May 2014 Big Blue just announced the Power 8 server line. Linux power is the key intention with this. The Power8 silicon is being offered in a number of configurations, including a 3.02 GHz chip with 12 or 24 cores, a 3.52 GHz 24-core processor and a 4.15 GHz processor with 8 or 16 cores. […]
July 2014 The sad fact is that with all of the information available e-waste is still on the rise. The good news is that the rate in which its accelerating is slowing down. Awareness is the first step. Here are 12 facts regarding e-waste. 1. E-waste is still the fastest growing municipal waste stream in […]
April 2014 Recently IBM launched its new Power8 chip architecture for next-generation servers, which it describes as “a sliver of silicon that measures just one square inch…embedded with more than 4 billion microscopic transistors and more than 11 miles of high-speed copper wiring.” Maybe more significantly, IBM is announcing that the OpenPower Foundation — a […]
April 2014 With over twenty years of experience, NetApp is among the leading suppliers of storage systems. NetApp has more than 650,000 systems installed on field and the number is increasing each year. The E5500 Storage system from NetApp boasts of efficient architecture with high availability and unparalleled reliability. The NetApp E5500 storage system has […]
April 2014 Tech Giant Oracle (ORCL) recently beat Wall Street’s expectations for sales despite showing a slight drop compared with the same period in 2013. Although Oracle has been doing great on the hardware front, it faces stiff competition from cloud-based service providers. Oracle’s sun x86 server systems is the best platform for software. The […]
March 2014 While the internet is home to over 900 million websites, it is the data centers that actually store and distribute all this information. These data centers work round the clock to provide users uninterrupted access to the internet. These centers house highly sophisticated equipments for supporting computers, networks, security and data storage. The […]
March 2014 NetApp Inc. has another cap in its hat to show off to prospective cloud solution customers with regards to its pioneer position in the cloud infrastructure solutions space. This talking point comes in the form of IDC’s biannual Storage User Demand Study, which ranks this provider of storage systems and data management solutions, […]
March 2014 The embattled IT behemoth, International Business Machines Corp (IBM) has been seen pulling out all stops to align itself to the growing demand for cloud based technology solutions from its customers. Two recent moves scripted by its CEO Virginia M. Rometty showcase the urgency with which the company is working towards this goal. […]
March 2014 New information suggests that IBM is selling its server business to Lenovo, official confirmation of the deal came this morning: IBM is getting out of the low-end x86 server business. IBM’s System x, BladeCenter, x86 line and Flex System blade servers and switches, x86-based Flex integrated systems, NeXtScale and iDataPlex servers portfolios are […]
February 2014 Oracle/Sun Microsystems Manages To Lower 2Q Hardware Losses; Projects Growth In 3Q Ever since Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) acquired Sun Microsystems in 2010 for $5.4 billion, the tag team of Larry Ellison (CEO) and Mark Hurd (President) has been struggling to make its hardware portfolio profitable. The second quarter results announced by the company […]
February 2014 The New Cisco RV325 Dual Gigabit WAN VPN Router A God Send For SMB Looking For Lower TCO. Cisco Systems, Inc in its continued efforts to make its product offerings attractive and affordable to a larger target market has been attempting to come up with solution sets catering to the small and the […]
February 2014 Cisco switches are scalable, smart, easy to install and secure besides being cost-effective. They are designed to suit the size of any business. It doesn’t matter how vast your network is, Cisco switches are made to cater to diverse requirements. Cisco Catalyst 6800 Series Switches These programmable backbone switches from Cisco are optimized […]
