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- Yes, Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.0 will run on Linux
- This solidifies my decisionI currently have a cluster of a dozen RHEL 5.3 Cluster Suite servers. They have been a nightmare to use, maintain, and keep working right. Red Hat's clustering software is horrendously buggy. I never have gotten virtualization to work properly with the whole mess.After...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Servers, Linux, UEC, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, kvm, cluster, Red Hat Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-11
- The perfect computer?
- Do we have the technology to build a perfect computer? Would it be perfect for a specific purpose or is it possible to build a perfect general purpose computer? Small Business Computing's Mark Beckley has some answers. Do we have the technology to build a perfect...
- Tags: Motherboard, Computer, Machine, Chip, Small Business Computing, Watt Power Supply, Productivity, PCs, Mark Beckley Small Business Computing, Special to ZDNet, Mark Beckley Small Business Computing, Special to ZDNet
- News items 2009-11-02
- Intel: 32nm is just the beginning
- Intel hasn't released its 32nm Westmere processors yet, but executives spent the first day of the Intel Developer Forum IDF talking about technology even farther down road. In his keynote, executive VP Sean Maloney gave a glimpse of a desktop running Sandy Bridge, the new microarchitecture that comes after Westmere,...
- Tags: Graphics, Intel Corp., Chip, GPU, Westmere, Sandy Bridge, Process Technology, Larrabee, Semiconductors, Processors, Hardware, Components, John Morris
- Blog posts 2009-09-23
- The price factor
- Prices and profitsCompetition is supposed to erode ALL excessive profits, so that is what is happening. PCs (incl. Apple) have largely become commodity products, which makes it almost impossible to compete on anything BUT price.And why so obsessed about quality? We throw away millions of WORKING PCs every year because...
- Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Strategy, price factor, Toshiba Corp., notebook, graphics
- Discussion threads 2009-08-13
- Geek Sheet: Virtualizing Free Linux Distributions in Windows Server 2008 R2
- It's been a while since we've had a hardcore Geek Sheet installment, and I promise that this one will be a real winner. Some of you may be aware that the updated Hyper-V bare-metal hypervisor virtualization layer in Microsoft's upcoming Windows Server 2008 R2 (Which is due...
- Tags: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Linux Distribution, Mouse, Network, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, SLES, LinuxIC, OpenSUSE 11.1, ENTER, Linux, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-08-09
- HP Mini 5101 (Intel Atom N280 1.66GHz, 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD, XP Home Basic)
- When we heard that HP was making some big changes to its small business Netbook, we were worried. After all, the current version--the Mini 2140--is probably our all-time favorite Netbook, thanks to an innovative keyboard (since adopted by HP's consumer Netbooks), full ExpressCard slot, and solid metal construction. This...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Keyboards, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Mini, Mini 5101, netbook, keyboard, Intel Atom, Hewlett-Packard Co.
- Product reviews 2009-07-29
- Analyst: Cheap ultrathin laptops push design limits; cracked plastic
- Analyst: Cheap ultrathin laptops push design limits; cracked plasticIt's cheap for a reason, folks.Apparently, this lesson is never learned.Actually, metal case should not mean higher price tagThe fact is that the layouts for metal and plastic right now, pound for pound, are only different by.... 20 bucks? So, they wouldn't...
- Tags: Notebooks, Product marketing, laptop computer, metal case, plastic case, product design
- Discussion threads 2009-07-02
- Analyst: Cheap ultrathin laptops push design limits; cracked plastic
- Been eyeing a thin-and-light laptop recently? You know, the kind that usually comes prefixed with the "Macbook Air killer" tag? Be careful what you wish for. Broadpoint AmTech analyst Doug Freedman said Wednesday to CNET contributor Brooke Crothers that some...
- Tags: Apple MacBook Air, Apple MacBook, OEM, Manufacturer, Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., Design Limit, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-07-02
- Paranormal Meets Verizon's Cloud Computing Service
- I was speaking yesterday with Verizon about its new hosted data center service, Computing as a Service CaaS, and flashed back to those spoon bending parties of the ‘70s. Back then stage psychic Uri Geller inspired normally sane...
- Tags: Spoon, Verizon Communications Inc., Computing As A Service, Data Centers, Virtualization, Servers, Cloud Computing, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Dave Greenfield
- Blog posts 2009-06-03
- Gateway UC7807u (Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz, 3GB RAM, 250 GB HDD)
- In the wake of our winter roundup of retail laptops, we noticed that while there are plenty of good, inexpensive laptops available, for frequent travelers there are still few options that cost less than $1,000 Netbooks excluded. The $689 Gateway UC7807u is one such system: a 13-inch wide-screen notebook with...
- Tags: Processors, Notebooks, Gateway UC7807u, Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Corp., Gateway Inc., laptop computer
- Product reviews 2009-05-05
- Acer Aspire 3935-6504
- It's easy enough to find a thin, sexy 13-inch laptop, such as the Dell Adamo or Apple MacBook. Finding one for less than $1,000 is a little tougher, as the base model aluminum MacBook starts at $1,299 (yes, there's a $999 plastic model, too), and HP's recent Pavilion dv3 is...
- Tags: Notebooks, Processors, trade-off, Apple MacBook, Acer Inc.
- Product reviews 2009-04-29
- AMD says "Fusion" chip looks good, but is 2011 too late?
- AMD appears to be on track to release its first "Fusion" processor that combines an x86 CPU core with a graphics processor on a single silicon chip sometime in 2011. The first so-called APU, or Accelerated Processing Unit, is code-named Llano and will be manufactured using 32nm process technology. ...
- Tags: Notebook, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., CPU, Intel Corp., Chip, GPU, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Processors, Hardware, Networking, Components, John Morris
- Blog posts 2009-04-21
- Gateway P-7808u FX edition Core 2 Quad 17
- While parent company Acer rules the Netbook market with its budget-priced Aspire One, Gateway is the first name that comes to mind when thinking of high-quality low-cost gaming rigs, thanks to the popular FX series. The $1,749 P-7808u version breaks the mold somewhat by cramming in an Intel Core...
- Tags: Notebooks, Processors, Gateway Inc., Intel Core 2 Quad, laptop computer, Intel Corp.
- Product reviews 2009-04-17
- Gauging the virtualization suites: A close race
- Although VMware is the dominant virtualization software provider it's in a close race with Microsoft and Citrix. ZDNet Australia recently put the virtualization suites through their paces and gave a slight edge to Citrix's XenServer 5. The testing process looked at bare metal hypervisors, which don't require...
- Tags: Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-04-16
- Dell Adamo
- Dell initially teased the existence of its upscale 13-inch Adamo laptop at CES 2009, and formally announced details and ordering availability two months later. We previously had a chance to get our hands on a preproduction version of the system, and have now been able to test the finished product....
- Tags: Processors, Notebooks, Dell Adamo, Intel Core 2 Duo, Dell Computer Corp., Intel Corp.
- Product reviews 2009-04-10
- Apple Mac Pro (Two 2.26GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon, Winter 2009)
- In addition to revamping its iMac and Mac Mini desktops in the beginning of March, Apple also updated its highest end professional-level Mac Pros. Available as before in four- and eight-core configurations, the newest Mac Pros have a number of new technologies and design features, including Intel's latest Xeon CPUs....
- Tags: Desktops, quad-core, interior, Apple Mac Pro, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc.
- Product reviews 2009-03-19
- Dell Studio XPS-122B
- Dell's fixed-configuration Studio XPS-122B is essentially a showcase for Intel's relatively new Core i7 desktop processors. This $999 Dell provides all of the features we expect to find at this price, as well as very aggressive multitasking and multithreaded application performance. The Studio XPS-122B has few frills, but anyone looking...
- Tags: DVD, Consumer electronics, Network technology, Dell Computer Corp., Studio XPS-122B, Velocity Micro, Velocity
- Product reviews 2009-03-16
- You're Gonna Need a Bigger Mouse for that Mainframe
- You're Gonna Need a Bigger Mouse for that MainframeWrong way.....Rather than virtualizing the x86 on the zos, wouldnt it be better to virtualize the zos on the x86?One of the milstones around the neck of the computing industry as a whole is the licence price IBM recieves from its mainframe...
- Tags: Mainframes, Servers, Processors, mouse, mainframe, Intel x86, Gonna Need
- Discussion threads 2009-03-05
- Maingear X-Cube (AMD Phenom II X4 940)
- Rather than simply reissue the same case with updated specs, Maingear has redesigned its small form factor X-Cube gaming desktop wholesale. The result is a new, larger case that maintains the compact nature of PCs in this niche, but also lends this system a surprising degree of internal space. Our...
- Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., AMD Phenom, Maingear X-Cube, small form factor, FragBox 2
- Product reviews 2009-02-26
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