x86 servers are still in, but brand loyalty is out. Dell satisfies, while Oracle disappoints. Gabriel Consulting Group's third annual data center survey reveals the latest server trends and differentiators.
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IBM, Dell, x86 servers, HP, server hardware
Latest figures on global server shipments and sales underscore continuing rebound in the sector, with each measure posting double-digit annual growth.
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IBM, x86 servers, HP, servers, IDC
It wasn't long ago that RISC processors powered EMC's server lines. Today, Intel's Nehalem EX processor is the power behind its four server lines. Together, Celerra, Centera, Clariion and Symmetrix offer a variety of solutions to match a variety of budgets.
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EMC, Intel, x86 servers, buyer's guide, Clariion
In the past few months, Dell overhauled its PowerEdge server line to provide
its x86 servers with greater reliability, improved performance and the ability
to handle tougher workloads. Here's what to expect if you're in the market for
Dell servers.
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Dell, x86 servers, buyer's guide, PowerEdge, dell servers
True to its promise, Oracle sticks to the high-end market with massive clustering x86 servers and a unified network fabric.
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Oracle, Intel, x86 servers, Sun, HPC
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.
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cloud computing, server, x86 servers, AMD, Opteron
When it comes to blade servers, x86 is the most frequent architecture of choice. Bladed or not, however, x86 servers are not the perfect tool for every task. Non-x86 blade server options, while limited, fill many of the gaps that their x86 siblings leave.
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blade servers, x86 servers, HP, non-x86 blade servers
Sun traditionally offered both AMD and Intel processors in its x86 server lineup. Now, it's looking like AMD's Opteron won't make the cut under Oracle's ownership.
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Oracle, Intel, x86 servers, AMD, Opteron
Sales of x86 servers are taking off like a shot, RISC is shriveling up, and prices are still dropping as IT buyers snap up less-expensive servers.
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x86 servers, Unix, RISC, IDC, blades
The chip giant might do a little better than expected thanks to its new x86 server processors, but there will be no big surprises. After 2009, that's a good thing.
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earnings, Intel, x86 servers, Xeon, Nehalem
OS Roundup: Are we heading back to an era where the OS is
once again tied to the hardware? Seems unlikely in this age of commodity x86
servers, yet increasingly, ISVs and OEMs are limiting what can run where.
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Windows, x86 servers, Solaris, OS, Mac OS X
Hard-Core Hardware: "Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap
tall buildings in a single bound" -- will Nehalem EX be the cornerstone in x86
servers that are really as good as Intel claims?
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Intel, x86 servers, Xeon, buyers guide, Xeon 7500
As x86 servers increasingly dominate the landscape, is there room for RISC? Absolutely, says one prominent analyst.
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x86 servers, hardware, Unix, x86, RISC
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.
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virtualization, blade, x86 servers, Xeon, SGI
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
After a year of spiraling toward the ground, server sales may be pulling out of the dive, with x86 servers leading the pack. Revenue continued to fall, yet it's still progress.
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IBM, x86 servers, HP, Gartner, blades
