Server
The vendor is determined to make a bigger impact in the supercomputing arena
09 Jul 2008
The mainframe’s persistence shows that it still has a valuable business role
12 Mar 2008
Firms yet to adopt the model in a big way
25 Feb 2008Windows Server 2008 could put a burden on bandwidth and make licensing arrangements more complex.
19 Feb 2008The raw power and performance of next generation servers may lessen any requirement for software based virtualisation
27 Nov 2007A new blades standard could help manufacturers, but do little for enterprises
06 Aug 2007The vendor’s pre-packaged blades should make it easier for small firms to beef up their IT infrastructures
11 Jun 2007Should hard-pressed IT staff finally admit defeat and outsource datacentre management?
30 May 2007IBM should allow z/OS to run on cheaper machines and then profit from providing system support
09 May 2007IBM’s encouragement to firms to mix and match technologies could give IT managers a severe headache
22 Jan 2007An innovative new server design from the US raises questions about the direction of high-end computing
15 Jan 2007Server sales figures show that venerable Unix-on-Risc platforms are thriving in modern enterprises
11 Dec 2006New quad-core server chips may offer more benefit to Intel’s PR machine than to its customers
20 Nov 2006A new protocol to assess the power efficiency of servers may result in more questions than answers
03 Nov 2006Firms should evaluate the open-source virtualisation technology despite its rough edges
04 Sep 2006Powerful task-specific servers capable of running the most demanding apps are gaining popularity
17 Apr 2006Now that many virtualisation tools are being given away, VMware has bowed to the inevitable
20 Feb 2006Exchange 12 will be 64bit-only, forcing many firms into unscheduled purchases of new servers
05 Dec 2005IT managers increasingly wanting interoperable products, not particular brands
01 Jun 2005How will emerging dual-core processors and 64bit applications affect the way businesses work?
04 May 2005The troubled IT giant should put customer needs ahead of technology commitments
23 Aug 2004Many firms are still running VAX systems, because enterprise IT moves much slower than some vendors would like
05 Dec 2003IBM and Intel are challenging the Blade Systems Alliance in the race to create a dominant blade server format
18 Sep 2003It will be years before supercomputers are commonplace, but some firms are ahead of the curve
04 Jul 2003Why does the IT industry persist in using the redundant term mainframe to describe high-end servers like IBM's new zSeries 990, asks Rod Newing
28 May 2003
European firms will trial Dell's new HPC systems this autumn 04 Aug 2008
Uptake of the software giant’s Hyper-V hypervisor is expected to be strongest among smaller companies, where its affordability is most likely to give it an edge over more sophisticated rivals 04 Jul 2008
AMD server and workstation vice president Randy Allen explains the delay to its quad-core Opteron processor and how the company is planning to keep arch-rival Intel at bay 07 Apr 2008
Can Microsoft make it in the super league? 
