Power and Cooling Savings From the Ground Up [November 13, 2008]Hard-Core Hardware: Every watt saved at the server component level increases three-fold as it it works its way back through the power and cooling infrastructure. This step-by-step guide runs the numbers and shows you how to shave nearly 30 percent off your power and cooling costs without impacting processes.
Does Hardware Matter? [October 30, 2008]Hard-Core Hardware: Faster, bigger, cheaper, greener -- Does anyone care what's inside the box anymore, or is server room hardware going the way of the television and telephone?
Sun and Fujitsu's T5440 Goes Out on a Limb [October 23, 2008]Inefficiency has long been considered synonymous with the midrange server space. Sun and Fujitsu are looking to change this with the release of the jointly developed SPARC Enterprise T5440.
Lenovo Server Snapshot: Here's Looking at You, SMB [October 16, 2008]Hard-Core Hardware: Lenovo's new ThinkServer server line is aimed squarely at SMBs. With its single and dual-core offerings aimed at the lower end of the server marketplace, the jury is still out on whether the OEM will be a game changer or a niche player.
Unisys, the Mainframe and the Undead [October 9, 2008]Hard-Core Hardware: Unisys' latest release demonstrates the mainframe is very much alive, even if it's not the mainframe of yesteryear.
Fujitsu Beefs Up Storage Blades [October 2, 2008]Hard-Core Hardware: With the release of its newest blade offering, the Primergy SX650, Fujitsu aims to shake up the storage blade market and boost its blade presence.
IBM BladeCenter Close Up [September 25, 2008]Hard-Core Hardware: IBM has sharpened its BladeCenter offerings in recent months. Drew Robb looks at whether these new blades will catapult Big Blue to the top spot.
IBM Server Snapshot: Big Changes at Big Blue [September 4, 2008]Hard-Core Hardware: A new mainframe offering, and the consolidation and launch of sever lines are but some of the big changes at Big Blue in the past six months.
Recession, What Recession? [August 29, 2008]Hard-Core Hardware: Why can't Bill Gates get a mortgage and you can't get a PO approved? Is the economy really that bad? Not if you're in IT -- maybe.
Solid State Drives: No Flash in the Pan [August 21, 2008]Hard-Core Hardware: Hard drive manufacturers would prefer you to think otherwise, but with greater speed and more efficiency, solid state drives are here to stay.
The Great Industry Standard Conspiracy [August 14, 2008]Hard-Core Hardware: As x86 becomes the ever-pervasive "standard," long-standing and capable RISC technologies and other architectures that don't conform are being pushed further into the cold. Natural market forces or deliberate positioning on the part of the OEMs?
The Switch Is On [August 7, 2008]Hard-Core Hardware: Switch Communications' SuperNAP colo facility may be an indication that the internal data center could become an endangered specie within the next 10 years.
Hard Core Hardware: Playing the Power and Cooling Sweepstakes [July 31, 2008]Switch Communications Group's SuperNAP Colocation Facility in Las Vegas aims to match blade density with affordable power and cooling. Will it be a lucky bet for power-starved enterprises?
All Eyes on the Internal Environment [July 28, 2008]The environment in your server room is nearly as important as the equipment itself. Find out which products are best for getting better acquainted.
Hard-Core Hardware: Green Is the New Black [July 24, 2008]There's no denying green computing is a hot topic among IT vendors. As the IT messaging chorus grows louder, however, the soundtrack rings hollow and smacks of political correctness. Is green gear really about saving the planet afterall?
Changes Afoot at ServerWatch [July 14, 2008]Wondering where the usual columns and writers have gone? Find out who's in and who's out, and what they're going to be looking at.
Hard-Core Hardware: Hard Drive, RIP [July 10, 2008]Our newest column kicks off with a discussion of why you should get ready for solid state server drives.
News Apache Maven Goes Commercial [November 12, 2008]
The widely deployed, open source Java project management project has mapped out a plan to become a viable open source company.
Tutorials Internals of SQL Cluster Setup and Troubleshooting Tips [November 11, 2008]
Setting up SQL Cluster Setup is simple. After that it gets dicey. This article steps through SQL server setup functions, configuring a second node to be cluster-aware, and the all-registry entries and their significance created during the setup.
Reviews Zimbra Collaboration Server, Keeping the Discussion Going [October 7, 2008]
It's been more than a year since Yahoo! bought the open source mail server company Zimbra, and people are still talking about the technology. We put the most recent version through the paces.
