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Cloud vs sand: Google vs Microsoft

The numbers don't lie An independent study found on-site Microsoft apps - Office and Exchange - cost 20x in capital dollars and 5x-6x more than Google Apps on a 3 year Total Cost of Ownership TCO basis. How can Microsoft compete? The debate Cloud, as...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, Network, Data Loss, Downtime, Microsoft Corp., Business Problem, TwinStrata, SATA RAID 5, Capital Requirement, Update:Here, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2009-05-05

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Maingear unleashes Shift desktop, child-sized 'personal supercomputer' for $2,199 (or $13,394)

Without demonstrated Linux or OSX support......what's the point? Who does video stuff on Windows?Plenty do.....You just don't get out much. My XP system with cakewalk software did me just fine and that was on a P4 system that couldn't keep itself cool, ever. But my audio quality...

Tags: Desktops, Maingear, personal supercomputer, supercomputer, desktop

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

HP MediaSmart EX495 Server

Editors' note: The HP MediaSmart Server EX495 has a very similar feature set to that of the already reviewed LX 195. For this reason, you might have a slight feeling of deja vu while reading the feature section of this review.Priced at around $700, the HP MediaSmart Server EX495 is...

Tags: Servers, server, HP MediaSmart, hard drive, HP MediaSmart Server, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Product reviews 2009-10-02

Intel: SSDs are coming

A MisnomerThe term "solid-state" is actually slightly off, if the intent is to distinguish a unit with no moving parts from one with moving parts. The term "solid-state", although it can be used informally to mean "no-moving-parts", actually refers to lack of vacuum or gas-based tubes, thereby implying the...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Visual Studio, Storage, Intel Corp., SSD

Discussion threads 2009-09-24

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

QNAP TS-239 Pro dual-bay NAS server

If you want to get a lot out of your NAS server, the QNAP TS-239 Pro may be the right choice for you, provided you don't mind getting your own hard drives and you possess a decent amount of networking knowhow. The QNAP TS-239 Pro supports an Ajax-based Webinterface...

Tags: Network-attached storage (NAS), QNap, QNAP TS-239 Pro, NAS, server, NAS server, TS-239 Pro, storage

Product reviews 2009-09-17

Apricorn's 4 TB hard card: PCI RAID array pt. 1

The folks over at Apricorn - a 26 year old company in SoCal - sent me their new PCIe Drive Array to review. A new video capture card requires higher bandwidth storage - over 100 MB/s sustained - so the timing was good. You may recall the...

Tags: Card, Bandwidth, Disk, Apricorn, Video, PCI Express, Video Capture Card, MB/sec, PeDA, WD, Blackmagic Design Intensity Pro Video Capture Card, RAID, Corporate Communications, Storage, PCI, Hardware, Marketing, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2009-08-27

The state of Edubuntu...Your thoughts

The state of Edubuntu...Your thoughtsThe state of Edubuntu...Your thoughtsIt's still linux so unless you want your students to be lagged behind technology for about 10 - 15 years then don't do it. Plus the overhead of having to maintain it with a daily patch cycle and constant recompiling and...

Tags: Thin clients, OPEN SOURCE, LTSP, server, Edubuntu

Discussion threads 2009-08-05

Maingear debuts eX-L 18, 'world's most powerful laptop'; dual GeForce, triple HD, $3-6K

High-performance computer builders Maingear on Thursday announced its eX-L 18 desktop replacement laptop, 'the world's most powerful' notebook, according to the company. The system features dual NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M GPUs (1080p HD resolution, of course), Intel Core 2 mobile processors and dual-channel...

Tags: Nvidia GeForce, NVidia Corp., Intel Core 2 Duo, 1080p, Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., Maingear, eX-L 18, Serial ATA, Processors, Storage, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-07-24

VIA HyperionPro 5.24A (06/09/2009) (Windows)

VIA HyperionPro drivers are suitable for any VIA chipset. There are two main differences between a VIA Hyperion 4in1 driver package and a VIA HyperionPro package: The HyperionPro package includes SATA/RAID drivers and supports 64-bit Microsoft Windows XP and 64-bit Windows Server 2003.The latest release now supports 64-bit Windows Vista....

Tags: VIA Technologies Inc., 64-Bit, Microsoft Windows, Network Technology, Serial ATA, Chipsets, Operating Systems, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Software, Networking, Storage

Software downloads 2009-06-09

Performance Report PRIMERGY RX300 S5

The PRIMERGY RX300 S5 is a space-saving dual socket rack server which takes up just 2 height units and replaces the PRIMERGY RX300 S4. It has an Intel 5520 chipset, two Intel Dual-Core or Quad-Core Xeon processors, up to 144 GB PC3-10600 or PC3-8500 registered ECC DDR3-SDRAM, a bus with...

Tags: Performance, Fujitsu Siemens Primergy, SAS Institute, PRIMERGY RX300 S5, RAID, Serial ATA, Storage, Hardware

White papers 2009-06-01

Performance Report PRIMERGY TX300 S5

The PRIMERGY TX300 S5 is a dual socket tower server with an Intel 5520 chipset, two Intel Dual-Core or Quad-Core Xeon processors, up to 144 GB PC3-10600 or PC3-8500 registered ECC DDR3-SDRAM, a bus with 800, 1067 or 1333 MHz timing - depending on the processor used, a SAS controller...

Tags: Performance, Fujitsu Siemens Primergy, SAS Institute, PRIMERGY TX300 S5, RAID, Serial ATA, Storage, Hardware

White papers 2009-06-01

RAIDfail: Don't use RAID 5 on small arrays

RAIDfail: Don't use RAID 5 on small arraysDroboSo.. the article says not use use RAID 5 - then recommends that the consumer buys a box Drobo - which essentially just operates as a RAID 5 array when its full???? (put in 4 x 1 TB disks and get 3...

Tags: Storage, Robin, RAID, RAID 5

Discussion threads 2009-05-19

RAIDfail: Don't use RAID 5 on small arrays

Big storage companies stopped recommending RAID 5 a couple of years ago. But I still see small 4-drive arrays touting RAID 5 for home and small office use. Big mistake. You want to save money, but you also want to keep your data. RAID 5 isn't...

Tags: Data, RAID 5, RAID, Storage, Hardware, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2009-05-19

Geek read: What happens when you upload a Facebook photo?

Ever wonder what happens when you upload a mobile photo from your iPhone or BlackBerry to Facebook? The storage wonks at Facebook are about to tell you.  In a fascinating geeked out read, Facebook's Peter Vajgel walks us through the storage system behind the social networking site's...

Tags: Facebook, Photograph, Storage System, Storage, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-05-01

Windows 7 beta testers - get ready for a wipe and reload

Windows 7 beta testers - get ready for a wipe and reloadAnother example of why data and programs shouldn't be on the same partitionOn Windows you have to go out of your way to do that, but it's well worth the effort.Great articleI really can't wait to see what they've...

Tags: Operating systems, OS disk, Windows 7 beta tester, wipe, reload, Windows 7 Beta, Microsoft Windows 7, operating system, Microsoft Windows, clean install

Discussion threads 2009-04-08

New DroboPro NAS has 8 drive bays for 16TB storage

The professional business version of the popular Drobo NAS has arrived. Data Robotics, Inc. today introduced its DroboPro, "the first business class storage array that manages itself." And judging by the specs, it looks just divine: Eight drive bays (3.5-in....

Tags: DroboPro NAS, Storage, Serial ATA, FireWire, Ip storage, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-04-07

Thecus unveils 'world's smallest fully-featured NAS device'

Thecus today introduced its N0204 miniNAS device, what it calls "the world's smallest fully-featured NAS device." Measuring 132 mm by 88 mm by 63 mm, the N0204 is about the size of an external hard drive, but is in fact a two-bay, hot-swappable,...

Tags: Hard Drive, NAS, Millimeter, Server, USB, Thecus, Network-Attached Storage (NAS), Storage, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-03-31

Seagate demos 6Gbps hard-drive transfer speed

Seagate demos 6Gbps hard-drive transfer speedYou mean it increases interface speed 100%Doubling in speed equals a 100% increase in performance.Secondly, this is the interface speed and NOT the actual drive speed. You might be able to hit these top speeds if you're talking data from the hard drive cache....

Tags: Serial ATA, Gbps, hard drive, Seagate Technology LLC

Discussion threads 2009-03-09

Microsoft reboots borked Windows 7 Beta

Microsoft reboots borked Windows 7 BetaI guess...all my hardware and software did not get the memo that is not suppose to work with Windows 7.Yet another clueless 'tard heard from..[b]Yes, a company needs to spend money on this because it will not work with other MS software requiring you to...

Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Windows 7, WINDOWS 7 BETA, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, software

Discussion threads 2009-01-10