The third quarter marked the slowest quarterly growth rate for servers worldwide since the first quarter of 2010, according to IDC. Among global vendors, IBM was the big winner, picking up enough share to pull even with HP.
Dubbed Odyssey, it's HP's plan seeks to transform the server landscape for mission-critical computing.
Plenty of possibilities from the latest version of this AMD Opteron powered workhorse.
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HP, Opteron, x86 server, ProLiant
HP's popular ProLiant line spans the full range of server form factors, from microserver to rack, tower, and blade to its scale-out lines. Find out what's new in these five categories.
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HP, buyer's guide, x86 server, ProLiant, MicroServer
If you ruled out Unisys because you think it sells just old school mainframes, it's time to give this server provider another look. The OEM's high-end x86 servers and mainframes take full advantage of its years of experience in implementing enterprise-class solutions.
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server hardware, mainframe, buyer's guide, x86 server, Unisys
Oracle users weigh in on how they perceive the vendor these days. How big of
an impact is its smack at Itanium having, and how are non-Oracle software shops
faring? Learn where the company remains strong and where there may be room for
improvement or concern.
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Oracle, Red Hat, buyer's guide, Itanium, x86 server
More than a year after acquiring Sun Microsystems, the question remains: Where
is Oracle going with its Sun server bounty, and where does it see the industry
heading?
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Oracle, buyer's guide, x86 server, netra, SPARC
The arrival of Intel's Nehalem-EX has pretty much signaled the end of Microsoft's support. The high-end x86 server market is changing, with many servers now sporting features previously available only in Itanium.
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Microsoft, Itanium, Nehalem, x86 server, Server Market
A new series of Cisco's x86 servers said to provide double-digit performance gains will be formally announced in the coming weeks.
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cloud computing, Cisco, UCS, x86 server, Westmere
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.
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Intel, Dell, x86 servers, x86 server, Westmere
A report from Broadpoint makes the argument that both chip makers will do better than expected because x86 server sales are poised to take off. No doubt IBM, HP and Dell are hoping that's the case.
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Intel, x86, AMD, processor, x86 server
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?
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Dell, RISC, Unix server, buyer's guide, x86 server
