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Data Center Survey 2021: Outages Less Common, More Expensive
The 11th Global Data Center Survey is here with insights from international data center operators and owners on the latest trends for managing servers.
The Uptime Institute's (UI) annual survey is a critical reference point for the state of data centers, and the 2021 report is no different. The survey covers a range of topics, including PUE metrics, outage trends, sustainability efforts, and supply chain...
On-Prem Infrastructure is Here to Stay. But What Workloads Go Where?
Yes, data centers and server rooms are changing. The explosion of cloud infrastructure solutions enabled organizations to adopt large virtual workloads while innovative server technology offers more in less space. Though effective in causing the downward trend we've seen in recent years, these trends hardly mean the end of on-premises infrastructures.
Through several years of trial-and-error, industry thought leaders are clear: the future of enterprise...
IBM’s 2nm Breakthrough: Implications for Chip and Server Makers
IBM last month unveiled its proof of concept for the world's first 2-nanometer transistor technology. Initial projections show the breakthrough could lead to 45% higher performance and 75% lower energy use than today's 7nm processors.
While 2nm technology is a few years away from coming to devices, IBM's success could benefit much of the chip industry. While AMD and TSMC's advancements in recent years put...
A Tale of Two 3rd Gen Processors: AMD & Intel
In the latest chapter of the AMD-Intel battle for global chip dominance, both companies are targeting the server market with their 3rd generation x86 CPUs. Earlier this year AMD released its EPYC "Milan" chips and Intel countered with its Xeon Scalable Processor (SP), codenamed "Ice Lake."
Server processors: x86
While AMD and Intel manufacture and sell a suite of chips for computer systems, EPYC and Xeon...
PowerShell is Top Attack Vector for Critical Security Threats: Research
PowerShell was the source of more than a third of critical security threats detected by Cisco Secure Endpoint in the second half of 2020.
Dual-use tool exploitation was the top threat category detected by Cisco, followed by ransomware, fileless malware, and credential dumping, with PowerShell a primary vector in those last two categories also.
Ransomware has been in the headlines quite a bit, thanks to the...
