Archive for May, 2011
Boston and Supermicro continue to extend the possibilities for HPC platforms
http://www.newswiretoday.com/news/91172/ Boston will be showcasing liquid cooled performance enhanced workstations, high availability Igloo Storage solutions and their revolutionary SuperFlex Blade™ which supports 20 of NVIDIA Tesla M2090 GPU accelerators coupled with Intel’s most recent generation of Xeon® processors for unprecedented processing density, compute power and bandwidth. Designed in partnership with industry leader Supermicro, Boston’s most recent [...]
Alternative ways of cooling the data center – Sea Water
https://www.greenbiz.com/news/2011/05/31/google-uses-sea-water-cool-finland-data-center Google’s new data center in Hamina, Finland, will be cooled exclusively with sea water, a side benefit from the location and previous use of the facility. The data center is situated in a former paper mill built in the 1950s by the Gulf of Finland. Check out this article talking about how Google is [...]
Cisco UCS is making real progress – long may it continue
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/IT-Infrastructure/Cisco-Makes-Gains-in-x86-Blade-Server-Space-IDC-Says-626876/ Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Dell were among the familiar names at the top of IDC’s list of the top server vendors for the first quarter. Even Oracle, a year after buying Sun Microsystems, has become a known entity in the server space. However, new to the rankings is Cisco Systems, the networking giant that two [...]
How old is my pc/laptop?
http://www.findmyfirmware.com/firmware/pcsupport.xls I was having a conversation with one of my friends who works outside London for a multi-national running the desktop and help desk teams. He was asking my about FindMyFirmware and asked if there were any plans to add desktops to the application. His problem, a call might be logged for a pc, he [...]
Talking about shared infrastructure
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2011/05/27/246803/Cost-concerns-and-staff-loyalty-deter-public-sector-CIOs-from-sharing.htm Shared back-office services are being established across the public sector by pioneering organisations as well as service providers, but for public sector bodies yet to make the move there will be difficult decisions and compromises to make. Ovum predicts 50% of European public sector bodies will use shared services in two years, but says: [...]
Cisco showing us possiblities for a Green data center
Cisco.com Cisco’s new Allen, Texas, data center is a showcase for the company’s technologies, including Unified Fabric and switches. The data center also has a number of “green” features, such as photovoltaic solar panels on the roof that generate 100 kilowatts of power and an uninterruptable powers supply room that replaces hundreds of batteries. Here’s [...]
Dell extends its thin client offering
http://content.dell.com/us/en/corp/d/press-releases/2011-05-25-ddvs-thin-clients-virtual-labs.aspx Customized Virtual Lab 2.0 available for colleges and universities New Dell OptiPlex FX170 and FX130 thin clients complement Dell Desktop Virtualization Solutions, a solution portfolio designed to help organizations quickly deploy desktop virtualization Simplified management and security creates added benefits and ease of implementation for IT teams Dell today announced additions to its desktop [...]
Microsoft Windows 2003 lifecycle and support
http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?LN=en-us&x=9&y=14&p1=3198 I got asked in a meeting the other day about how long Microsoft Windows Server 2003 remains in support, it’s one of those questions that depends on the release and service pack installed. It’s all available on the Microsoft site, and the actual support you receive may also depend if you are a customer [...]
Fujitsu warranty lookup
Check out this site if you’re looking to see when the warranty for your Fujitsu server runs out, this will be useful as the blog remains a proud owner of their Fujitsu MX130 S1 servers for the office.
GlassHouse Technologies partners with Cable&Wireless for cloud computing
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/glasshouse-technologies-enters-into-strategic-partnership-with-cablewireless-worldwide-to-drive-cloud-computing-services-122651408.html FRAMINGHAM, Mass. and LONDON, May 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — GlassHouse Technologies, a global data center consulting and services firm, today announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Cable&Wireless Worldwide (C&W Worldwide), a leading provider of global telecommunication services. The partnership joins GlassHouse’s consulting expertise with C&W Worldwide’s range of hosting services, [...]
