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- P570 vs T5220
- P570 vs T5220IBM 1, Sun - all the restOne point in the "favor" of IBM is the way you can get "pay as you go" pricing. IBM would routinely provide DOUBLE the CPUs/Memory that you paid for - they would be in the chassis and unconfigured. If you wanted more...
- Tags: Network technology, IBM Corp., Sun T5440, P570, IBM Power 570 4-x 4.7, Sun Microsystems Inc., T5220, IBM POWER, GHz T2
- Discussion threads 2009-03-12
- IBM Power blades to arrive in March
- IBM Power blades to arrive in MarchHoray for competition!IBM is now back in the game after realising that one cannot live on services alone. Nice to see that SUN is also pushing their product out on time. With the vicious competition we're seeing in the hardware marketi, hopefully this sort...
- Tags: Blade servers, Utility computing, IBM Corp., IBM Power Blade, IBM POWER, blade
- Discussion threads 2003-11-15
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- Will Microsoft's Silverlight dampen the appeal of Google's Chrome OS?
- MS is the past Google is the future so NopeGoogle is the old MS, MS is the old IBM. PC_DOS never made it, MS_DOS did. The driving factor was openness and innovation.Today and in the near future, Google has bothToday MS sees profit only and based on thatdrives...
- Tags: Operating systems, Leadership, BOOT UP TIMES, Google Chrome, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Chrome OS, Chrome, operating system
- Discussion threads 2009-11-20
- Do we need a 'beautiful mess' in operating systems? Yup
- To make a good soup, you've got to stir the pot...Ok, sure - it turns cloudy, short-term. Just be sure to filter it or let it settle, before serving.Whereas the classic 'design-by-committee' model so often fails, its always useful to have multiple, talented teams working on similar projects, independently. With...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Programming languages, Linux Distro, operating system, John Gruber, Linux, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- IBM makes progress toward 'thinking' computing system
- This is a great set of tools for exploring neural net connnectionismThe human brain is powered by large numbers of parallel processing neurons. This is really cool since it does emulate the structures in brains it should be able to do really deep research into how large connection systems...
- Tags: IBM Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-18
- IBM feels cozy on sidelines as Oracle-Sun deal languishes in anti-trust purgatory
- IBM should thank M$for activating its agents in the EC and stalling the Oracle-Sun deal.MySQL/MariaDB may be where most of the data residesYes, Oracle and DB2 have a significant market share of large DB installations, but most of the data in the world isn't aggregated by a few large companies,...
- Tags: Corporate law, Databases, Sun Microsystems Inc., Oracle Corp., IBM Corp., antitrust
- Discussion threads 2009-11-18
- An interesting exchange on politics and IT
- Was just thinking about thisExcept I was thinking about what I've heard Linux advocates say in the past, that most consumers make dumb technology choices, and whether this squares with advocating for free markets? Yes, I think it does. People will buy products that they can relate to and feel...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, PRODUCTIVITY, information technology, Linux, computer, software
- Discussion threads 2009-11-14
- Intel to pay AMD $1.25 billion as companies end litigation war; Is it a new chip era?
- Inhell got off cheaplyProbably AMD needed the cash now because it would have gotten a lot more in a trial.This is good news for computer usersGood news all around. The cross licensing will allow advancements with a minimum of lawyer intervention.Won't matter, AMD is toastThey haven't produced a CPU worth...
- Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, Processors, litigation, phenom, amd, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., chip
- Discussion threads 2009-11-12
- Is MySQL an "albatross" around the neck of Larry Ellison?
- The EC is CLUELESSAbsolutely NOTHING changes about MySQL or its license open source with the buy out.infiltrated M$ agents are obfuscating this issueThe MySql should be a slam dunk, but M$ agents are feeding false information to the commision to harm OSS.Are you sure about that?MySql (and of course SUN...
- Tags: Databases, MySQL, open source, Larry Ellison, Microsoft Corp., agent
- Discussion threads 2009-11-10
- Arguing About the Collaboration Toolkit: Cisco's Enterprise Collaboration Platform
- In the aftermath of last week's San Francisco Enterprise 2.0 conference there's been some lively debate about what constitutes '2.0', including some great comments on my previous post. Meanwhile Cisco have literally just announced their Enterprise Collaboration Platform, which will be broad set...
- Tags: Collaboration, Enterprise 2.0, Cisco Systems Inc., Tool, Productivity, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2009-11-08
- Oracle giving EU a hard time over Sun buy
- Oh my, must not up set the crazy EU.Pfttt....A small question why EU can stop or affect a deal inside usa ..... or is the deal is global ....Also we EU dont fork MYSQL into something purely EU ... and tell Oracle to go to hell. If the...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Databases, Oracle Corp., MySQL, Sun Microsystems Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-04
- Survey: cloud interest grows triple-fold; cost may not be main factor
- buble bust...anyone learns from 2000 and so IT burst?Current interest in private cloudsHi Joean interesting piece, and thanks for the link to my post? This current enthusiasm for private Clouds is also interesting? and I am left wondering how long it will continue.It's presumably a mix of security concerns (real...
- Tags: Marketing research, cloud computing, survey
- Discussion threads 2009-10-26
- Data center design 101
- I don't have to design data centers, but I do have to play a knowledgeable wonk on the Web from time to time. With that in mind, I attended two data center presentations at the Gartner IT Symposium to see what I could learn. My knowledge about...
- Tags: Data Center, Tiers, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-23
- Windows 95 wiped out last PC competition
- Installed only on IBMAt least, isn't that what wiped out OS/2?OS/2 was a great OS, but everyone heard about Windows through marketing and away the lemmings go. The interesting twist is that Apple's limited hardware base is still getting them more customers. Apple is starting to show up as...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, UNIX, Microsoft Windows 95, PC, operating system, IBM Corp., Microsoft Windows, IBM OS/2, Linux
- Discussion threads 2009-10-21
- Apple debuts new 21.5" and 27" iMac desktops; aluminum and glass; SD card slot
- I wish I had $2,000 to spend, it sure does look sweetMaybe some day it will go on sale ..... I know, I'm dreaming.....It's Apple having fun with MSThe two companies do like to play with each other from time to time. What better time than when MS is...
- Tags: Desktops, Processors, Notebooks, SD card, desktop, Apple Inc., Apple iMac
- Discussion threads 2009-10-20
- Gartner in the dock over Magic Quadrant
- Friday October 23rd will see Gartner argue a motion to dismiss a complaint by ZL Technologies Inc about the famed Gartner Magic Quadrant. According to court papers, Gartner will argue to dismiss based on First Amendment rights citing that the Magic Quadrant is not meant to represent statements of fact...
- Tags: Quadrant, Analyst, Vendor, Gartner Inc., Vinnie, MQ, Blogging, Operational Accounting, Marketing Research, Internet, Finance, Marketing, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-10-20
- mySQL founders fork on the post-Oracle future
- The co-founders of mySQL have profound disagreements on the future of the open source database following Oracle's takeover. Monty Widenius wants mySQL sold, not given to Oracle, telling reporters his Monty AB encouraged the investigation that has held up the Oracle-Sun deal. Meanwhile Marten...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., MySQL, Sun Microsystems Inc., Monty Widenius, Monty, Open Source, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-10-20
- News to know: Apple; Alex; Microhoo; Droid; FCC
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Another strong quarter for Apple; credit strong iPhone, Mac sales Jason D. O'Grady: Apple announces most profitable...
- Tags: FCC, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Advertisement, Information Technology, Dana Blankenhorn, Mary Jo Foley, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, E-books, Federal Government, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Government, Web Services, Enterprise Software
- Blog posts 2009-10-20
- Teradata unveils cloud strategy, answer for Oracle's Exadata machine
- Data warehousing giant Teradata is outlining its cloud computing strategy including an internal cloud service and a public offering via Amazon Web Services. In addition, Teradata is rolling out an appliance it claims will provide a big performance boost. The announcements, timed for Teradata's partner conference in...
- Tags: Strategy, Data Warehouse, Teradata, Oracle Corp., Performance Claim, Business Intelligence, Storage, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-19
- Of snow, rocks, a book, and another partisan attack on IBM
- Title shotFirst thought is RISING SUN which fits, though loosely, on many fronts ... down to the name of Larry Ellison's yacht I vaguely recall.Copyright waived.Rights to make more suggestions reserved.Donations gratefully received :-)Some thoughts1. Ethanol from corn is a very stupid idea - foisted onto the American public via...
- Tags: Mainframes, Servers, SECURITY, Prom, IBM Corp., dress, mainframe
- Discussion threads 2009-10-17
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