<![CDATA[Hardware Articles]]> http://www.serverwatch.com en-us Copyright 1996-2006 Jupitermedia Corporation rss@jupitermedia.com rss@jupitermedia.com http://backend.userland.com/rss Beyond x86 Servers: Should You Take a RISC? http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.serverwatch.com/hreviews/article.php/3871571 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.serverwatch.com/hreviews/article.php/3871571 As x86 servers increasingly dominate the landscape, is there room for RISC? Absolutely, says one prominent analyst. Cisco Planning New Westmere-Based x86 Servers http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.serverwatch.com/hreviews/article.php/3871521 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.serverwatch.com/hreviews/article.php/3871521 A new series of Cisco's x86 servers said to provide double-digit performance gains will be formally announced in the coming weeks. Fujitsu Introduces Xeon-Based Cloud Computing Servers http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.serverwatch.com/hreviews/article.php/3871406 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.serverwatch.com/hreviews/article.php/3871406 Facing an uphill fight against titans IBM, HP and Dell, the Japanese systems vendor believes it has its own secret sauce to take on the data center and gain cloud computing market share. SGI Resurrects Origin x86 Server Line With New Xeons http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.serverwatch.com/hreviews/article.php/3871131 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.serverwatch.com/hreviews/article.php/3871131 The classic brand is reborn as a super-dense, all-in-one x86 server with an integrated SAN, while larger siblings will sport more than 1,000 cores for virtualized environments. Dell Launches Low-Maintenance x86 Servers http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.serverwatch.com/hreviews/article.php/3870956 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.serverwatch.com/hreviews/article.php/3870956 Dell wants to help admins spend less time keeping x86 servers running. A new crop of Westmere-processor-based, self-healing machines are designed to be deployed and ignored. RISC to x86 Server Migration Buyer's Guide http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.serverwatch.com/hreviews/article.php/3868681 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.serverwatch.com/hreviews/article.php/3868681 As UNIX- and RISC-based servers lose ground to x86, should you consider making the switch? Is it the beginning of the end for UNIX servers?