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- SMP
- Symmetric MultiProcessing A multiprocessing architecture in which multiple CPUs, residing in one cabinet, share the same memory. SMP systems provide scalability. As business increases, additional CPUs can...
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- Microsoft Releases Hyper-V
- I just received a message from Microsoft about the release of Hyper-V. It has some interesting details about platform support and availability. Here's what Microsoft had to say Tomorrow, June 26, Microsoft will reach a significant milestone for customers and partners with the release of...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Intel X86, Service Pack, Microsoft Corp., Virtual Machine, Hyper-V, VM, SMP, Microsoft Windows, Desktop Virtualization, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-06-26
- Hyper-V: It's here
- As reported by ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley yesterday, Microsoft released its Hyper-V bare metal hypervisor platform (Updated: 4:20PM EST)for Windows Server 2008 today, in a virtual shot across competitor and market leader VMWare's bow, which currently holds over an 80 percent market share in x86 virtualization. We...
- Tags: Performance, Microsoft Windows Server, Intel X86, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Service Pack, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Hyper-V, SMP, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Virtualization, Servers, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-06-26
- Sun's training problem
- Sun's training problemIf Sun's equipment is soooo fast.....After all "Sun makes the biggest, fastest, most integrated SMP machines available from anyone"It amuses me to see that Cray,Dell,SGI,HP and IBM all have more Listings in the Top500.org than Sun. I think Sun makes good kit but if their kit was as...
- Tags: UNIX, Processors, Operating systems, Servers, Sun Sparc, training, Sun Microsystems Inc., SMP, CPU, Sun Solaris
- Discussion threads 2007-04-05
- Real World Adventures in Server Virtualization
- The consolidation experiences on this virtual platform have been many. There has been some pain involved. Virtualization is a learning process. More servers are enabling a proper balancing and management of the platform. The appetite for new windows servers across development, QA, and production environments is forever growing. New build...
- Tags: Single Processor, OpenSource, SMP, Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Servers, Hardware
- White papers 2006-10-17
- Xbox 360 and software
- Xbox 360 and softwareTrue of all hardware.Where are my true multithreaded 64-bit apps?Unix threading model???Windows has been SMP capable and multithreaded for years, and it's unlikely that the 360 runs any sort of Unix.OT: Funny MemoryAnd on a lighter note...I realize it is just the use of a dash where...
- Tags: Blogging, Microsoft Windows, Unix, hardware, X-Box, SMP, PPC, Intel x86, X-box game, blogger, PC-software, software, Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox
- Discussion threads 2005-12-15
- Scale-up and scale-out
- Scale-up and scale-outAbove 4 SocketsAMD Opteron does not require a "bridge" to go above four sockets. Opteron is "glueless" up to eight sockets. However, comparing four socket to eight sockets, bisection bandwidth does not increase, and latency is doubled. So I agree, four sockets is the optimum...
- Tags: Processors, Barrons, Sun Microsystems Inc., AMD Opteron, SMP, Intel Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., socket
- Discussion threads 2005-09-23
- Scale-up and scale-out
- As I listen to server manufacturers these days the choice seems to come down to "scale-up" or "scale-out." The former meaning that you can get more processing power by adding more processors in the same server (symmetric multi-processing, or SMP). The latter technique increases processing...
- Tags: serverS, SMP, HyperThreading
- Blog posts 2005-09-23
- HP brings new chips to servers
- HP brings new chips to serversHP's support for Opteron will greatly delay uptake on ItaniumWhy is Intel still pushing a technology which is disrtuptive to adopt, while AMD gives most of the 'bang' without the disruption?Interesting timesthe good news is that more recent 64 architectures AMD and Intel are increasingly...
- Tags: Processors, 64-bit, Network technology, chip, processor, Alpha Processor, SMP, RISC, FAT CISC, VAX CISC, Digital Equipment Corp., Intel Corp., Intel Itanium, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., server, Hewlett-Packard Co.
- Discussion threads 2004-02-09
Additional Resources
- ProxMox: The high-performance virtualization server for the rest of us
- ProxMox: The high-performance virtualization server for the rest of usGood stuffI've been extremely impressed with Proxmox VE and the developers are readily accessible and responsive via their forum and mailing list.I was going to install plain base Debian just for Plesk on this crazy new dual-socket quad-core (8-way SMP) box...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Leadership, cloud computing, Performance management, Storage management, high-performance, virtualization, KVM virtualization, ProxMox VE
- Discussion threads 2008-06-24
- Virtualization slapdown: clusters versus virtual machine technology
- A friend in the industry recently asked for my opinion on an interesting question "is virtualization becoming a replacement for clustering?" I knew he really meant the combination of virtual machine software and management software for virtualized environments that provided orchestration and automation capabilities. Here is my answer to that...
- Tags: Software, Virtualization, Clustering, Virtual Machine, Virtual Machine Software, Desktop Virtualization, Tools & Techniques, Management, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-06-18
- Adding up Sun's pieces
- Here's a comment from last week by occasional contributor Storm14k: Sleeping with the enemy... Is what has kept MS in its position so far. How is MS anything but an enemy to Sun? Why work with the company...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Development Tools, Sales, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2008-05-22
- An idea about teaching Linux to the MCSE community
- An idea about teaching Linux to the MCSE communityIt's not about shellsIt's about where things are and what they're called.Remember we can have the scripts configure gnome to look like windows and pop up wintel like menus too.Put the cart before the horse.You'll need to get them all into the...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Unix, server, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-05-08
- N-Tier: Rube Goldberg meets Wintel Scalability
- The core claim made by N-tier architecture proponents is that this structure breaks an application into modular elements that can be separately maintained and used for more than one application. In the simplest possible version of this you have at least one database server, at least one...
- Tags: Wintel, Client-server, PC, Application Server, Desktop Computer, Storage, Desktops, Databases, Servers, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2008-05-05
- Walters-Dimmick Petroleum Secures Store Broadband With Safe@Office and SMP On-Demand
- Walters-Dimmick Petroleum, Inc. WDP is a marketer of Shell petroleum products with a primary focus on the distribution of Shell fuels across Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio. WDP manages more than 58 locations, each of which requires an Internet connection for secure email access and corporate communications. When the company replaced...
- Tags: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., Broadband, Walters-Dimmick Petroleum, WDP, Telecom & Utilities, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Networking
- Case studies 2008-05-05
- The obligatory 'Victoria Falls' post
- For those who don't know, Sun's new T2+ machines extend the T2's CMT capabilities across multiple units to produce 16 and 32 core SMP machines capable of handling 128 and 256 concurrent threads respectively. Sun blogger Denis Sheahan provides a good overview of the current dual...
- Tags: T2, Performance, Sun Microsystems Inc., Performance Opportunity, Network Technology, Networking, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2008-04-15
- I'm not against Windows; Unix just works better
- I'm biased in favor of Unix and against Windows - everybody knows that except me; my perception is that I like things that work and Unix works better. Potential client: "Look, you've got a rep and we're concerned you're just going to recommend Solaris on SPARC -...
- Tags: Red Hat Inc., PC, Sun Microsystems Inc., Beer Money, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Sun Solaris, Open Source, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Processors, Software, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2008-03-26
- Novell's SUSE Linux 11 to come in appliance, embedded, real-time editions
- Novell's SUSE Linux 11 to come in appliance, embedded, real-time editionsRT kernels, not just for the specialistsI find it's the only way I can guarantee mp3s, CDs or much of anything will play through without interruption, and I don't think my main PC's [i]that[/i] old.Fortunately, both Ubuntu and OpenSuSE 10.3...
- Tags: kernel, Novell SUSE Linux 11, Novell Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-03-19
- Triple-core Phenom - Where does it fit in to the big picture?
- Triple-core Phenom - Where does it fit in to the big picture?give me IntelI would pay more for the Intel Q6600 because it has been out in the market longer with no serious issues unlike the phenom processor.RE: Triple-core Phenom - Where does it fit in to the big picture?We...
- Tags: Processors, Phenom, quad, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., dual-core
- Discussion threads 2008-03-13
- Another take on Vista vs. XP benchmarks
- Another take on Vista vs. XP benchmarksbenchmarkswell, i do agree with you about the difference in times to copy a file. i've never really had issues with vista performance. i've used either dual core or quad core cpu's during the beta.what i have problems with are the ui changes in...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2008-02-19
- The Netezza FAST Engines Framework: A Powerful Framework for High-Performance Analytics
- The Netezza Performance Server NPS performance multiplier effect is the result of a framework of FPGA-Accelerated Streaming Technology FAST Engines that leverage the embedded FPGA to provide performance acceleration advantages and functionality as rapidly as data can be read (or "Streamed") from the disk drive on each intelligent node. Netezza's...
- Tags: Performance, High-performance, Netezza, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- White papers 2008-02-01
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