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Novel Approaches to Server Cooling

When it comes to lowering power consumption in the data center, it only makes sense to devote most of the attention to the chief energy culprit: the server. Continue Reading »

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Microsoft Previews Vail and Aurora Server Products

Microsoft earlier this week released preview versions of the Vail Windows Home Server, and also the Aurora Windows Small Business Server. Continue Reading »

A Tale of Two Server Architectures

An interesting dynamic is playing out in high-end server circles as enterprises confront the twin paradigms of ever-larger many-core devices vs. tighter clusters of relatively smaller machines. Continue Reading »

HP Introduces New Desktop for SMBs

Hewlett-Packard earlier this month introduced a new desktop targeted at small and mid-sized businesses, following a trend among computer makers. Continue Reading »

The Future of the $99 Server and Birth of Reverse Virtualization

Currently, the Plug Computer is more of a consumer/small business solution, but initially the Apple computer was a board sold to hobbyists. Continue Reading »

End-to-End FCoE: Still Some Work to Be Done?

Fibre Channel is now available on Ethernet and it seems to be giving iSCSI a run for its money as the preferred solution across a range of enterprise types and sizes. Continue Reading »

IBM Announces Deduplication Appliance for Mid-Sized Businesses

IBM has introduced a new deduplication appliance targeted at the mid-sized businesses. Continue Reading »

Seeking an Interoperable Ethernet up to 100G

The new 40G/100G Ethernet standard is barely out of the ratification process and the drive is on to foster compatibility among various vendor platforms. Continue Reading »

Improving PC Power: It's Not All About Silicon Anymore

Now that improvements to actual silicon have hit the brick wall save for the ability to pack more cores onto a single die, it's no wonder that the industry is looking to other means to ramp up system capabilities. Continue Reading »