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- Evaluation of ESX Server Under CPU Intensive Workloads
- Virtual machines are used by IT departments to provide better hardware utilization and to isolate users and programs from each other. The paper explores how configuration changes affect the throughput of virtual machines hosted on ESX Server during CPU intensive workloads. In particular the paper explores how Hyper-Threading, Virtual SMP,...
- Tags: HyperThreading, Brigham Young University, VMWare ESX Server, CPU, Virtual Machine, Multi-threading, Virtual SMP, Ip storage, Desktop Virtualization, Processors, Servers, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- White papers 2006-09-06
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- 30% of desktops to have 2 GPUs by 2012 ... Really?
- I really don't see the need...Unless you're a hard core gamer or work heavily in the graphics dept...RE: 30% of desktops to have 2 GPUs by 2012 ... Really?Mine has two. And how do you get the little quote box thing? I've been looking to get that on mine for...
- Tags: Desktops, Games, GPU, desktop, graphics, Jon Peddie, game
- Discussion threads 2009-08-17
- 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
- Sun VirtualBox 3.0
- Sun Microsystems released VirtualBox 3.0 today. One goal of this release is supporting workloads, such as database management systems, some collaborative applications and many web-based applications that rely on multiple processes running simultaneously. Another is offering support for high performance graphics for desktop applications. Here's...
- Tags: Innotek VirtualBox, Hypervisor, Sun Microsystems Inc., VirtualBox 3.0, Desktop Virtualization, Hardware, Virtualization, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-06-30
- Stratus bundles VMware vSphere Essentials
- It is clear that the folks at Stratus Technologies understand that virtualized environments are likely to become the norm at organizations of all sizes. Helping smaller organizations realize that vision is going to take some help, however. Stratus appears to be willing to put its "money where its mouth is"...
- Tags: Software, Stratus Technologies, Fault-tolerance, VMware Inc., vSphere Essentials, Virtualization, Tools & Techniques, Hardware, Management, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-06-11
- Are big boxes better for server virtualization?
- From time to time, someone will ask me if it makes sense to purchase a large (32+ CPU) server as a big virtualization host running a VMware, Microsoft, or Citrix hypervisor. In a word, I think the answer is "no". Here are a few...
- Tags: Memory, CPU, Intel Xeon, Server Virtualization, Virtualization, Servers, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Galen Schreck
- Blog posts 2009-05-20
- CRIKEY! He can swallow whole companies! But not communities.
- Boy, what a big beautiful snake he is, mates. He eats multi-billion dollar companies with all their assets, WHOLE. But even big old  Constrictus Siliconvallis cannot squeeze the Open Source community. So, suffice to say, the Sun Microsystems story didn't end the way...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., MySQL, Sun Microsystems Inc., JCP, Programming Languages, Java, Open Source, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-04-20
- Turtles vs. Hares
- In Aesop's version of the story a bragging rabbit challenges a turtle to a race, and then loses because he shoots so far ahead he becomes overconfident enough to take a nap, only to find on waking that the turtle has made it over the finish line. ...
- Tags: Job, Stored Procedure, Data Center, Information Technology, Data Centers, Storage, Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, Hardware, Data Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2009-03-11
- 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
- Can Wine make Ubuntu better for Ed Tech?
- Can Wine make Ubuntu better for Ed Tech?Wines Improve With Age To A PointIn reading the many talkbacks re: the perennial seesaw battle between Windows and Linux, one comment surfaces often.'I'd switch to...open source...except for some applications that aren't readily available yet.'This Wine option may be just what the Good...
- Tags: Linux, wine, Ubuntu, Ed Tech
- Discussion threads 2008-12-15
- $350 barebones Vista/7 PC
- $350 barebones Vista/7 PCDidn't you forget somethingWhere is the case?RE: $350 barebones Vista/7 PCAdrian: Read what you write:"Prices of PC components are falling weekly, and what $350 will buy you a lot more horsepower today that it would a few months ago."Which variant of English is this? And if so,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), DVD, Vista/7 PC
- Discussion threads 2008-11-11
- Parallels releases Parallels Server for Mac
- I almost missed Parallels' announcement of Parallels Server for Mac. I didn't speak with company representatives. All I saw was a press release. It was nearly lost in a huge pile of other mail in my inbox. Although there are several virtual machine software products that support...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Operating System, Virtual Machine, Parallels Server, Parallels Management Console, Toolset, Desktops, Apple Mac OS, Desktop Virtualization, Operating Systems, Servers, Hardware, Software, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- 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
- 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
- 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
- The Big Switch: The network becomes the data center
- The Big Switch: The network becomes the data centerSounds like McNealy's Big Friggin Webtone Switch 2.0Sounds like McNealy's Big Friggin Webtone Switch 2.0. Only this time, there won't even be ANY servers. It will be in the magical cloud. The network is the computer, who needs computers....
- Tags: Data centers, Servers, Reading, data center, server, consolidation, Big Switch, network
- Discussion threads 2008-01-13
- Oracle virtualization 3x better than the competition?
- Updated below: At Oracle OpenWorld today, the company announced its own server virtualization software that the company claims is three times more efficient than existing x86 and x86-64 VM products from other vendors. Oracle's VM is based on open source software Xen hypervisor technology and includes a Web-based management...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Oracle VM, Server Virtualization, Virtualization, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Open Source, Servers, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Dan Farber
- Blog posts 2007-11-12
- Solaris vs AIX: The people problem
- Please be aware, as I noted last week, that experience in both Sun and IBM environments has left me less than objective on the issue - and I'm therefore relying on readers to catch any errors I may make. That said, I think that it is only...
- Tags: Processor, Data Center, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM AIX, IBM Corp., E25K, Data Centers, Sun Solaris, Storage, UNIX, Operating Systems, Processors, Servers, Hardware, Data Management, Software, Semiconductors, Components, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2007-10-22
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