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Dell PowerEdge R210 II: Good Things Come in Small Packages

This enterprise-ready, ultra-compact, 1-socket  server from Dell may very well change your perception of rackmount servers.


Tags: Dell, server, Dell PowerEdge, PowerEdge, rackmount

Boundary Delivers Monitoring in the Cloud

Startup aims to deliver monitoring as a service in real-time.


Tags: Cloud, server, Service Cloud, monitoring tools, monitoring

IDC Reports Strong Server Sales

IDC says server sales, especially for non-x86 platforms, continued to grow but how long can it keep up?


Tags: Dell, server, IBM, IDC, revenue, HP

Dell KACE Debuts SMB System Management Appliance

Linux-powered appliance provides server and asset management capabilities.
Tags: SMB, Dell, appliance, Kace, server

5 Strategies for Replacing Your Apple Xserves

By now, Apple's announcement that it plans to discontinue the Xserve has sunk in for many enterprises, but uncertainty remains over how best to plan for future growth and cope with existing Xserves coming to the end of their useful lives. Here are five paths to consider.
Tags: migration, xserve, Apple, server

Dell's PowerEdge R515 Server Delivers Density, Flexibility and Value

Although rackmount servers are considered commodity offerings, demand for them continues to rise. The server hardware vendors are happy to oblige, as they attempt to differentiate their wares. The PowerEdge R515 from Dell is a prime example.
Tags: Dell, server, Dell PowerEdge, PowerEdge, rackmount

ARM-Based Server Chip Expected to Launch

Nufront VP of Marketing hints at August release of optimized server chip.
Tags: server CPU, server

Setting Up an Open Source Server, Firewall and Router on Endian, Part 1

There are numerous open source server, firewall and router and projects, but few, like Endian, are also Linux distros that can turn any system into both a full-featured network and Internet security appliance. We step through a basic Endian config, including setting up the Internet connection and creating a local network, and then setting up the OpenVPN server.
Tags: router, server, open source, firewall

Froxlor: A Web-based Server Administrator Tool

Any business can use Froxlor to quickly roll-out new domains or sub-domains for departments, branches and remote offices.
Tags: server tool, Web Tool, Server Administrator, server management, server

Virtualization Impacts the Server Buying Decision

In a world of virtualization there is more to consider than server form factor.
Tags: server virtualization, server, Intel, virtualization

Lacie Announces Small Business Backup Server

The 5big backup server runs Microsoft's Windows Home Server.
Tags: Backup Server, SMB, small business server, server

Enterprise Server Spending Remains Weak

Research firm TheInfoPro says overall server spending in enterprises remains weak in 2010 following the economic downturn.
Tags: Server Market, enterprise server, sales, server

Acer To Add New Server Models to Portfolio

An aggressive expansion plan in the server market has Acer offering 17 new server models along with technology partners Intel and Microsoft.
Tags: server, Acer

Dell Warns of Malware-Infected Server Motherboards

Dell is warning its customers that there is malware on some server motherboards.
Tags: motherboard, server hardware, malware, Dell, server

Microsoft Readies Betas of Vail and Aurora Servers

Online reports indicate that the betas may be released next week — timed with the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference.
Tags: Aurora, server, Microsoft, Vail

The Planet Server Cloud for Channel Partners

The Planet is offering channel partners the ability to sell cloud-based virtual server architectures.
Tags: The Planet, Cloud, server

Oracle Emphasizes Exadata in Server Architect

Speed advances in storage and network connectivity are feeding back into the design constraints for servers.
Tags: server, Oracle, Architect, database

AMD Puts Pressure on Intel Server Processor Market Share

How long will Intel continue to dominate the server and PC processor markets?
Tags: server, Intel, processor, AMD, server hardware

Oracle Commits to Sun Hardware

After Oracle's acquisition, Sun Microsystems has turned a profit for the first time in more than a year.
Tags: SPARC, server, Sun Microsystems, Oracle

What to Expect from New AMD Server Platforms

AMD has taken multicore design to a new level, but what kind of performance can you expect?
Tags: multicore, server, AMD

HP Secures Virtualized, Physical Dedicated Servers

In the virtualized world of dedicated servers, security breaches carry a higher level of risk.
Tags: physical server, server, virtual server, dedicated server

Massively Multi-Core Servers for New Server Technologies

Massively multi-core server technology will enable data center operators to run between 2,000 and 10,000 computing cores in a single rack using only 8 kilowatts of power.
Tags: server, multi-core, Server Technologies

NEC Fault Tolerant Servers Provide VMware Support

The NEC FT server series can now deliver continuous VMware processing and availability in the event of outages.
Tags: Fault Tolerant, server, VMware

Windows HPC Server Close to Linux HPC Stack

Windows HPC Server 2008 includes similar tools that a Linux distro uses to support parallel supercomputing workloads.
Tags: HPC, server, Linux, HPC Server 2008

Evolving Technologies Shorten Server Replacement Cycles

Virtualization technologies and other trends have contributed to a to a three-year server replacement cycle.
Tags: virtualization, lifecycle, virtualization technologies, server

Samsung Storage and Memory Chosen for ProLiant Servers

Samsung's 1333 Mbps Green DDR3 DRAM memory and Enterprise SSDs have been chosen for use in HP ProLiant G6 and G7 servers.
Tags: Memory, hardware, ProLiant, Samsung, server

Intel Launches Cloud Server Pilot for Small Business

The Intel Hybrid Cloud program is a subscription-based server model for small business.
Tags: Cloud server, server, Intel

IBM Denies Server Ponzi Scheme Allegations

Devon IT appears to be suing IBM over failed virtual PC server projects.
Tags: law, legal, server, IBM

AMD's New Opteron 4100 Series Features Power Efficiency for x86 Servers

Coming in below AMD's high-end Magny-Cours design, the Opteron 4100 is aimed at x86 server customers concerned with power efficiency and long-term compatibility.
Tags: server, AMD, x86 servers, cloud computing, Opteron

Opengear Announces Industrial Device Server

The ACM5004-2-I is Opengear's first release in the family of industrial device servers.
Tags: device server, server, remote device server

Physical Versus Virtual Servers

Virtualization technologies are not a new, in fact mainframes and non-x86 operating systems have been virtualized for a long time.
Tags: physical server, x86, virtualization, virtual server, server

Sybase Updates Advantage Database Server

Sybase Advantage Database Server 10 offers enhancements in algorithms and data intelligence.
Tags: server, database server

SeaMicro Server Powered By Hundreds of Intel Atom Chips

The SM10000 server can use up to 512 Intel Atom chips as an alternative to more power-hungry microprocessors.
Tags: server, Intel Atom, server hardware

Hardware Upped for for Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

The first beta of Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2008 R2 delivers enhancements, but may require a significant hardware refresh.
Tags: server, hardware, Windows Server 2008

Data Center Servers Need Energy Star Rating

EPA standards failed to include a major energy hog in data centers: the data storage server.
Tags: Enterprise, server, EPA, data center, Energy Star Rating

The Current State of Server Technology

Server technology is at a crossroads as x86 performance threatens high-end RISC/Itanium dominance.
Tags: x86, processor, server hardware, server, server technology

Tilera Hints at Low-Power Server With 512 Cores

Tilera said a major server vendor will soon announce a low-power server using eight of its 64-core processors.
Tags: 512 cores, Cores, server, low-power

SeaMicro Launches an Atom-Powered Cloud Computing Server

Startup SeaMicro says Intel's Atom processor, widely used in netbook computers, has more than enough juice to power Web servers serving up HTML pages.
Tags: Intel, cloud computing, Xeon, SeaMicro, server

The Future is in Remote Server Networks

Technology experts believe that cloud computing will become more dominant than the desktop in the next decade.
Tags: Remote Server, cloud computing, server

How to Create a Slave Server

A slave server is used to provide a backup to the primary master server should it go down.
Tags: master server, slave server, tools, server

Microsoft Server Application Virtualization Coming Soon

At TechEd the company offered details on System Center Virtual Machine Manager for server application virtualization.
Tags: virtualization, server, Server Application Virtualization

ARCAD Offers ALM Tools for Open-Source Servers

ARCAD Software's application lifecycle management (ALM) tools can now mange release and deployment on open-source servers and Windows platforms.
Tags: Open-source Servers, server, server tools

F5 Networks Offers Virtual Server Management Solutions

The company is providing solutions that enable control and automation of virtual servers in cloud and data center environments.
Tags: server management, Virtual Server Management, server

Sanbolic Storage Software for Windows Cloud, Server Virtualization

Sanbolic Melio 2010 integrates easily with Windows Server Hyper-V virtualization and System Center Management components.
Tags: server, server virtualization, Hyper-V

Officescape Releases Unified Communications Server

The company has added a new Secure VoIP feature and says it will launch UC 2.0 at the end of June.
Tags: server, Unified Communications Server, UC

Netvoyager Releases Entry Level Thin Client

The new entry level thin client features Netvoyager's Linux based PhoenixOS.
Tags: SMB, processor, thin client, server, PhoenixOS

Preparing for Enterprise Server Growth

Enterprises need an accurate snapshot of how much capacity is available and to predict how systems will respond to future business growth.
Tags: Server Growth, Enterprise, server management, server

Windows Server Still the Leader, Unix Drops

IDC's latest figures indicate that Windows Server was installed on 75 percent of the servers sold worldwide.
Tags: Linux server, server, Unix server, Windows Server

IBM Announces New Server and Storage Products

The new System x3620 M3 Express runs on Intel's latest Xeon multicore processors and is optimized for storage-intensive workloads.
Tags: IBM, server, SMB, x86

New Tool Addresses JBoss Server Security

The upcoming AthCon conference will highlight the security risks facing JBoss server admins.
Tags: security, JBoss, server

Server Technology Offers Sentry Power Manager Upgrade

The Sentry Power Manager software helps companies measure power consumption and deliver on green initiatives.
Tags: server, power, power management, server management

SoftLayer Offers Open-Source Customer Portal

Stratos can be installed it on a PHP-enabled web server and configure per-user skinning, language, and access levels.
Tags: web server, portal, server, open-source

The Xeon E5520: Popular for VMWare

This blog posting analyzes which Xeon 5000 series chip is best for virtualization.
Tags: virtualization, Intel, server, HP, Xeon

New IBM POWER7 Blades, Systems Software, Services Cut IT Costs, Pave Way for New Workloads for Customers

POWER7 Systems Set Benchmark Records; Cut Software Licensing by up to 80%
Tags: Power7, blade, server, virtualization, IBM

An Elastic Approach to Managing Data

As the amount of data that needs to be managed continues to grow, one NAS approach is to layer an open source file system on top of industry standard Intel servers.
Tags: data management, elastic data, data, server

Oracle Abandons AMD Opteron on Sun Servers

The new Sun Microsystems owner plans to discontinue existing Opteron servers.
Tags: Oracle, AMD, server, Sun, Opteron

Composite Updates Server Virtualization Platform

Expanded acecss is provided for Oracle Essbase, NTLM and Novell E-directory security authentication.
Tags: server, server virtualization, discovery, Data Virtualization

HP BladeSystem Tech Day: In the lab video

This series of videos explains all about HP BladeSystem and its chassis.
Tags: blade, power, cooling, HP, server

Data Center Management Limbo: How Low Can You Go?

With better data center management, can one-tenth the price and one-tenth the power consumption deliver 10 times as much compute power? Lower the bar on runaway costs, false scalability promises and unchecked power consumption to find out.
Tags: server, Storage, data center management, networking

Storage Software with System x Servers

The position of IBM is covered here with regards to the Oracle/Sun deal, and the alliance between EMC,Cisco and VMware.
Tags: server, Oracle, Storage, IBM, VMware

A New Role For the Enterprise Server

Remember when an enterprise server simply processed data?
Tags: networks, Storage, server, Enterprise

Server Hardware: Power7 Blades Versus X64 Blades

When it comes to price/performance issues, which blade is best?
Tags: server, server hardware, blade server, blade

A SMB Guide to Windows Small Business Server

For many small businesses, experts say that email and file sharing are the top priorities.
Tags: small business server, server, SMB, Microsoft

HP Launches New Generation of ProLiant Servers

HP ProLiant G7 servers with AMD Opteron 6100 Series processors deliver more value, rapid return on investment
Tags: HP, Xeon, x86, virtualization, server

Deployment Guidance for Windows MultiPoint Server 2010

The Windows MultiPoint Server 2010 Deployment Guide is available from the Microsoft Download Center free of charge.
Tags: guide, MultiPoint Server, Microsoft, deployment, server

Data Center Server Performance

To squeeze greater efficiencies out of data center investments, it makes sense to start the process on the server side.
Tags: server, cooling, server hardware, power, server performance

PHD Announces Citrix XenServer Investment

The company has signed an investment agreement with Citrix in the server virtualization market.
Tags: Citrix, server, XenServer, Enterprise, server virtualization

Oracle Continues Server Hardware Push with Sun Netra

The company announces a 10U chassis for its Sun Netra servers.
Tags: blade server, server, Sun Netra, Oracle

Update Available for BlackBerry Enterprise Server

The BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) updates resolve a number of known issues within the corporate software.
Tags: server, Enterprise Blackberry, BES, Blackberry Server

Solid State Disk in eX5 servers

This blog posting gives data on the use of SSDs in new IBM eX5 servers
Tags: server, solid state drive, SSD

Cloud Server Versus Dedicated Server Pricing

The cost of using the cloud for server and storage makes dedicated servers look like a 'rip-off'.
Tags: Cloud Storage, server, Cloud server, dedicated server

IBM Server Designed for Nvidia's Tesla

IBM's half-depth Xeon server will ogffer space for Nvidias Fermi technology.
Tags: GPU, IBM, server, server hardware

No more bottlenecks: Accelerating real-time data access in blades the solid state way

NAND Flash-based cards add terabytes of DRAM-like acceleration to blades in a new persistent memory tier with advanced error checking, self-healing and RAID5-like redundancy.
Tags: blade, HP, server, solid state drive, SSD

Virtualization Technologies Cuts House Bill

The U.S. House of Representatives is saving money with virtualization technologies and server consolidation.
Tags: server consolidation, server, virtualization technologies, virtualization

Halo Foundation Launches Xenserver Private Cloud Appliance

The HaloFC Extended Enterprise Platform installs via OVF and will manage Xen based instances 5.X or Xen Org instances of the Hypervisor as well as XCP based clouds.
Tags: XenServer, server, cloud computing, private cloud