Drew Robb

IBM turned 100 years old this month, a rare feat in an industry riddled with one-decade wonders, such as DEC, Compaq, Atari, Wang, Gateway and Commodore.

Diagnostics Azar concedes that experience and attitude can sometimes use some backup in the form of diagnostics software. Like most experienced sys

What's Missing While some vendors use the same box as a plain vanilla server, others use a scaled-down version that is adequate for file serving. This is

The world of Web servers has always moved at a clip, with the leading players sometimes changing faster than the technology itself. Although the Web

What does it take to create a successful career for yourself as a system administrator? It all depends on who you ask. Some believe certification is key,

Amidst a barrage of hysterical hype and cacophony of vendor announcements, it can be hard to separate the vaporware from the technology that is changing

There has been much debate in the past year about how storage virtualization should be done and who has the best technology. Some say it should be done in

Storage grids is gaining some momentum and are being elevated to the stature of being the next big thing. Are storage grids the latest killer app or

More about blade servers In this two-part series, ServerWatch will showcase and attempt to compare and contrast the various blade servers from the primary

EMC has released VPlex as part of its private cloud vision. This technology takes a fresh look at data center management, access and mobility -- i.e., it

More on server room management Server Survival The company plans to spend billions of R&D dollars in realizing this goal. A big part of this is

Fujitsu is fast off the mark with the release of two single-socket servers using the latest Intel Clarkdale processor. Known as the Primergy TX150 S7 and