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- Is it time to go quad-core?
- Quad core, Chris?You have told us over and over that all you need is Google. You don't need a real OS, real apps, or any processing power to speak of. All you need is a browser, preferably Chrome. Why on Earth would you need a quad core...
- Tags: Processors, cloud computing, quad-core, laptop computer, virtualization
- Discussion threads 2009-11-23
- SciMark Processors 2009.10.05 (Windows)
- Processor, as a central component of a computer system, obviously, its performance determines computing power of a system. It can not perform standalone without memory. It is considered that physical memory mostly managed by hardware side and virtual memory mostly managed by operating software side together as a memory system...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, TheCNLab, SciMark Processors, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- Software downloads 2009-10-06
- Poll: When buying a new PC, what's the most important component?
- The option you forgotMotherboard.The motherboard and sometimes specifically the chipset dictates what kind of each of the other components you can use. It also dictates options like onboard graphics.Each situation calls for a different answerAt least that's how it has been in my experience. For myself personally, however, storage...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, motherboard, computer
- Discussion threads 2009-10-05
- What does 6 Gbit SATA mean to you?
- RE: What does 6 Gbit SATA mean to you?The transfer speed will remain meaningless until SATA 10k and 15k RPM speeds become the norm. The speed of the data retrieval from the platters is the biggest factor in drive performance. The disk drive is and will remain the...
- Tags: Performance management, Main Memory, OS/driver, Gbit SATA, disk
- Discussion threads 2009-09-21
- Xeon 5500 (Nehalem) servers: a group test
- Intel's Xeon 5500 processor has made a big splash in the server world as the major manufacturers each have their own brands featuring the 45nm Nehalem architecture. But which one is best? ZDNet UK's Alan Stevens puts the top models to the test and chooses a winner: ...
- Tags: Intel Xeon, Intel Corp., Prices, HP ProLiant DL380 G6, Servers, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Andy Smith
- Blog posts 2009-09-02
- Gateway LT3103u
- In the battle for Netbook market share supremacy, Intel's Atom CPU stands nearly unchallenged, despite a handful of offerings with AMD and Via CPUs. So it's surprising we found so much to like about the 11.6-inch Gateway LT3103u, which uses an AMD Athlon 64 L110 processor to provide a smoother...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Processors, Engineering, interior, netbook, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Gateway Co.
- Product reviews 2009-08-27
- Intrusion Detection System - SAX2 3.2 (Windows)
- Ax3soft Sax2 is a professional intrusion detection and response system that performs real-time packet capturing, 24/7 network monitoring, advanced protocol analyzing and automatic expert detection. By giving you insights into all of your network's operations, Sax2 makes it easy to isolate and solve network problems, identify network bottleneck and bandwidth...
- Tags: Network, Intrusion Detection System, Microsoft Windows, Ax3soft, Ax3soft Sax2, Networking
- Software downloads 2009-07-20
- SciMark Processors 2009.06.30 (Windows)
- Processor, as a central component of a computer system, obviously, its performance determines computing power of a system. It can not perform standalone without memory. It is considered that physical memory mostly managed by hardware side and virtual memory mostly managed by operating software side together as a memory system...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, TheCNLab, SciMark Processors, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- Software downloads 2009-07-02
- Cisco Unified Computing System Extended Memory Technology Overview
- The processor, memory, and I/O are three of the most important subsystems in a server. All are critical to a server's workload performance and reliability. At any given point, one of these subsystems tends to become a performance bottleneck. When an application is described as CPU, memory, or I/O bound,...
- Tags: Performance, Memory, Cisco Systems Inc., Subsystem, Performance Management, Flash Memory, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- White papers 2009-03-01
- You Need to Consolidate Massive Amounts of Data?: Select the Fastest Method or Go for Minimal Memory Requirements to Build Your Result
- Most applications require consolidated data. With the ever growing volumes of data, CPU time becomes a bottleneck, and performance becomes vital. The most common way to consolidate data is the MEANS or SUMMARY procedure; database addicts prefer the Structured Query Language SQL procedure. These procedures, although very powerful and easy,...
- Tags: Procedure, SAS Institute, CPU, Processors, Databases, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- White papers 2009-02-27
- AMD undercuts Intel to offer more bang for the buck
- AMD undercuts Intel to offer more bang for the buckDid AMD learn nothingfrom their last "price war" with Intel?They missed the boat.AMD should not be playing *** for tat with Intel over desktop processors when the market is switching to laptops. Intel will clobber them in any pricing war....
- Tags: Performance management, Processors, Core-i7 processor, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-02-09
- How well does Windows 7 handle 512MB?
- How well does Windows 7 handle 512MB?How well does Windows 7 handle ARM processor?"... potentially has positive implications for netbooks..."The next-generation netbooks will be running an ARM processor.Hence the netbooks market is a race to the bottom.^o^ RE: How well does Windows 7 handle 512MB?This is good news! I just...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, RAM, netbook, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2009-02-06
- Achieving 10 Gb/s Using Safe and Transparent Network Interface Virtualization
- This paper presents mechanisms and optimizations to reduce the overhead of network interface virtualization when using the driver domain I/O virtualization model. The driver domain model provides benefits such as support for legacy device drivers and fault isolation. However, the processing overheads incurred in the driver domain to achieve these...
- Tags: Overhead, Network, Network Interface, Driver Domain
- White papers 2009-02-06
- Gemstone Gemfire Enterprise
- I had the opportunity to speak with Gemstone Systems' Richard Lamb, President, and Raj Kulkarni, COO, about Gemfire Enterprise. This product appears to take lessons from the grid computing world to expand levels of performance and scalability dramatically. They appeared to deal pretty well with my bad puns and I...
- Tags: Gemfire, Data, GemStone, Data Fabric, Data Management, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-01-21
- ScaleOut Software Case Study: Redcats USA
- Redcats USA is a major online retailer specializing in apparel, lifestyle & domestics and sporting goods. ASP.Net StateServer was originally used because at the time it was the most viable solution for providing fast in-memory storage. However, two significant limitations arose. First, it is not a scalable solution. Because a...
- Tags: Solution, Performance, ScaleOut Software, Redcats USA, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- Case studies 2009-01-01
- University of Houston's Advanced Computing Research Laboratory (ACRL) and Texas Learning and Computation Center (TLC2) Uses a Server Cluster Based on the AMD Opteron Processor for Leading-Edge Scientific Research Studies
- The University of Houston's Texas Learning and Computation Center is a promising research center within the university, supporting the computational sciences and engineering, and computer science as cornerstones of the university's most innovative research. There was a shift of emerging disciplines within the life sciences (i.e., bioinformatics), from being largely...
- Tags: University Of Houston, Server, AMD Opteron, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Server Cluster, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- Case studies 2009-01-01
- Vkernel Capacity Analyzer 3.0 - shining light into hidden corners
- Alex Bakeman, CEO of Vkernel, and Christian Simko, Senior Director of Marketing Communications, and I spent an interesting hour talking about Vkernel Capacity Analyzer 3.0 and the philosophy behind it. After a few minutes, it was clear to me that Vkernel was trying to provide a light so that organizations...
- Tags: Storage, Virtual Machine, Vkernel, VKernel Corp., Capacity Analyzer 3.0, Capacity Analyzer, Desktop Virtualization, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-12-15
- The many-core performance wall
- Many-core chips are the great hope for more performance but Sandia National Lab simulations show they are about to hit a memory wall. How bad is it? Some background Memory bandwidth is the limiting performance factor in CPUs. If you can't feed the beast it stops...
- Tags: DRAM, Performance, Memory Bandwidth, Microprocessor, Chip, Wall, Sandia National Lab, Memory Wall, Performance Management, Semiconductors, Processors, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Hardware, Components, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2008-12-11
- Just what does it take to switch to desktop Linux (part 1)?
- Just what does it take to switch to desktop Linux (part 1)?Can answer these ...[i]Know how to access Windows shares on the network[/i]Well that's pretty easy in Nautilus using smb:// , but a simple link with an icon should suffice.[i]Have a rudimentary understanding of the file system to ensure that...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Printers, desktop Linux, KDE, GNOME, user interface, Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, desktop, printer, Microsoft Windows, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-11-30
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