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Dell and IBM announce servers with new Intel Xeon chips

Dell and IBM have announced servers with Intel's latest Xeon server chips, which will bring faster throughput and memory allowing servers to take on more complex workloads while reducing data centre costs.
Dell PowerEdge 12G server takes aim at new HP Proliant Gen8

Dell took shots at rival HP and made a further effort to reposition itself beyond its roots as a PC manufacturer with the release of its 12th generation blade, rack and tower PowerEdge servers along with native 10 Gigabit Ethernet support across its servers, storage and networking products.
Brocade extends Fibre Channel connections to 32Gbps

Brocade Technologies, which announced 16Gbps (bit-per-second) Fibre Channel products on Monday, is already working on a 32Gbps version and expects to have it on the market within three years.
New features offered by OpenStack

Open source cloud project OpenStack has released two new features and has welcomed further members to the party
Dell expands role in the virtual data centre

Dell hopes to expand its role in data centres beyond that of a low-cost hardware provider by offering a set of products for managing a virtual infrastructure.
Oracle CEO Ellison gives away few Fusion Applications details

Those who attended Oracle CEO Larry Ellison's keynote address at the OpenWorld conference hoping to learn a wealth of new detail about the vendor's long delayed Fusion Applications likely left disappointed, but plenty of vital information was available throughout the week for those interested enough to pursue it.
Microsoft parades customer ditching VMware

Microsoft is touting customer CH2M Hill's plan to dump its VMware deployment in favour of Hyper-V.
Apple's Wozniak looks back at history of memory at Flash Memory Summit

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak shared memories about memory at the Flash Memory Summit in Santa Clara, California.
Microsoft, Novell defend alliance

The alliance between Microsoft and Novell continues to bear fruit three years after it was first signed, say the two companies, one the world's largest proprietary software vendor and the other one of the largest of open source software.
Dell reveals enterprise strategy at Oracle conference

The multifaceted plan for driving out IT inefficiency and boosting innovation is championed by Dell and Oracle CEO Larry Ellison

Latest Features

Azul CTO: Java is not the new Cobol

Java is the most successful development platform of all time, and is currently used by more than 17 percent of developers. However there is concern within the developer community that the Java platform is ageing, with some suggesting that Java could become the next Cobol.
Dynamic datacentres are the future

Too much pressure - if you're a datacentre manager, that is. Keeping all those machines and applications running optimally while operating with a static budget and staffing level while demands from the rest of the enterprise increase is a thankless task.
Virtualisation market starts to mature

Virtualisation technology started as a way of making server rooms and data centres more efficient through consolidation. But now other applications are coming to the fore.
Virtual servers drive 10G Ethernet

Server virtualisation is demanding 10GB Ethernet adapters that are virtualisation-aware, say developers on both sides.
Inside a green data centre

San Diego Supercomputing centre constructs one using energy-efficient materials and techniques, plus such retro ideas as windows that actually open
Dell layers storage consulting onto storage supply

Dell is offering a storage service assessing customer's file storage. Winds of change are blowing through Dell and it is going green too. Perhaps a desktop assessment service will arrive, talking about potential Dell thin clients and help customers reduce desktop computing power costs.
Dell's view of the storage world

A review of Dell's storage products shows that Dell has moved quickly, innovatively and promptly in developing storage product offerings. Maybe these attributes of Dell's storage operation are coming to the fore in the new Dell, Dell 2.0.
Open source vs secret sauce

Faced with the threat of open source, proprietary router vendors are breaking out the FUD cannons.
Free router software hits the spot

Vyatta's top execs insist you don't need to be a networking guru to put open-source routing to work.
Financial services: High pressure, high performance

No wonder financial IT is a big investor in storage products.

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Featured White Papers

Extending management of physical devices in VMware virtual environments

The Dell? Management Plug-In for VMware® vCenter? virtual appliance integrates with the VMware vCenter management platform to enable centralized management of Dell servers in virtualized environments from the VMware vSphere? client.
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Maximizing Manageability Across the Scalable Enterprise

As vice president of systems management software at Dell, Rhonda Holt leads the development and integration of Dell? OpenManage? infrastructure for Dell?s family of standards-based PowerEdge? servers. Here she shares her thoughts on the importance of integrated change management in a dynamic business environment.
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Virtualization Gets Real

A virtualized IT infrastructure can deliver significant operational and economic benefits boosting availability while slashing cost of ownership. Dell, Intel, VMware, Altiris and EMC provide industry-leading virtualization solutions that companies use today to gain a competitive edge.
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Dell PowerEdge 2800 Comparative Performance Data and Test Results for Emulex and QLogic HBAs

This is a performance study of PCI-X HBA's marketed by Dell. Care has been taken to use a current Dell server and HBA settings which once again demonstrate the superior performance of Emulex HBA's compared to the most recently available competitor product (QLogic's QLA2340).
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Dell PowerEdge 2800 comparative performance data and test results for Emulex and QLogic HBAs

This is a performance study of PCI-X HBA's marketed by Dell. Care has been taken to use a current Dell server and HBA settings which demonstrate the superior performance of Emulex HBA's compared to the most recently available competitor product (QLogic's QLA2340).
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