Articles from Jeffrey Burt

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  1. IBM Introduces Sleep Mode For Power Chips

    Explore Article Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Aug 25 2010) Cloud Computing

    IBM Introduces Sleep Mode For Power Chips IBM will be adding a new sleep mode to its Power processors that will essentially enable the chips to consume virtually no power when idle. According to an IBM presentation at the Hot Chips conference at Stanford University in California on 23 Aug, the company will be adding what it is calling a deep sleep mode to its Power chips. The technology is code-named Winkle, according to reports. That will be in addition to the three sleep modes that already exist in the Power7 processors, which were introduced earlier in 2010. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   IBM   Intel

  2. Report Points To Tough Times In Server Industry

    Explore Article Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Aug 3 2010)

    Report Points To Tough Times In Server Industry In its latest server study, released on 2 Aug, TheInfoPro found that businesses continue to scale back their IT budgets, forcing their tech staffs to find ways to reduce expenses. Couple that with the continued rise in adoption of virtualisation technologies, and the result is a server industry that is facing weak sales. “This is going to be a tough year,” Bob Gill, managing director of server research, said in an interview with eWEEK. “A large percentage of people surveyed said they’ll spend less in 2010 than they did in 2007. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Cisco   IBM   Intel

  3. Unisys Cloud Solutions To Access ClearPath Mainframes

    Explore Article Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Jul 23 2010) Cloud Computing

    Unisys Cloud Solutions To Access ClearPath Mainframes Unisys is creating a managed cloud computing lineup based on its ClearPath line of mainframes. Unisys officials introduced the first offering on 22 July, the ClearPath Cloud Development and Test Solution, aimed at businesses looking to develop and test applications for ClearPath systems. The goal of the ClearPath Cloud Solutions initiative is to give businesses access to the mainframe’s computing capacity without them having to invest in new systems or worry about managing them, according to Bill Maclean, vice president of ClearPath portfolio management for Unisys. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Unisys

  4. Brocade Takes On Cisco In Converged Data Centres

    Explore Article Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Jun 10 2010) Cloud Computing , Networking

    Brocade Takes On Cisco In Converged Data Centres Brocade entered into the converged data centre fray against Cisco Systems and Juniper Networks on 9 June with the introduction of Brocade One, a strategy designed to bring data centre operations onto the network. The initiative is designed to cut costs and simplify data centre operations, and includes a host of products and services that include offerings derived from Brocade’s $3 billion acquisition of Foundry Networks in 2008. The goal is to make the data centre architecture simpler as enterprises make the move to convergence, virtualisation and cloud computing. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Cisco   IBM   Hewlett Packard

  5. Virtualisation, Cloud And Voice Drive Ethernet Growth

    Explore Article Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (May 26 2010) Cloud Computing , Networking

    Virtualisation, Cloud And Voice Drive Ethernet Growth The Ethernet switch and router markets saw strong growth in the first quarter, driven by demand for such applications as voice and video-over IP, virtualisation and cloud computing, according to research firm IDC. The big winner in the surge was Cisco Systems, which saw the largest gains and highest market share in the Ethernet switch space and outperformed the market for service provider Ethernet routers, according to numbers released by the firm yesterday. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Cisco   Interactive Data Corporation

  6. HP And Dell Add Citrix Desktop Virtualisation Support

    Explore Article Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (May 12 2010)

    HP And Dell Add Citrix Desktop Virtualisation Support Dell and Hewlett-Packard are using Citrix Systems’ Synergy 2010 show to roll out new mobile products and services for their respective desktop virtualisation initiatives. The Synergy 2010 conference is running May 12-14 in San Francisco. Desktop virtualisation Both OEMs are offering support for Citrix’s new XenClient hypervisor technology, which is designed to extend Citrix’s desktop virtualisation capabilities deeper into the mobile space. Dell is working to validate its Latitude laptops and OptiPlex desktops for XenClient. For its part, HP is unveiling two business clients that support XenClient. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Europe   Microsoft   Dell

  7. EMC Sees Small Private Clouds On The Horizon

    Explore Article Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (May 11 2010) Cloud Computing , Networking

    EMC Sees Small Private Clouds On The Horizon EMC CEO Joe Tucci said the conventional wisdom is predicting that the cloud computing space will be dominated by a small number of large players, like Amazon and Google, offering massive public clouds. In his EMC World 2010 keynote, Tucci said that EMC’s sees a future with tens of thousands of smaller private clouds, and hundreds of public ones. Much of EMC’s focus on the first day of the EMC World 2010 show here is on cloud computing, something that many IT vendors, analysts and others are talking about. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Amazon.com   Cisco   Intel

  8. IBM Opens £19m Green Mainframe Factory

    Explore Article Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Apr 14 2010) Servers

    IBM Opens £19m Green Mainframe Factory IBM has opened a $30 million (£19m) manufacturing facility in New York that will produce the next generation of high-end Power and System z mainframe systems. The Poughkeepsie, N.Y., facility, which opened on 13 April, also will feature an energy-efficient design. The 56,000-square-foot building, housed within a larger building on IBM’s 400-acre campus, is a testament to the company’s commitment to the Mid-Valley Hudson River area of New York, according to Mike Desens, Poughkeepsie senior location executive with IBM’s Systems and Technology Group. “The new manufacturing facility in Poughkeepsie reflects IBM innovation in the design, testing and assembly of its ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   IBM

  9. Dell Plans to Move Deeper into Data Center

    Explore Article eweek.com (Jul 14 2009) Cloud Computing

    Dell Plans to Move Deeper into Data Center At the annual Dell analyst day, Dell executives say the company is looking to change its product mix, moving more upstream into the data center with a solutions-based approach and away from its heavy reliance on PC sales. The executives, including CEO Michael Dell, say this will be accomplished through a combination of targeted acquisitions, partnerships and organic growth. However, while they say the move away from reliance on PCs is key, it is unclear how easy such a move will be, given that PCs still account for about half of Dell's revenues. Dell also says the company won't offer ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Cisco   IBM   Sun Microsystems

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