Archive for May, 2012
Dell ARM servers illustrate the possibilities and create opportunity
http://www.dell.com Dell today announced it is responding to the demands of our customers for continued innovation in support of hyperscale environments, and enabling the ecosystem for ARM-based servers. The ARM-based server market is approaching an inflection point, marked by increasing customer interest in testing and developing applications, and Dell believes now is the right time to help [...]
HP Discover discount – it’s not too late to register
I got an email from a friend (Mike) who’s been working in the US (he was lucky enough to get transferred from the UK), “I got sign off to attend, what hotel you staying at, is it too late to attend?” I pinged him back on BBM to answer his questions (I think he’s hoping [...]
HP Proliant MicroServer cashback offer continues
http://www.hp.com/go/microserver We’re a massive fan of the HP Proliant MicroServer and HP continue to offer cash back if you buy one by June 30th, they’re your ideal first server, VMware ESX lab, baby home server or test machine, not to mention an easy and great way to get into the server world. They retail at [...]
Microsoft’s innovation means CIO need to concentrate on staying up to date
Computerworld UK CIOs and IT directors tracking the barrage of major upgrades for Windows and Office also need to stay tuned to the refresh cycle for Microsoft’s servers and tools, including Windows Server 2012, SQL Server 2012, System Center 2012 and Visual Studio 11. An interesting article talking about the range of products that Microsoft [...]
Reading up about Rackmount servers
I got sent an email to introduce Rackmount servers from JAF International, it’s always great to see what the different vendors have to offer in the server space, whether it’s in terms of choice or platform innovation to meet specific markets and solutions, do be sure to check them out, if only to be better [...]
Dell next generation PowerEdge server innovation continues
http://www.dell.com Dell debuts nine servers optimized for workloads in traditional, virtual, public cloud, and private cloud environments The new PowerEdge M420 is the world’s only quarter height 2-socket blade server, enabling unmatched blade server density and customers to deploy 32 independent, individually serviceable blades servers in a single chassis, and is complemented by the industry’s [...]
HP Discover Voucher code (Las Vegas 2012)
I got asked by a colleague if I knew if there were any discount vouchers for HP Discover, there are I suspect many, the one that I know works gets you a $300 discount when entering ‘BLOG’ (just the word blog) and then using this url. The discount still lets you register for the full [...]
Microsoft and Skolkovo open up Microsoft R&D centre
http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4373472/Microsoft-and-Skolkovo-Foundation-cooperate-on-cloud Moscow, May 22, 2012 — Today, Skolkovo Fund Vice President for international partnership development Conor Lenihan and the President of Microsoft Business Solutions Kirill Tatarinov signed an agreement for opening the Microsoft R&D centre at Skolkovo. “Microsoft is one of the strategic partners of Skolkovo. The huge international experience and expertise of the company [...]
Bladewatch goes to #HPDiscover
We’re off to HP Discover which is happening June 4th- 7th and is set to be an exciting event, as ever I’ll be walking around talking to people about technology, about business and the market place. I’ll be covering the keynotes, the sessions and walking around the booths to see what’s up. You can follow [...]
Reading up about Nutanix – you should be as well
http://www.nutanix.com/_press/Nutanix-04-26-2012.html SAN JOSE, CA, Apr 26, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Nutanix, the first company to offer a radically simple compute and storage building block for virtualizing datacenters without the need for shared storage, today announced it has achieved record growth across federal agencies, closing millions of dollars worth of Nutanix Complete Cluster sales. US [...]
