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- LPAR Security on POWER5 Processor-Based Systems
- The concept of consolidating many disparate systems onto a single physical piece of hardware while maintaining them as separate system images has long existed with the IBM System z mainframes and now exists in the IBM System p and System i starting with the introduction of the POWER4 processor-based servers....
- Tags: IBM POWER4, IBM POWER5, IBM Corp., Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- White papers 2006-09-07
- Macs see growth spurt
- Macs see growth spurtErrata...Apple has been using dual-core G5s for about a year, not two.The POWER4 is really two dual-core processors on one chip. IBM's 'multi-chip modules' are multiple POWER4s in a single package.And the POWER4 was the first dual-core microprocessor in a single die.Many consumers, especially Mac owners,...
- Tags: Desktops, Processors, IBM POWER4, IBM Corp., Apple Inc., Intel Corp., Apple Macintosh, Equanimity
- Discussion threads 2006-07-19
- i5/OS LPAR Performance on POWER4 and POWER5 Systems
- The goals of this white paper are to: examine processor partitioning LPAR performance from two perspectives, whole processor partitioning and partial processor partitioning, provide guidelines and tips to help optimize LPAR performance where appropriate and provide some rules of thumb for sizing LPAR Capacity. This white paper is not a...
- Tags: IBM POWER4, IBM POWER5, IBM Corp., Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- White papers 2005-01-01
- IBM packages server virtualization tools
- IBM packages server virtualization toolsMicrosoft and IBM hit a long ball again.Seems the two companies have come to their senses and are working together again in many areas. IBM hardware and MS software is an unbeatable combination.Yea !!! . . . No more 5% busy servers ...This virtualization stuff...
- Tags: Servers, Virtualization, Processors, server virtualization, IBM iSeries, IBM POWER4, server, IBM Corp.
- Discussion threads 2004-04-28
- Sun: 'Microprocessors are dead'
- Sun: 'Microprocessors are dead'Yes, don't count them out.The best companies just keep on fighting when the going gets tough. While others are busy gloating about SUNs problems, they are just busy creating great technology, knowing the best technology will win eventually.You mean: "SUN microprocessors are dead""..Papadopoulos also described Sun's nearer-term...
- Tags: Semiconductors, Processors, Network technology, IBM POWER4, Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel Corp., chip, HyperThreading, microprocessor
- Discussion threads 2003-10-14
- Thrustmaster FireStorm(TM) Dual Power 4 (USB) Gamepad 10.0.0.0 (Windows)
- Thrustmaster FireStormTM Dual Power 4 USB Gamepad
- Tags: IBM POWER4, Microsoft Windows, USB, Thrustmaster, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- Software downloads 2003-03-05
- IBM eServer pSeries Hardware Management Console Security
- The pSeries Hardware Management Console HMC was introduced in 2001 at the same time as the POWER4 family of AIX 5L servers. It consists of a 32-bit Intel processor-based computer running a modified Linux operating system. The primary function of the HMC is to run a graphical user interface based...
- Tags: Security, IBM POWER4, IBM eServer, IBM Corp., UniRecovery, Processors, Operating Systems, Servers, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Software
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- RDBMS license costs and Open Source
- RDBMS license costs and Open SourceSoftware EngineeringOne of the basic tenants of SE is that 90% of the cost of software "projects" development is in the maintenance phase. IOW all the work of designing, developing and deploying only amount to 10% of the lifecycle cost. So if you doubled your...
- Tags: Databases, Processors, Servers, RDBMS, maintenance phase, CPU, open source
- Discussion threads 2009-03-09
- 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
- Upgrading older systems
- Upgrading older systemseBay "support"At FORD, we had many legacy machines in differing states of "decay". One was a NVH (Noice/Vehicle Harmonics) platform - which consisted of a specialty input card (ISA bus?) that connected hundreds of different sensors on a vehicle to check noise levels. A new card was pretty...
- Tags: T5440, P550, Sun Microsystems Inc., P690, older system, Upgrading, Ford Motor Co., eBay Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-03-02
- Everybody loves virtualization
- Everybody loves virtualizationOne of my pet peevesVirtualization is useful for testing and development environments. It makes no sense whatsoever for production environments.UNIX has a very nice scheduler that is built to handle hundreds/thousands of processes at a time. It automatically doles out CPU and memory and I/O resources. It has...
- Tags: cloud computing, Storage management, Utility computing, Operating systems, UNIX, virtualization, Sun Solaris, IBM Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-02-18
- Mainframe Linux
- Here's a bit from the introduction to a recent article by Ken Milberg under the title "Mainframe Linux vs. Unix". Today's new breed of smaller, cheaper mainframes, paired with the Linux operating system, look like an attractive alternative to Unix on RISC or SPARC...
- Tags: Mainframes, Servers, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Paul Murphy, mainframe, Linux, CALCULO S.A., Unix
- Blog posts 2007-08-14
- Getting your new Unix server
- I know a dozen or more people who work as Unix sysadmins for big organizations in which most of the really critical stuff runs on Unix, but Windows get pretty nearly all of the money, all the people, and all the attention. In every case the Unix gear is either...
- Tags: Productivity, Linux, Infrastructure, Enterprise Policy
- Blog posts 2007-08-01
- AMD answers to controversial use of retired benchmarks in China
- AMD answers to controversial use of retired benchmarks in ChinaI listened - Berlind was wrongBerlind said, "Forget about the quiet period. The quiet period doesn't matter."Yes it does. If Intel used old benchmarks when there was no reason they could have used more current ones, they were lying. If AMD...
- Tags: Processors, SEC, quad-core, Clovertown, IBM Corp., clock speed, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., HPC, Intel Corp., John Fruehe
- Discussion threads 2007-04-05
- Virtualization begins to haunt hardware makers
- Virtualization begins to haunt hardware makersPartial explanationIBM has been so successful with its POWER5 systems (~$3B in CY2005), and they are still very fast, there is little need to upgrade.Also, many customers are considering replacing older IBM POWER4 systems, Sun UltraSPARC systems, and HP PA-RISC systems with x86 systems. ...
- Tags: Processors, Utility computing, Storage management, UNIX, Blade servers, Intel x86, virtualization, IBM Corp., hardware
- Discussion threads 2007-01-24
- Good introduction to multicore systems
- Good introduction to multicore systemsThanks Will Hold Off On My Intel 8088 UpgradeI'll hold off on upgrading my IBM PC/XT Intel 8088--maybe the price on one of those 'average' multicore cell Desktop systems will come down some more!Thanks for the multicore article George! :)According to Wikipedia.....The POWER 4 was...
- Tags: Network technology, Games, PC-Gamer, 64-bit, multi-core, game, 64-bit computing, Intel Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-12-12
- Good introduction to multicore systems
- With mainstream processors going dual-core and soon quad-core, anyone with an interest in computing may want to read up on how multicore systems work. David Kanter has a good introduction to multicore systems.Even to the casual observer, it is apparent that the time of multicore computing is upon us....
- Tags: multi-core, Processors, Desktop, Hardware, Servers
- Blog posts 2006-12-12
- Intel to extend x86 for new tasks
- Intel to extend x86 for new tasksAMD's got the integrated mem controller - so there.The integrated memory controller is the real breakthrough of the millenium. This AMD invention coupled with their other invention of 64bits rivals even Apple's supreme invention of the color white.just propoganda or beta me thisbla bla...
- Tags: Semiconductors, Processors, Network technology, 64-bit, Intel Corp., cyclical redundancy check, chip, integrated memory controller, memory controller, Intel x86, CPU, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
- Discussion threads 2006-09-27
- Prototyping
- PrototypingWhy this doesn't make senseConsider systems designed for situations where life might be endangered by their failure. The normal procedure is to write a specification and give this specification to three different teams. All the resulting software is used in the final product. If any of the systems disagree as...
- Tags: Blogging, Tools & Techniques, specification, software, blog
- Discussion threads 2006-09-19
- IBM to build Opteron-Cell hybrid supercomputer
- IBM to build Opteron-Cell hybrid supercomputerhey Loverock Davidsonguess what os it will run!!!!apparently the core-2 didn't impress them much....the "little secret" is that IBM is doing the chips for AMD.... and those familiar with processor architecture, cannot miss some similarities in the processor/memory i/f: mem conotroller and multi-port bus fabrics...
- Tags: Processors, AMD Opteron, IBM Corp., Cell, Linux, Opteron-Cell, supercomputer
- Discussion threads 2006-09-05
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