Discussion threads 2009-03-15
- Cisco: 'We're going to compete with HP'
- The wraps are off the worst kept secret in the tech industry: Cisco's move into blade servers. But what's interesting is that Cisco isn't being shy about how it wants to compete with HP. As expected, Cisco will launch its foray into blade servers, but the Wall...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Blade, Cisco Systems Inc., Tech Industry, Journal, Servers, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-03-15
- Cisco's expected Unified Computing System splash raises a data center ruckus
- Cisco Systems on Monday is widely expected to launch network servers in a move that will put it in the virtualization business and potentially at odds with players like Hewlett-Packard and IBM. Cisco says it's merely doing what it has always done---investing in "market adjacencies during times that may cause...
- Tags: Data Center, Virtualization, Blade, Cisco Systems Inc., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-03-13
- Lights of Dreams : The Angelical Blade 2.70 (Windows)
- Xylvaniel is back and has more power. Featuring 20 characters, 30 items, 50 worlds, and awesome environment graphics. Fly through 50 worlds and evolve in an outstanding game experience. Find a way to get back to heaven and save the King and the Queen of Altara. A proudly presented sequel...
- Tags: Blade, Environment, Microsoft Windows, Xilvan Design, Xylvaniel, Blade Servers, Servers, Hardware
- Software downloads 2009-03-01
- Top Four Reasons for Deploying Radisys ATCA Blades Based on the Intel Xeon Processor 5500 Platform: Evaluating Compute Performance, Overall Cost, Upgrade Path and Thermal Requirements
- Telecom Equipment Manufacturers TEMs are in a race against ever-increasing network bandwidth and application deployment. Their service provider customers are quickly moving to 10 gigabyte Ethernet networks, which is placing even more demands on equipment such as media servers, 3G and LTE wireless infrastructure and IP Multimedia Subsystems IMS. These...
- Tags: Performance, Blade, RadiSys Corp., Intel Xeon, Intel Corp., Telecom Equipment Manufacturer, System Developer, Performance Management, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Servers, Processors, Networking, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components
- White papers 2009-03-01
- Blades Give Trading Application an Edge
- Power constraints and a reliance on 1U and 2U rack servers left Tora Trading Services with a complex, inefficient infrastructure that could not scale to provide necessary resources. Working with Dell, Tora migrated its trading application to three Dell PowerEdge M1000e modular blade enclosures housing 33 PowerEdge M600 blade servers.
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Blade, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Servers, Hardware
- Case studies 2009-03-01

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