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Are Linux File Systems Right for You?
[05/12/2008]
Linux file systems aren't for everyone. A variety of limitations make them poorly suited for large and HPC environments.
Cloud Computing: Hot Air or Killer App?
[05/08/2008]
Despite a lack of clarity on what it is, cloud computing is being billed as The Next Big Thing. Is it really new, though?
Virtually Speaking: Mac vs. PC Battle Goes Virtual
[05/06/2008]
Is the decades-old turf war moving to new territory?
Storage Virtualization Plays Catch Up
[05/02/2008]
While server virtualization rolls onward with seemingly unstoppable momentum, storage virtualization has lagged behind. Block-level and file-level virtualization are helping change this.
Virtually Speaking: It's Good to Be King
[04/29/2008]
And it's not bad to be a subject in the virtual kingdom, either. VMware reports strong first-quarter earnings, while Virtual Iron and Parallels hit milestone deployment markers.
2008 Product Excellence Awards Voting Begins
04/29/2008
Time to cast your ballot for your server room favorites. Weigh in on servers, virtualization products and more.
8 Simple Ways to Slash Your Data Center Electricity Bill
[04/24/2008]
Energy costs are fast eclipsing other expenses of running a data center. One way to reduce these costs is to trim power requirements. We offer some easy tips to do so.
Is Paravirtualization Circling the Drain?
[04/23/2008]
Maybe, according to KVM maintainer and Linux kernel developer Avi Kivity. A closer examination, however, reveals that a terminal diagnoses may be premature.
Virtually Speaking: Reaping Quantifiable Benefits
[04/22/2008]
The immeasurable benefits of a virtual infrastructure are now measurable.
Virtual Servers Update: VMware vs. Microsoft vs. Xen
[04/17/2008]
Read our comparative guide to what the Big 3 of the virtual world been up to lately.
Virtually Speaking: Old Concept, New Spin
[04/15/2008]
Ready to rethink appliances? Pano Logic puts a new spin on the traditional desktop model, while Kace revvs its Kbox family of systems management and deployment appliances.
Virtually Speaking: Unclogging the I/O Pipes
[04/08/2008]
3Leaf Systems — the Roto Rooter of the virtualization set?
2008 Product Excellence Awards Nominations Process Continues
[04/07/2008]
There's still time, but you have to hurry. Only two weeks remain to nominate your favorite products and vendors in the ServerWatch Product Excellence Awards. Tell us who should get top honors.
2008 Product Excellence Awards Nominations Process Continues
03/31/2008
There's still time, but you have to hurry. Only two weeks remain to nominate your favorite products and vendors in the ServerWatch Product Excellence Awards. Tell us who should get top honors.
Create a Recession-Proof Data Center
[03/27/2008]
Think your IT budget is safe from economic uncertainty? Think again. The best time to take measures to help the data center weather a recession is before the storm. Find out where to assess and cut to best help your bottom line.
ServerWatch Product Excellence Awards Nomination Period Opens
[03/21/2008]
From midrange servers to virtualization and storage applications, now is the time to let the world in on your server room favorites: Nominate them for 2008 ServerWatch Product Excellence Awards.
Enterprise Unix Roundup: Take This with a Grain of Salt (Palace)
[03/19/2008]
Another year, another Brainshare. The big theme out of Salt Lake City this year? That old standby, interoperability.
Virtually Speaking: Presenting -- Presentation Virtualization
[03/11/2008]
Will a semantic proclamation from Microsoft have an impact on the virtualization landscape?
Get Smart About Virtual SANs
[03/07/2008]
Think virtualization is all about servers? Learn how one university took its SAN virtual and increased performance and reliability along with capacity.
Virtualization Battle Heats Up
[02/29/2008]
Windows Server 2008 is shipping without Hyper-V, but the virtualization component is still very much felt.
Enterprise Unix Roundup: Unix Heads for the Clouds
[02/27/2008]
The recent fight over the OOXML format as a standard could be a big clue for determining the new direction for IT. A direction that could leave all of the Unix operating systems sitting pretty.
White Box Market Changing but Growing
[02/20/2008]
The white box server sector may have changed, but it's big, it's thriving and it has a powerful friend in the business — Intel.
Virtually Speaking: NetApp Ups the Virtual Storage Ante
[02/19/2008]
Amid a tough environment for IT spending, Network Appliance is making a play for VMware storage business.
The Hybridization of the LAMP Stack
[02/13/2008]
Think open source users are monogamous? Think again.
Enterprise Unix Roundup: Have Unix Your Way
[02/13/2008]
With server appliance sales growing, is the future merely a world of transparent operating systems?
Virtually Speaking: Citrix Lays a Foundation
[02/12/2008]
The newest virtualization vendor on the block laid out its virtual infrastructure options and announced some new products.
Virtualization Enters the SMB World
[02/07/2008]
Virtualization has wooed and won over large and midsize enterprises. Now it's holding court with SMBs. What should small shops look for in a virtualization solution?
7.0, Microsoft's Lucky Version?
[02/06/2008]
Is IIS 7.0 the Web server that finally gets Web serving right?
Virtually Speaking: Waiting to Shift Gears
[02/05/2008]
Is a virtual lull a sign of a virtual shift?
Mail Server Options Abound
[02/05/2008]
Who says Exchange is the only enterprise-worthy mail solution? Zimbra, Gordano and CommuniGate Systems unveiled offerings to appeal to both enterprises and SMBs.
Fire -- The Other Data Center Heat Problem
[01/31/2008]
The combination of a constant ignition source and a plentiful supply of fuel gives the data center a perfect storm for a fire. The heat of even a minor fire can cause far more disruption than the many watts microprocessors waste. Learn what steps you can take to minimize potential damage.
Virtually Speaking: VMware Comes Down to Earth
[01/29/2008]
The darling of the virtualization industry watches its stock take a beating. VMLogix's multiplatform LabManager goes GA. Will it beat VMware Lab Manager at its own game? And a new version of Virtuozzo is out.
RF Code Tracks to the Rack
[01/29/2008]
Tired of inventorying your servers every quarter? RF Code introduced a set-it and forget-it solution that keeps tabs on server room assets in real time.
HP-UX, Forever 11?
[01/28/2008]
HP-UX may be retaining the version 11 stamp, but that doesn't mean its updates are mere point releases.
Get Ready for RAID-6
[01/25/2008]
RAID-6 is becoming a common way to get the most out of SATA drives. If you're considering using RAID-6, be sure your RAID controller is up to the task.
Virtually Speaking: VMware Goes Behind the Scenes
[01/22/2008]
VMware Stage Manager takes aim at cleaning up the messy mechanics that precede deployments.
Will Hyper-V Make VMware This Decade's Netscape?
[01/17/2008]
Whatever Microsoft wants, Microsoft seems to always get. Will its Hyper-V virtualization environment bring down VMware and dominate the untapped pool of data centers that have yet to commit to the technology?
Virtually Speaking: FalconStor, Virtual Iron Eye Virtual Storage
[01/15/2008]
Virtual Iron and FalconStor cozy up to make managing virtual storage a more streamlined experience.
Why Tape Libraries Still Matter
[01/09/2008]
Disk-based backup and recovery solutions may be the hot ticket, but don't count tape libraries out yet. Tape users are sticking with their medium and buying more capacity, while the vendors continue to evolve their offerings to keep pace pace with enterprise needs.
Virtually Speaking: The 'Other' Open Source Virtualization Option
[01/08/2008]
SWsoft's OpenVZ project is expanding its reach with support for Ubuntu Linux 7.10.
ILM Lives on Beyond the Buzz
[01/04/2008]
Information lifecycle management may no longer be all the rage, but look beyond semantics, and you'll find the concepts and methodologies behind it thriving as they continue to evolve.
Microsoft Ready for 2008 Challenges
[01/02/2008]
The new year is bringing both new leadership and new directions to the software giant. What should you look for from Redmond this year?
Enterprise Unix Roundup: Leopard, Enterprise-Ready but Not for All
[01/02/2008]
Leopard Server has a lot going for it, and Apple thinks it can run in any size company. But instead of crafting an über-market strategy, the vendor is playing it cool and selling to traditionally Mac friendly verticals.
Virtualization Craze Brings the Bad With the Good
[12/27/2007]
The oft-mentioned upside of virtualized data centers is the energy, time and money saved. With the technology, however, also comes security and planning issues.
Storage Horizon 2008
[12/27/2007]
Enterprise Storage Forum's Henry Newman reviews how accurate his 2007 predictions were and weighs in on where he thinks storage is headed in 2008.
A Leopard Server Wish List
[12/21/2007]
Mac OS X 10.5 may be a big improvement over 10.4, but it's far from perfect.
Storage Switches Offer Alternatives to Fibre Channel
[12/20/2007]
Storage switches continue to increase in both speed and features as vendors adopt iSCSI and other protocols to supplement their Fibre Channel offerings. What are Cisco, Brocade and the rest of the pack up to?
Enterprise Unix Roundup: The Ghost of Unix Future
[12/19/2007]
As 2007 draws to a close, Enterprise Unix Roundup takes one last look at the year past and peeks ahead to see the shadows of things to come.
Virtually Speaking: Seven Virtualization Trends to Watch in 2008
[12/18/2007]
As 2007 wraps up, here are seven areas that will have an impact on the server virtualization market in 2008.
Server Snapshots: Hardware for the Virtual Infrastructure
[12/14/2007]
Virtualization has come mainstream, the time has come to more closely align hardware purchasing with virtualization deployment.
10 Coolest Features in Windows Server 2008
[12/12/2007]
Hyper-V, IIS 7 and Server Cores are three components of Windows Server 2008 worth checking out. Take a peek at the 10 coolest features in Microsoft's newest operating system.
Virtually Speaking: Storage, the New Frontier
[12/11/2007]
The latest offerings from VMware and Virtual Iron look to virtual storage.
Virtually Speaking: Surveys Galore
[12/04/2007]
IDC's third-quarter server shipment survey found virtualization already having an impact on purchasing, while a study from Xsigo named I/O bottleneck as the biggest hurdle for virtual deployments. Meanwhile, Transitive partnered with Hitachi to ease migration pain points.
Data Center Skill Sets, Keeping It Fresh
[11/29/2007]
Is automation a harbinger of doom for the data center professional? Not necessarily. Analysts predict jobs will be plentiful for those with current skill sets and an awareness of non-IT issues that impact the data center.
Whatever Happened to ... WebSphere?
[11/28/2007]
Once the de facto leader among Java-based Web application servers, Web Sphere Application Server faces increased competition on multiple fronts. Has the venerable app server, which helped change how the Web operated, kept pace with the times?
Virtually Speaking: Vendors Claim Some Turf
[11/27/2007]
Server sales are up for the third quarter, but the vendors are preparing for an inevitable virtual fight.
Virtually Speaking: The I/O Differentiator
[11/20/2007]
IBM and HP are taking the blade battle to the virtual realm. Will their approaches to I/O virtualization be the difference between the competing products?
A Virtual Conversation
[11/15/2007]
XenSource's Simon Crosby discusses the three "Vs": virtualization, VMware and Viridian.
Got Macs? Be Sure to Maximize Security
[11/15/2007]
As the presence of Macs in the enterprise slowly increases, what steps should be taken to protect your servers?
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