Archive for November, 2007
Rackable continues to do well
http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20071127005470&newsLang=en FREMONT, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Rackable Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: RACK), a leading provider of servers and storage products for large-scale data centers, today announced that it posted the fastest x86 volume growth in North America among the top five x86 server providers based on year-on-year Q3 2006 to Q3 2007 growth rates from leading industry analyst firm [...]
What does virtualization mean to you?
http://www.bradslavin.com/2007/11/26/server-virtualization-migrate-a-server-the-smart-way/ I am not going to get into the nuts and bolts of operating system virtualization but I am going to give you enough information to follow along. Software virtualization is the ability to run multiple operating systems at the same time on the same computer. The basic premise is that for most of the [...]
Are Apple to evolve their server platform?
http://www.linux-mag.com/launchpad/linuxonblades/main/4431 I’ve often wondered why Apple maintains a server OS and product line. From what I can see, they don’t seem at all serious about the server market. Just because I’m a Linux guy, it doesn’t mean that I don’t find other operating systems interesting. First and foremost, I’m a geek, and I always want [...]
Blade pc’s – the way forward?
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/112607-server-based-computing.html Client virtualization and blade PCs are gaining popularity, especially at the largest enterprises, but server-based computing is still the most popular alternative PC technology, a new Forrester Research report finds. About 18% of companies have implemented PC virtualization software, and another 8% plan to do so in the next year, the survey of 565 [...]
Microsoft announces data center plans in Ireland
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/0,1000000091,39290603,00.htm Microsoft said on Tuesday that it will spend $500m (£239m) on building a new European data-processing centre in Ireland. Microsoft said in a statement that the planned Dublin centre will house tens of thousands of servers providing information and web-based applications to internet users. Construction will begin later this month, with the centre expected [...]
DataSynapse wins leader in virtualization solutions!
http://www.datasynapse.com LONDON, 27 November 2007 – DataSynapse, Inc., the global provider of application virtualisation software, has been recognised by Financial-i as the leader in virtualisation solutions for the financial services industry. The accolade was extended through the magazine’s annual Leaders in Innovation Awards for 2007. The awards are decided by an industry advisory panel comprised [...]
How long does it take to build a server
In the IT world you’re typically measured by three main things: Server provisioning – how long does it take to install a server for the end user? Outage percentages – how many days downtime have we had? Service Level Agreement benchmarks – how many calls were answered in the 15 minute response time? Why the [...]
Time to rule out the infrastructure
Was having a chat with Chris, he’s been having problems with one of the application servers where he works. The problem he’s currently having is that the server fails overnight, the Windows engineer was called, rebooted the server and the application team restarted the application. The next morning the application team suggested that there is [...]
Finding the serial number for a Compaq/HP server
I got an email from Mike about obtaining the serial number for his Compaq/HP DL360 running Windows 2000. You can do this easily but you will need the HP driver pack which you can get from here: http://h18023.www1.hp.com/support/files/server/us/locate/20_1123.html. You can use either: HP Survey utility – this was a small downloadable application which creates a [...]
How many people plan to buy the iPhone?
http://www.smstextnews.com/2007/11/72_of_uk_consumers_will_never_buy_an_apple_iphone.html I’ve been wavering on the iPhone in the UK. Really wavering. I wonder if I’ve over estimated the appeal of the device versus the UK public’s pinpoint knowledge of phone price plan norms. £270 for the device followed by £35 a month  that gives you 200 minutes and 200 texts  is a [...]
