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Open Compute Wants To Open Your Rack
Posted by: ReMeDy on: 05/08/2012 11:10 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
OCP, Open Compute Project are looking to modify the traditional rack space in the data center. The modification entails widening the rack from 19 inches to 21 inches. The additional space gained from such advancement can be used for high density web servers as seen from AMD's SM10000 model, or high capacity storage arrays.
Check out the details here.
Check out the details here.
AMD On The Cloud And Data Centers
Posted by: ReMeDy on: 05/01/2012 03:13 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
The second largest x86 semiconductor, Advanced Micro Devices have been in the news constantly since the acquisition of Seamicro. The company is now looking to wind down their data center locations from a dozen to just four. Reducing the number of data centers helps consolidate their resources as well as slashing operating cost for AMD by millions of dollars. With the emerging of Cloud development, AMD has been making the transition to rely on their own private cloud to provide services in house.
Check out the details here.
Check out the details here.
Intel Purchase Cray's Interconnect Hardware
Posted by: ReMeDy on: 05/01/2012 01:47 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
The x86 chip giant, Intel, always looking to beef up their portfolio has entered a deal with Cray. For $140 million in cash, Cray will sell Intel their Interconnect Hardware Unit and IP, but still maintain some access to the intellectual property and rights. The Interconnect Hardware is a part of the HPC that allows the company to build larger scale x86 systems. However, that very hardware has been very useful to smaller x86 semiconductor company, AMD. Check out the details here.
Microsoft Names Next Server Product: Server 2012
Posted by: ReMeDy on: 04/19/2012 03:28 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
Microsoft announced this week at the MS Management Summit that the new Server Operating System will be named, Windows Server 2012. The new operating system will be made available by 4Q '12 for OEM's. Within the same announcement, the company also released a flash memory disk that plugs into an available USB port that allows an end user to fill out a survey to create "private cloud on a stick". Check out the details here.
Apache HTTP Server 2.4.2 Released
Posted by: ReMeDy on: 04/19/2012 03:01 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
The Apache Software Foundation has pushed out an update of the Apache Web Server version 2.4.2. In this update, the software foundation has addressed a security vulnerability as well enhancing performance over the previous build of 2.2. Check out the blurb here.
Dell Beefs Up Security With SonicWall
Posted by: ReMeDy on: 03/27/2012 09:32 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
The Personal Computer company, Dell, has agreed to acquire network security leader, Sonicwall. Sonicwall, a well known company in Unified Threat Management (UTM) for large corporations will be joining Dell in the near future. A deal like this will improve Dell's security portfolio when competing against other companies such as Hewlett Packard and IBM.
Check out the blurb here.
Check out the blurb here.
AMD's New Opterons Aim at Web Services
Posted by: ReMeDy on: 03/27/2012 09:07 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
In less than a month of acquiring Seamicro, Advanced Micro Devices is back in the news with a new processor. The Opteron 3200 series processor features quad and octa cores, memory clock frequencies up to 1.8Ghz, with core frequencies up to 3.7Ghz with Turbo Core. Cache capacity up to 16MB and power consumption down to a minimum of 45w. AMD is pitching the processor as a cloud processor and implement it as apart of the Seamicro product portfolio.
Check out the blurb here.
Check out the blurb here.
Intel E5-2600 Series "Sandy Bridge-EP" Xeons
Posted by: Hooz on: 03/06/2012 06:17 PM [ Print | 1 comment(s) ]
Today marks the launch of the latest in Intel's Xeon family of processors, the Sandy Bridge-EP based E5-2600 series. The new Xeons make a splash with more cores, more cache and a host of other cool, new features, but how will they stack-up against the current king-of-the-hill, the Westmere-EP based 5600 series Xeons? I put a pair of E5-2687Ws up against a pair of X5690s to see how things would shake out.
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AMD To Acquire SeaMicro
Posted by: ReMeDy on: 03/04/2012 01:40 AM [ Print | 1 comment(s) ]
By now the word has spread like wild fire that, Advanced Micro Devices will acquire microserver company, SeaMicro. SeaMicro was started by long time industry guru, Andrew Feldman, the company objective is to build micro servers on x86 on technology that are energy efficient aimed at cloud computing. The purchase comes in at over $300 million for AMD as the second major purchase behind the ATI from previous years at over $4 billion. As part of this acquisition, Seamicro CEO, Andrew Feldman will join AMD as the General Manager of Datacenter Server Solutions Business.
Check out the details here.
Check out the details here.
Engadget's FreeNAS How To
Posted by: ReMeDy on: 02/02/2012 10:24 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
The good guys over at Engadget, have posted a How to article on How To Set up a file server using FreeNAS at home. For those of you interested, take a gander right here.
AMD touts LRDIMM memory for x86 servers
Posted by: ReMeDy on: 02/02/2012 05:36 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
Advanced Micro Devices has been very active lately on the x86 market. This week the company has announced to be the first to add support for LRDIMM. An LRDIMM is a Load Reduced DIMM. An LRDIMM removes the normal register you would see on Registered server based memory and adds a new buffer module to allow the memory to run at higher clock frequencies along with a greater quantity of memory chips to be added to a DIMM. LRDIMM's can run atleast 20 percent lower in energy consumption than conventional DIMM's on the market currently. Check out the blurb here.
AMD's CTO talks heterogeneous systems architecture
Posted by: ReMeDy on: 02/02/2012 05:08 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
This week marked exhibition of DesignCon. Advance Micro Devices was in attendance and discussed the companies next idea. The semiconductor discussed their new plans for HSA. HSA is Heterogeneous System Architecture. HSA allows for CPU's and GPU's to be used as a unified architecture, where the GPU doesn't have to wait on CPU to finish it's execution as the pool for the data is now centralized. Check out the details here.
Mozilla pushes Thunderbird and Firefox To Ten
Posted by: ReMeDy on: 02/02/2012 04:14 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
The good guys over at Mozilla have updated their email client, Thunderbird and their well known browser, Firefox to version 10. Thunderbird new features consist of ability to search the web from the email client and improved mail search. Firefox has been updated with hidden forward button and Anti-aliasing with WebGL is now supported.
Thunderbird.
Firefox.
Thunderbird.
Firefox.
ARM will impact servers in 2014, CEO says
Posted by: ReMeDy on: 01/20/2012 08:02 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
While everyone is focusing on 4,6,8 and even 12 core processing from the Opteron and Xeon family of processors. ARM based processors have a trick up their sleeve as well. Currently, this generation of X86 processors have move forward with 64bit architecture to allow memory scalability in applications and hardware. However, the ARM based competitors currently are limited to 32bit or just under 4GB of system memory. The expectation from ARM is that by 2014, their processors will be 64bit and ready to roll into the data center to compete for low powered applications. Appliances such as Network Attached Storage and Web Servers (think facebook). Ironically, Intel is working on low power processors to compete in the mobile market that ARM dominates in.
Check out the blurb here.
Check out the blurb here.
FreeBSD reaches 9.0
Posted by: ReMeDy on: 01/19/2012 08:49 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
The Unix community should be pleased with the announcement of FreeBSD version 9.0. Version 9.0 features such as High Availability Storage framework, Data Deduplication, and Triple parity RAIDZ. For more about FreeBSD 9, check it out here. It can also be downloaded here.
Jon Schwartz: Still alive and kicking
Posted by: ReMeDy on: 01/19/2012 08:31 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
Many of you who've been into high end machines that feature processors such as the Sparc. Well, the former CEO of Sun is still alive and kicking. The former CEO managed Sun from 1996 to 2009 before being acquired by Oracle. Today, Jon has ventured into Healthcare IT with a new company, Picture of Health. To read more about the article, check it out here.
Happy New Year
Posted by: ReMeDy on: 01/01/2012 05:36 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
I hope all the 2CPU subscribers have had a great 2011 and welcome to now 2012. Now that I have a bit more downtime, I'm hoping to keep the front page updated a bit more. Happy New Year and Stay Tuned.
IT's winning (and losing) job titles
Posted by: ReMeDy on: 12/21/2011 09:24 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
As the year winds down and we approach 2012, the IT market has bounce back from a dry season of employment. However, if you're going to get back into the market, you may want to rethink your strategy of re-entry as employers are looking for specific prospects for their company. Mobile App Developers and Enterprise Architechs are among the top positions to be filled. Check out the article here.
Netware and OpenSuSe Still Breathing
Posted by: ReMeDy on: 12/21/2011 08:02 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
While Novell and SuSe are no longer siblings from a company stand point. Business is still going as usual. Novell is still advancing Netware with linux integration. OES (Open Enterprise Server) is a way to bring previous Netware shops into the Linux environment without the headache. But, OES development is parallel with SuSe development and as SuSe matures, so does OES. Check it out right here.
On the other side of the coin, OpenSuSe has been making traction with the latest release of 12.1. OpenSuSe 12.1 comes with latest features such as Xen 4.1 for virtualization, and own Cloud2 for services. Check out the blurb here.
On the other side of the coin, OpenSuSe has been making traction with the latest release of 12.1. OpenSuSe 12.1 comes with latest features such as Xen 4.1 for virtualization, and own Cloud2 for services. Check out the blurb here.
Broadcom promotes new 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard
Posted by: ReMeDy on: 12/19/2011 12:29 AM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
If you recently purchased an 802.11n Router and were looking to stay ahead of the technology curve, think again. Broadcom is now promoting the 802.11ac. 802.11ac spec will evolve as the replacement to the 802.11n. 802.11ac early benefits feature more simultaneous connections from devices to one node per session, retro compatible with 802.11n, and supports higher bandwidth of up to 1.3GBps throughput. For more about this, check it out here.
AMD In the news
Posted by: ReMeDy on: 12/18/2011 08:27 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
Silicon Valley semiconductor, AMD have been in very busy lately. The company last month announced the the availability 6200 and 4200 series Opteron. Both Opteron processors support a dozen DIMM's, Quad Memory channel design. The company also announced AMD Branded Memory, that is aimed at the Enthusiast market. Finally, the company is looking at the possibility of working with Non-x86 technology. Namely, ARM. Currently ARM design has been popular in the low power and mobile sector such as Tablet and Smartphones. However, it has become an option in the low power segment of server computing for applications such as Web Serving and Hosting. Check out the blurb here.
HP To Stiff ARM Intel
Posted by: ReMeDy on: 11/06/2011 10:24 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
The bigger the game, the more players that will become involved. The server market has been pretty much dominated by Intel and then followed by AMD. However, vendors may have another choice on their hands. HP have been considering working with Calxeda, to provide energy efficient servers and with Microsoft having future support for ARM processors in the next iteration of Server, this could be a possible relationship between the two companies. But, if Intel would be out, where does this leave AMD? Check out the blurb here.
Nvidia Looks to the Data Center
Posted by: ReMeDy on: 11/06/2011 09:54 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
With all the talk from the top tier x86 semiconductor corporations about Quad, Hexacore as well as 12-core base processors, IT companies are looking to restructure their back end operations. But, will IT companies also have a look at adding GPU base product? Nvidia and the project "Denver" are looking to move into the Data Center market with GPU parallel processing with ARM core technology and GPU technology running together in a Blade based green package. So, could Nvidia be the next player behind Advanced Micro Devices? Only time will tell. Check out the blurb here.
Fortune Data Centers Expands to Oregon
Posted by: ReMeDy on: 11/06/2011 09:33 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
With the economy on the rise from the fall out from a few years ago, the industry has been climbing out of the rut it was previously in. Fortune Data Centers have been working on a new location in Oregon for their latest Data Center roll out that consist of 240,000sq ft. of space for 7.8MW of power availability for this mammoth of data center. Check out the blurb here.
AMD Aims Enterprise Chips at Cloud, Virtualization
Posted by: ReMeDy on: 04/01/2011 11:40 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
The Cloud market has grown in the last couple years as a buzzword in the information technology industry and has also become a new market for many companies and professionals. One company that has been silent lately about it all is Advanced Micro Devices. AMD wants to join the ranks of competition by adding their portfolio products to come, such as Fusion and Opteron. The combination of GPU and CPU on one socket for number crunching as well as Virtualization in Cloud architecture seems to be the target.
Check out the story, here.
Check out the story, here.