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100% CPU utilization

100% CPU utilizationLegal?Check your EULA. You may be in violation of your MS Office License If you are sharing a single license across several users.Good Advice!As so often happens in the IT world, there are phases when a particular technology is all the rage and everyone blindly jumps on...

Tags: Processors, Servers, CPU, CPU utilization, server

Discussion threads 2008-12-11

100% CPU utilization

Fellow ZDNet blogger, Paul Murphy, warned recently against using virtualization technologies to really max out CPU utilization. The temptation, of course, is to assume that a server running at only 30% of capacity is being wasted. The reality is that bumping up against much higher levels of utilization...

Tags: CPU Utilization, CPU, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Terminal Services, Servers, Hardware, Storage, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-12-11

Working at 99% CPU utilization

Working at 99% CPU utilizationBravo ...... and thanks for having the guts to say it ...LudoThe other side of the coinConsolidation does NOT have to rely on Virtualization. If you have a database that is high utilization during working hours - and another one that is used by overseas clients...

Tags: Processors, cloud computing, Servers, CPU utilization, CPU, virtualization, server, Lpars

Discussion threads 2008-11-13

Working at 99% CPU utilization

If you're reading zdnet blogs you're almost certainly not a typical corporate PC user and thus you won't naturally share that person's perceptions of IT things. To see just how something like virtualization appears to that average user - share the experience: commit 99% of your PC resource to something...

Tags: PC, CPU Utilization, Blog, CPU, Blogging, Virtualization, Desktops, Internet, Hardware, Paul Murphy, Data-processing, Data-processing Management

Blog posts 2008-11-13

Sheep Widget 1.5 (Windows)

Sheep Widget is a free widget that will start counting sheep and it also displays your CPU utilization. The speed and appearance of the sheep can be changed in the preferences. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: CPU Utilization, Haruo Takamatsu, Sheep Widget, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2007-11-07

Running IBM System z at High CPU Utilization

One of the strengths of the System z platform is the ability to run processors at high utilization. By design, many System z customers consistently run their processors at 90+% busy for extended periods, and some will literally run at 100%. Several questions have been asked about this unique trait...

Tags: CPU Utilization, Utilization, CPU, IBM Corp., Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

White papers 2007-11-02

Improving Network Performance in Multi-Core Systems

Intel's next generation of Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet controllers support a number of features that are optimized for new Intel multi-core processor-based platforms and satisfy the networking requirements of the next-generation datacenter. Technologies such as Receive-Side Scaling RSS, Extended Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI-X), multiple queues, and Virtual Machine...

Tags: Network, CPU Utilization, Multi-core, Intel Corp., Ethernet, Networking, Processors, Network Technology, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

White papers 2007-09-01

LinuxWorld 2007 goes green with Green Grid consortium

LinuxWorld 2007 goes green with Green Grid consortiumPoor grammarical construct."Lechner also made a notable comment that perhaps the first thing you do after you finish converting 3000 servers to 30 mainframes is that you fire the guy who's bright idea it was to architect the 3000 servers. Lechner argued...

Tags: Mainframes, Servers, Lechner, Green Grid consortium, CPU Utilization, server

Discussion threads 2007-08-10

Sheep 2 (Windows)

Sheep is a widget when clicked, will start counting sheep. It also displays your CPU utilization. The speed and appearance of the sheep can be changed in the preferences. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: CPU Utilization, Haruo Takamatsu, Sheep, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2007-07-06

Impact of Advanced Power Virtualization Features on Performance Characteristics of a Java / C++ / Oracle Based Application

The objective of this paper is to document the impact of utilizing different aspects of Advanced Power Virtualization AVP in multi-tier application based on Java, C++ and an Oracle database. The results provided are based on a customer specific application benchmark executed on an IBM system p5 p570. The data...

Tags: Virtualization, Oracle Corp., Performance, Java, CPU Utilization, CPU, C++, IBM Corp., C/C++, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development

White papers 2007-06-09

Realtek RTL8139 C+ Fast Ethernet NIC 6.20 (Windows)

The Realtek RTL8139CL+ is a highly integrated and cost-effective single-chip Fast Ethernet controller. It provides enhanced buffer management with descriptor-based TX/RX architecture to greatly reduce CPU utilization.

Tags: CPU Utilization, Fast Ethernet, Realtek, Ethernet, Microsoft Windows, Networking, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2005-03-01

Broadcom 570x Gigabit Integrated Controller 7.86.3.0 (Windows)

Broadcom 570x Gigabit Integrated Controller provides optimal performance in terms of both throughput and host CPU utilization. They also provide the leading performance in the industry: Checksum offloads, TCP segmentation Large Send, and Interrupt Coalescing all serve to minimize CPU utilization and improve network throughput.

Tags: Broadcom Corp., CPU Utilization, Microsoft Windows, Performance Management, Networking, Human Resources, Workforce Management

Software downloads 2005-01-21

Characterizing Application Workloads on CPU Utilization for Utility Computing

Utility Computing has recently become a wide-spread paradigm for data center operators to adapt to the changing business environment. Utility Computing offers two advantages: (1) lowering customer costs related to hardware, software license, deployment and maintenance of IT; and (2) allowing customers to adapt quickly to business changes and simplify...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., CPU Utilization, CPU, Cloud Computing, Utility Computing, Network Technology, Data Centers, Networking, Storage, Hardware, Data Management

White papers 2004-09-15

Broadcom 570x Gigabit Integrated Controller 7.86 (Windows)

Broadcom 570x Gigabit Integrated Controller provides optimal performance in terms of both throughput and host CPU utilization. They also provide the leading performance in the industry: Checksum offloads, TCP segmentation Large Send, and Interrupt Coalescing all serve to minimize CPU utilization and improve network throughput.

Tags: Broadcom Corp., CPU Utilization, Microsoft Windows, Performance Management, Networking, Human Resources, Workforce Management

Software downloads 2004-01-23

Additional Resources

Adobe releases Flash, AIR betas; Gauging the potential of multi-touch on the desktop

Not surprising ....Not surprising, considering, Silverlight already supports multi-touch, as does WPF.Silverlight has potential......but platform availability is a factor. MS need to improve that greatly if they want to take a bite out of Flash's share.Rather, catch up[i]Adobe?s platform is appealing, but it?s in a race to stay ahead...

Tags: Network technology, Web browsers, desktop, 64-bit, Adobe Systems Inc., multi-touch

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

New power management software targets "unused" servers

1E, the self-proclaimed market-share leader in power management software for client PCs with 4 million licenses deployed, is now targeting servers. 1E CEO Sumir Karayi figures, based on another independent study, that approximately 4.7 million of the servers in use today are wasting energy to the tune of about...

Tags: Software, Power Management, Data Center, 1E Ltd., Data Centers, Servers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-10-19

Chily DC Monitor 9.09.01 (Windows)

Chily DC Monitor software helps an administrator in monitoring and evaluating Domain Controller status and their performances. It comes as a free DC monitor tool that is used to track Domain Controller Performance Data. The performance data so generated keeps administrator updated with state of DC and its performance. Comprehensive...

Tags: Administrator, Performance, Domain Controller, Microsoft Windows, Chily Software, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management

Software downloads 2009-10-09

PEMEX Creates Document Workflow Solution With SQL Server 2008 and BizTalk Server

Petroleos Mexicanos PEMEX, the state-owned oil and gas company based in Mexico City, has 150,000 employees and generated U.S.$98.2 billion in 2008. Some years ago PEMEX Exploration and Production, the company's largest business unit, created its own document processing and workflow management application using early versions of Microsoft SQL Server...

Tags: Microsoft BizTalk Server, Microsoft SQL Server, Server, Microsoft Corp., PEMEX, Web Services, Application Servers, Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software

Case studies 2009-10-09

Reveal File Viewer 091011 (Windows)

Reveal Text Log File Viewer text and log file viewer that senses file changes and loads into virtual memory. Instantly loads files as large as virtual memory while consuming only a few megs of ram. Automatically senses and displays file changes in real time. Loads and displays ANSI/ASCII/UTF8/UTF16/Unicode files. Displays...

Tags: Memory, Microsoft Windows, File, MimeticSoft, Display, Flash Memory

Software downloads 2009-10-04

SysOrb 3.4.2 (Windows)

SysOrb is a cross-platform software system for monitoring servers (Win/Lin/Unix/Novell), applications, switches, routers, firewalls, printers, and copiers. SysOrb has many advanced features and yet it has a simple and easy-to-use web interface which means short implementation time and significantly less training needed than with other competing systems. SysOrb saves metrics...

Tags: Monitor, Monitoring, Evalesco Systems, Microsoft Windows, SysOrb, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components

Software downloads 2009-09-16