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Lenovo's ThinkServer RD630 Gets the Job Done

The ThinkServer RD630 screams speed and versatility. Whatever task you want to throw at it, the RD630 is more than up to the job.


Tags: Lenovo, ThinkServer, servers, lenovo thinkserver, server review

Hyper-V and VMware vSphere Architectures: Pros and Cons

With Microsoft Hyper-V and VMware vSphere tackling virtualization in their own distinct ways, it's important to know the key advantages and disadvantages of each design architecture employed by the two.


Tags: hypervisor, server tutorial, VMware vSphere, VMware, Microsoft Hyper-V, virtualization, servers, server virtualization, Hyper-V

Dell PowerEdge R715: A Steal at This Price?

Our latest Server Review uncovers an AMD Opteron-based server that offers an outstanding combination of price and performance.


Tags: Dell PowerEdge, PowerEdge, server review, Dell, rackmount, servers

Intel Expands Its Xeon E7 and Server Rack Architecture

Rack-scale architecture announced at the same time Intel's Xeon memory capacity is boosted by 4x.


Tags: servers, Intel, Xeon E7, server racks, Ivy Bridge

HP Moonshot Debuts Low-Power Servers

Low-power hyperscale server platform is finally ready for commercial deployment.


Tags: Moonshot, servers, hyperscale, low-power, HP

IBM PureSystems Turning One and Tackling Big Data

A year ago IBM entered the engineered server systems space - where are they now?


Tags: IBM PureData System, PureSystems, IBM, big data, Cloud, servers, cloud computing

Cloning Virtual Domain Controllers in Windows Server 2012

Discover how the new cloning feature in Windows Server 2012 can simplify building a new additional domain controller as well as save time when provisioning domain controllers for rapid deployment.


Tags: virtualization, Active Directory, mission-critical, server tutorial, servers, server virtualization

Big Blue Strikes Back Against Oracle SPARC Power Claims

Whose systems are faster: Oracle's SPARC or IBM's Power?


Tags: SPARC, Oracle, Power 8, IBM Power System, IBM Power Series, IBM, servers, POWER 7

Oracle Accelerates Servers with New T5 and M5 SPARC Lines

Oracle updates its high-end and mid-range portfolios of SPARC server chips and systems.


Tags: T5, Server Market, M5, servers, Oracle, SPARC

Oracle's Server Woes Hit the Bottom Line

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison reveals new SPARC processor set to debut next week.  Will it help lead a hardware turnaround?


Tags: Sun, Exalogic, quarterly financials, Oracle, Exadata, servers, SPARC

OpenSUSE 12.3 Advances Linux Servers

OpenSUSE may be moving from MySQL to the open source MariaDB, but don't expect SUSE Linux Enterprise to do the same.


Tags: servers, Linux server, openSUSE, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, MariaDB, Linux, open source, MySQL

Ubuntu Linux Gets Certified on Dell 12G Servers

Dell will now be able to resell and support Ubuntu Linux across a broad range of servers.


Tags: Linux server, Dell, servers, Ubuntu Linux, Linux, Ubuntu LTS, OpenStack

Tilera Shows Off 72-Core Chip Architecture

What can you do with a 72-core chip?


Tags: servers, Tilera, CentOS, Linux server

Creating a Web-Based Windows Remote Desktop Client

Our latest Server Tutorial explores two key ways you can easily make remote connections to computers from within a web browser.


Tags: server tutorial, servers, Remote Desktop, Windows Server, Remote Desktop Protocol

Virtualizing Active Directory Domain Controllers: General Best Practices

Before virtualizing mission-critical services like Active Directory domain controllers, make sure to brush up on what you should and should not do with our "best practices" reference.


Tags: virtualization, mission-critical, server virtualization, server tutorial, Active Directory, servers

HP's ProLiant DL560 Gen8 Server Exudes Engineering Excellence

The HP DL560 is an engineering marvel and a crazy fast one at that. Is there any situation where this server wouldn't fit?


Tags: Gen8, HP, server review, hp gen8, ProLiant Gen8 server, blade server, servers, ProLiant

HP Advances BladeSystem with c7000

New blade server enclosure provides more bandwidth, while HP's latest Gen8 blade system is geared with VDI environments in mind.


Tags: Virtual Desktop Interface, HP BladeSystem, blade server, servers, hp gen8, Gen8, VDI

VCE Advances Integrated Server Vision

The Cisco/EMC/VMware joint venture puts out new data center system bundles and introduces a management paradigm for systems management.


Tags: data center, VCE, Cisco, servers, VMware, EMC

Univa Revs Up Grid Engine for ARM Servers

Company's workload management software will provide automation and orchestration to the burgeoning ARM server market.


Tags: Univa, Servers & Services, Dell, servers, ARM server, Calxeda, ARM

How to Use Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Replica for Disaster Recovery

Discover how to create and implement a cost-effective disaster recovery solution with Windows Server 2012's Hyper-V Replica virtual technology.


Tags: virtualization, Windows Server, Server Administrator, Windows Server 2012, server, Microsoft, disaster recovery, Hyper-V, servers

Microservers: Up and Coming Solution or Cute Holiday Boutique Gift?

Microservers seem to be quite the rage in the server world these days, but are they really a serious solution that can be used as "real" servers?


Tags: Servers & Services, server virtualization, MicroServer, virtualization, servers

IBM Powers Up Server Lineup

IBM debuts new entry-level POWER servers for AIX and Linux.


Tags: IBM, Linux, PowerVM, servers, virtualization, AIX, POWER 7

How to Team Your Network Cards with Windows Server 2012

Discover how to resolve all sorts of virtualization headaches by teaming your network cards with Windows Server 2012's Server Manager.


Tags: Server Administrator, servers, Windows Server 2012, server, Microsoft, Windows Server, virtualization

How to Manage Multiple Servers with Windows Server 2012

Discover how to quickly and easily administer multiple servers, no matter where they are in the world, from a single interface.


Tags: Windows Server, servers, Server Administrator, server, Windows Server 2012, Microsoft

Survey: 51% of x86 Servers Now Virtualized

A new study from 451 Research reveals that a slim majority of x86 servers are now virtualized.


Tags: virtualization, server, x86 servers, server virtualization, servers, 451 Research, x86

AMD Roadrunner Platform Opens Server Design

AMD jumps into Open Compute servers with the debut of its new Open 3.0 platform.


Tags: server, Servers & Services, servers, Open 3.0, Open Compute, AMD

Open Compute Project Launches Common Slot Spec

Server racks will now be able to mix and match CPUs from different vendors in the same box.


Tags: Intel, Open Compute, CPUs, CPU, rackmount, AMD, servers

How to Enable Concurrent Remote Desktop Sessions in Windows

Our latest Server Tutorial reveals how you can get around the Windows one-concurrent user limitation in order to be able to use a PC at the same time as a remote connector.


Tags: Windows Server, servers, server tutorial, Remote Desktop, Remote Desktop Protocol

Sun Pays Off for Oracle as Q2 Earnings Grow

With solid returns in for the second quarter, Larry Ellison is ready to call the purchase of Sun the best acquisition his company has ever made.


Tags: x86 servers, Sun, Sun Microsystems, Oracle, servers, server, acquisition

Dell Aims for Global Server Dominance

Michael Dell wants to be the number one server vendor in the world, and the OpenStack cloud might just help him to get there.


Tags: Dell, Servers & Services, OpenStack, cloud computing, dell servers, servers

8 Trending Third-Party Management Tools for Amazon Web Services

A closer look at some of the most popular third-party tools currently available for managing your Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud services.


Tags: servers, EC2, server tutorial, AWS, Amazon Web Services, Web services

Global Server Revenues Down in 3Q12

Linux and x86 servers are bright spots as the global server market continues to slow down.


Tags: x86 servers, servers, Server Market, Linux server, server, x86

HP's Losses Mount as Itanium Server Line Falters

Declines continue in the wake of trouble at Autonomy and a double-digit decrease in business-critical systems revenue.


Tags: HP, servers, quarterly financials, server, Itanium

HP Builds New Servers for Big Data

The new HP ProLiant SL4500 server series scales up performance to meet Big Data requirements.


Tags: HP, servers, big data analytics, big data, HP ProLiant, server

ARM Server Tech Gets a LEG Up on Linux

Linaro Enterprise Group ramps up to accelerate the development of ARM for Linux.


Tags: server, Linux, ARM, Linaro, servers

Lenovo Unveils First Enterprise Product Group Server

The ThinkPad maker commences its journey to the data center with the new Intel-powered ThinkServer TD330 for SMBs.


Tags: SMBs, server, ThinkServer, enterprise server, Lenovo, servers

Dreamhost Looking to Contribute Back to Linux

Dreamhost's CEO elaborates on the evolving role of Linux use at his hosting company.


Tags: Ubuntu, servers, server, Linux, Ubuntu Server, open source

How to Team Your Network Cards in Windows Server 2012

With the advent of cloud computing and mass virtualization of server operating systems, the need for high speed, highly available networking becomes even more pressing.


Tags: server tutorial, Windows Server 2012, servers, Windows Server, NIC

How to Fix a VMware Player Bridged Network

Having difficulties when trying to set a network adapter on a VMware Player machine in Bridged mode?  Our latest tutorial reveals a solution for the bridged network issue.


Tags: VMware, VMware Player, network adapter, servers, server tutorial

What's the Real Story on KVM Usage?

While some surveys peg hypervisor usage of Red Hat's KVM at a meager 0.5%, support for KVM from vendors tells a different story.




Tags: virtualization, Red Hat, servers, server virtualization, virtually speaking, KVM, Cloud, server, hypervisor

HDS Revamps Unified Compute Platform

Hitachi Data Systems overhauls its converged infrastructure portfolio with 11 new products.


Tags: Unified Compute, server, HDS, Hitachi Data Systems, servers, Hitachi

IBM Rolls Out New PureSystems Data Servers

Oracle isn't the only company going after in-memory data, with a little help from Linux.


Tags: Servers & Services, Transaction Analytics, IBM, analytics, servers, PureSystem

Oracle Debuts Exalogic X3-2 Server

The company updates its business application server platform with Intel Sandy Bridge processors and a whole lot of RAM.


Tags: Oracle, server, Exalogic, application server, servers

A Hands-on Look at Windows Server 2012

With Windows Server 2012 finally officially available, now's the perfect time to delve a little deeper into the features and changes in the new server operating system that are likely to matter most to enterprises.


Tags: Windows Server, server, Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Windows 8, Windows, servers

HP Advances Gen8 Server Platforms for Four-Socket Systems

With its latest servers HP aims to enable pervasive virtualization with more performance and better I/O.


Tags: ProLiant Gen8 server, intel e5, rackmount, servers, HP, virtualization, hp gen8, blade server, ProLiant

What the vTax's Demise Means for Server Virtualization

Is VMware's elimination of the hated "vTax" a sign that the company is changing its focus to where the real money is?


Tags: server virtualization, servers, server, Cloud, hybrid cloud, virtualization, VMware

Windows Server 2012 Walkthroughs: Upgrading a Dell R520

Chomping at the bit to test out the official release of Windows Server 2012?  Check out what to watch for and avoid as we put the new server OS through its paces.


Tags: Windows Server, servers, server tutorial, Windows Server 2012, server

Oracle Pushing Forward on Linux and Solaris

Wim Coekaerts explains how Oracle's Linux team works in the post-Sun acquisition era alongside Solaris.


Tags: Oracle, Linux, servers, Solaris, server os

Facebook's Open Compute Plans to Remake Servers

The social networking site’s lead systems engineer details his company's approach and plans for changing server infrastructure.


Tags: open source, Facebook, Open Compute, servers

If Linus Torvalds Got Hit By a Bus Would Linux Die?

Linux creator addresses the issues of leadership and advises new developers to also look for different projects to contribute their code.


Tags: Linus Torvalds, servers, Linux server, Linux, Linux Community

The State of Linux in 2012

Jim Zemlin, Executive Director of the Linux Foundation, explains how Linux has become fundamental to modern technology, from servers to the cloud and beyond.


Tags: servers, Linux Foundation, Linux, Cloud, Linux server, LinuxCon

HP Extends Its Itanium NonStop Servers

The company's new NS2100 Server platform delivers entry-class Intel Itanium architecture.


Tags: x86 servers, Itanium, HP, servers, NonStop

Solid State Storage's Surging Impact on Server Virtualization

With NAND flash technology and SSD prices continuing to fall, server virtualization is set to reap the benefits.  Is it time to splash some cash on flash?


Tags: servers, NAND Flash, virtualization, Solid State Storage, server virtualization

HP Wins Oracle App Support for Itanium Servers

Oracle plans to appeal a court ruling that will force it to continue to support HP's Itanium servers.


Tags: servers, server, Oracle, x86 servers, HP, Itanium

Oracle Updates Its Exalogic Servers

Software updates in the new Exalogic servers boost virtualization options for the Oracle engineered systems.


Tags: virtualization, Exalogic, Oracle Exalogic, IaaS, OracleVM 3.0, Oracle, servers

Open Source OpenStack ARMs the Cloud

The cloud will no longer be confined to just the realm of x86 servers as OpenStack turns two.


Tags: ARM, servers, OpenStack, x86, cloud computing, Cloud

The Future of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Red Hat reveals what the next generation of enterprise servers running Linux will likely include.


Tags: Linux, Fedora, servers, Red Hat, RHEL 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Dell PowerEdge Microserver Buying Guide

With microservers threatening to become the next great server form factor, Dell is pushing micros hard with the debut of its third generation PowerEdge microserver.


Tags: Dell PowerEdge, PowerEdge, server, buyers guide, Dell, buyer's guide, servers, MicroServer, Buying Guide

NASA Ditching Open Source OpenStack? Not So Fast

While Amazon boasts that NASA is saving $1M by moving to AWS, the truth is a bit more complex.


Tags: AWS, Amazon Web Services, Amazon, Cloud, OpenStack, Piston, servers, NASA, open source

HP DL380p Gen8 Server Delivers Speed and Space

HP's DL380p Gen8 data center rackmount server should be at the top of any IT evaluation for new data center infrastructure.


Tags: server review, hp gen8, rackmount, servers, server, HP, data center

Dell Delivers Convergence in New Data Center Solution

Servers, storage and networking come together in a new converged Blade Data Center offering.


Tags: virtualization, blade server, Dell PowerEdge, blades, Dell, server, servers

Global Server Revenues Decline in 1Q12

The latest global server reports are out from both IDC and Gartner, and despite a few bright spots, overall the news isn't good.


Tags: HP, x86 servers, blade servers, Server Market, IBM, server, Dell, x86, servers

Dell Debuts New ARM-based Copper Servers

Available only to select customers and developers, Dell gets the ball rolling on a new ARM-based server ecosystem.


Tags: ARM, ARM server, Dell PowerEdge, Servers & Services, servers, PowerEdge, Dell

HP ProLiant Server Buying Guide

Generation eight of HP's ProLiant line of servers debuts as the latest major makeover of the company's x86 mainstay.


Tags: server, Buying Guide, HP, ProLiant, servers, buyers guide, ProLiant Gen8 server

Dell Closes on Cloud Computing Wyse Technology Acquisition

Dell looks to attain a leadership position in the thin client and cloud computing markets with the purchase.


Tags: servers, thin client, Servers & Services, Thin clients, cloud computing, Wyse, Dell

Servers Still a Bright Spot for Dell Despite Decline in Overall Revenues

Dell execs blame sales execution for the company's missed expectations.


Tags: servers, quarterly financials, networking, Dell, Servers & Services

Infineta Helps Gird Businesses for Big Data Crush

With 10 Gig servers taking over the market, the volume of data traversing WANs continues to proliferate. Infineta has an answer that doesn't require more bandwidth.


Tags: servers, Infineta, WAN, backup, big data

Global Server Market Continues Rebound: IDC

Latest figures on global server shipments and sales underscore continuing rebound in the sector, with each measure posting double-digit annual growth.
Tags: IBM, HP, x86 servers, servers, IDC

Managing Dedicated Servers With Load Balancing

One dedicated server to handle an incredibly large workload isn’t enough.
Tags: load balancing, load balance, dedicated server, servers

Dell Servers, Services Sales Soar

The company credits its strong quarter to a continuing corporate system refresh cycle and surging demand for IT services.
Tags: earnings, servers, dell servers, health care, IT spending

Top 15 Windows Server Evolution and Innovations

The top 15 innovations in the evolution of Windows Server over the past 15 years.
Tags: Windows Server, servers

Liquid Blade Servers for the Data Center

From PCs to rack mount and blade servers, liquid cooling is making its way in to the data center.
Tags: liquid cooling, data center, blade server, servers

The Evolution of Blade Servers

The initial wave of blade servers largely failed, along with the companies that made them.
Tags: servers, HPC, blade server, blade

HP's Mark Payne on Data Center Management Trends

Mark Payne, VP of EMEA industry standard servers at HP looks at the emerging trends in data center management and design.
Tags: servers, data center, data center management, cooling

Schwarzenegger Orders Data Center Consolidation

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed an executive order requiring California to reduce the total amount of data center square footage used by state agencies.
Tags: servers, government, capacity, consolidation, data center