Articles from Jeffrey Burt

1. Facebook Expands Green Open Hardware Push Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Nov 23 2011) Servers The Open Compute Project is looking deeper into green data centres, from storage to systems management If Facebook officials have their way, their Open Compute Project will go beyond servers and power supplies, touching on every aspect of a data centre’s infrastructure. The initiative kicked off in April when Facebook open-sourced the server and data centre specifications the social networking giant employed in building its data centre in Prineville in Oregon. The project has since enrolled an impressive array of members, from Intel, Asus and Rackspace to Mellanox, Huawei and Red Hat, not to mention a few research and education institutions. Spreading the initiative It is an indication of the various directions in which the project is rapidly moving, Amir Michael, hardware design manager at Facebook, said in an interview with eWEEK during the recently concluded SC 11 supercomputing show in Seattle. Facebook is already moving forward with the ... (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Amazon.com   Intel   Google

2. Enterasys Intros OneFabric, Dismisses Rival Fabrics Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Oct 18 2011) Cloud Computing , Networking Enterasys continues to lock horns with its rivals after launching its OneFabric networking solution Enterasys has officially unveiled its OneFabric architecture, and claimed that its solution is less complex and more complete than rival offerings. “There are other solutions out there, but none of them give an end-to-end view of services,” Ram Appalaraju, vice president of marketing at Enterasys, said in an interview with eWEEK, adding that similar offerings from other vendors are “fragmented,” vendor-specific and lack the ability to offer a single view of the entire infrastructure, from the data centre to mobile user environments. (Read Full Article)

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3. Juniper Touts New Kit To Meet Mobile Challenge Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Oct 3 2011) Networking Juniper’s new switches help ease admin burden of integrating smartphones into corporate network Juniper Networks has launches a new range of switches and security software to help ease the problem posed when staff access the corporate network with a growing number of smartphones and tablets. Juniper’s new offerings – including three new Ethernet switches, a new wireless LAN controller and new mobile security software for Apple iOS- and Google Android-based devices – are being offered under the vendor’s “Simply Connected” networking umbrella. Admin Burden The products are designed to make it easier for enterprise IT administrators to deal with the influx of mobile devices being brought into work by employees looking to access the applications and data on the corporate network. The days of IT administrators giving employees business-issued mobile devices to access the network is over, according to Dhritiman Dasgupta, director of product marketing for Juniper’s data ... (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Google   Cisco   Hewlett Packard

4. Dell’s Force10 Buy: Data Centres With An Escape Hatch Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Aug 4 2011) Cloud Computing , Networking With Force 10′s networks, Dell can offer converged data centres – but users will have an escape route, says Forrest Norrod Dell’s plan to acquire networking vendor Force10 Networks will be a boon for all parts of the company’s efforts to build out its data centre solution offerings, according to Dell’s top server executive. In an interview with eWEEK, Forrest Norrod, vice president and general manager of Dell’s server platforms business, said Force10 will add 10 Gigabit Ethernet capabilities to Dell’s portfolio of products, complement the networking technology Dell already has on hand with its PowerConnect lineup and give it a more robust cloud and hyper-scale computing strategies. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Dell

5. Dell Builds Efficient ‘Microsite’ Data Centre For Microsoft Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Jul 30 2011) Dell’s ‘microsite’ housing Microsoft’s Bing Maps uses evaporative cooling and fresh-air for greater efficiency Dell officials are touting the data centre “microsite” they created for Microsoft’s Bing Maps business as an example of what can be done in building a high-performance environment that is also highly efficient. Dell, in conjunction with networking vendor Mellanox Technologies, created the microsite – a modular compartmentalised solution within a data centre site created for a specific workload – that offers 100 percent fresh-air and evaporative-cooling technology to drive up the efficiency of the facility and reach a PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness) of 1.03. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Europe   Google   Yahoo

6. Microsoft’s Muglia Heads To Juniper Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Jul 26 2011) Cloud Computing , Networking Former Microsoft executive Bob Muglia will work with Juniper to compete with Cisco and HP in networking Juniper Networks is hiring former long-time Microsoft executive Bob Muglia to head up its newly formed software division, an indication of the importance Juniper and other networking vendors place on the role of software in the market. Juniper on 25 July announced the decision to make Muglia executive vice president of its Software Solutions Division, where the company will centralise its varied and growing software offerings. Muglia will oversee Juniper’s overall software strategy, according to chief executive Kevin Johnson. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Cisco   Hewlett Packard   Juniper Networks

7. Unix Servers Growing As Mainstay Of Data Centres Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Jun 24 2011) Cloud Computing , Servers Unix systems continue to be a cornerstone in enterprise data centres, despite soaring sales of x86 servers Servers running x86 chips from Intel and Advanced Micro Devices may be the fastest-selling in the market, but Unix systems continue to play a key role in enterprise data centres, according to a survey by market research firm Gabriel Consulting Group. Among the 306 enterprise data centre managers surveyed in the annual report, more than 80 percent said that half of their Unix workloads are mission-critical, half said that three-quarters of the applications on their Unix systems are mission-critical and almost 90 percent said their Unix servers were “strategic” to their organisations, according to Dan Olds, principal analyst at Gabriel Consulting. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Sun Microsystems   Intel   Oracle

8. Cisco, HP, Juniper Drive Down Ethernet Prices Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Jun 3 2011) Networking Ethernet switch markets saw revenue declines despite a rise in the number of ports, say Dell’Oro and Canalys Cisco Systems is facing increasing pressure from Hewlett-Packard and Juniper Networks in an Ethernet switching market that saw revenue decline in the first quarter, due to pricing competition, cutbacks in public spending and seasonal softness, according to market research firms Canalys and Dell’Oro Group. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Cisco   Hewlett Packard   Juniper Networks

9. Cisco CEO Warns of Changes And Job Cuts Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (May 12 2011) Cloud Computing Cisco’s missed targets will bring more changes and layoffs as it tries to get back on track Cisco Systems has warned of job cuts and more reorganisation inside the company as the networking giant looks to regain its footing after several difficult financial quarters. During a conference call to announced fiscal year 2011 third-quarter earnings, Cisco chairman and CEO John Chambers said that, while he is confident that the company will bounce back, the next few months will continue to be rough ones. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Amazon.com   Cisco

10. HP FlexNetwork Architecture Takes Aim At Cisco Dominance Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (May 10 2011) Cloud Computing , Networking HP’s FlexNetwork architecture is designed as an open standards-based rival to Cisco’s ‘proprietary’ products Hewlett-Packard is continuing to press Cisco Systems in the data centre networking space, rolling out a new architecture that officials said is designed to enable businesses to leverage the benefits of such technologies as virtualisation and cloud computing while avoiding being locked in to a single vendor. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Cisco   Hewlett Packard

11. Cisco Reorganises Its Sales, Services And Management Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (May 6 2011) Monitoring , Cloud Computing Cisco is realigning its businesses to improve performance. The move follows the closure of its consumer efforts Cisco Systems executives are continuing to reorganise the company as they seek to get the networking giant back on track. Cisco has announced plans to streamline its sales, services and engineering units to help the company focus on five key IT areas – routing and switching, collaboration, data centre virtualisation and cloud, video, and what officials are calling architectures for business transformation. It includes not only reorganising sales and services, but also simplifying its management structure by reducing the number of councils from nine to three. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Cisco

12. Cisco Opens Green Data Centre In Texas Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Apr 19 2011) Cloud Computing Cisco Systems is opening a new data centre that is going to take on multiple roles for the networking giant, from acting as a showcase for its wide-ranging data centre technologies to driving down costs through its multiple environmentally friendly features. The facility, which officially opened on 15 April in Allen, Texas, will serve as a key step in Cisco’s cloud-computing and virtualisation ambitions. I will also help the company pare down the number of data centres it’s currently running and will support Cisco’s internal operations. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Europe   Cisco   The Green Grid

13. Green Data Centre Research Facility Opened By HP Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Mar 31 2011) Cloud Computing HP’s new facility will serve as a data centre and test facility for new sustainability technologies Hewlett-Packard is opening a facility that will act as a test ground for efficient and sustainable data centre technologies. Unveiled March 30, the site in Fort Collins, Colo., will serve multiple purposes, including being used as a data centre for internal applications run by HP as well as a test bed for green data centre operations. More than 8,000 environmental sensors throughout the 50,000 square-feet facility will monitor everything from temperature to humidity, and the facility’s central management system will use the data to adjust operations accordingly to make them as energy efficient as possible. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Hewlett Packard

14. Networking Giants Demonstrate 100G Interoperability Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Mar 9 2011) Networking “Interoperability of router and DWDM network elements is a prerequisite for carriers to build and upgrade their networks in a cost-efficient manner,” Marc Rouanne, head of Nokia Siemens’ Network Systems unit and a member of the company’s executive board, said in a statement. “The demonstration confirms that worldwide carriers and operators can transport high volumes of data over long distances along with ensuring excellent network performance.” (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Nokia   Interactive Data Corporation

15. Ibm, Hp & Dell Steal Ahead In Server Revenues: IDC Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Mar 2 2011) Servers IBM, based on the strength of its mainframe business and the overall health of its x86-based systems, retained the top spot in the server market for the fourth quarter of 2010 and the entire year, according to market research firm IDC. IDC’s findings, released February 28, echo those of Gartner’s recent report that IBM was the world’s top server vendor in revenue, followed by Hewlett-Packard and Dell. In addition, IBM’s strong quarter was mirrored by the server market in general, which IDC analysts said is continuing its rebound from the global recession that gutted it in late 2008 and 2009. For the quarter, server revenue grew 15.3 percent, to $15 billion (£9 billion), marking the highest quarterly revenue in three years and the fourth consecutive quarter with increased year-over-year revenue growth, according to IDC. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Fujitsu   Sun Microsystems   Gartner

16. Intel Sees Challenges in Tablets And Smartphones Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Jan 14 2011) Intel has a minor role in tablets and smartphones but the mobile Web traffic fuels growth in its enterprise servers. Intel is yet to be much of a player in the booming tablet and smartphone spaces, a concern for industry observers in the long term. For now, the burgeoning markets are helping drive demand in some of Intel’s traditional businesses, and company executives continue to promise a strong presence in both device segments as 2011 rolls on. During a conference call with analysts and journalists announcing the chip maker’s record fourth-quarter and full-year numbers, CEO Paul Otellini said Intel will become a much larger player in both tablets and smartphones. In tablets, Otellini said he expects a host of Intel-powered devices to hit the market this year. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Apple   Nokia   Intel

17. Nvidia Graphics On ARM Chips For PCs And Servers Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Jan 6 2011) Cloud Computing Nvidia announced its “Project Denver” at CES, an effort to combine ARM-designed CPUs with Nvidia GPUs on the same chip for use in servers, PCs and supercomputers. Graphics chip maker Nvidia is planning to start building CPUs based on designs from ARM Holdings for everything from tablet PCs to data centre servers. Nvidia, which announced its “Project Denver” at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, is the latest manufacturer looking to take ARM chip designs, which are dominant in the mobile phone space, into other areas. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Intel   Dell   Microsoft Corp

18. IBM Mainframe Foe TurboHercules Gets Microsoft Investment Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Dec 3 2010) Microsoft has invested in TurboHercules, a company that has filed an antitrust complaint against IBM in Europe. Microsoft is investing in the French firm TurboHercules whose software, built on the open source Hercules mainframe emulation code, enables enterprises to run mainframe applications on other systems. The investment marks the latest move by Microsoft to weaken IBM’s dominance in the mainframe space. According to several reports, Microsoft has invested an undisclosed sum in TurboHercules, which is one of several companies in a legal dispute with IBM over System z licensing issues. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Europe   Intel   IBM

19. Juniper Swings Trapeze Deal For Wireless Networking Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Nov 17 2010) Cloud Computing , Networking Juniper officials said the addition of Trapeze’s wireless LAN technology will be a key addition to their portfolio and help drive the company’s push into the enterprise space. Trapeze’s WLAN offerings will complement Juniper’s routing, campus and branch switching, and security businesses, enabling Juniper to meet the demand for anywhere, anytime connectivity. “One of the key challenges facing enterprises today is how to improve their users’ experience and increase their productivity, regardless of location or device,” David Yen, executive vice president and general manager of Juniper’s fabric and switching technologies business, said in a blog post. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Cisco   Juniper Networks

20. Extreme Switches To Target Virtualised Data Centres And Cloud Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Oct 28 2010) Cloud Computing , Networking Extreme releases Ethernet switches offering greater flexibility in virtualised and cloud computing environments. Extreme Networks is aiming for versatility and scalability in a new family of Ethernet switches that can be deployed anywhere from the edge of the network through campus environments and into virtualised data centres. The Summit X460 range of Gigabit Ethernet switches is designed to help enterprises address increasingly varied demands on the network, from new applications and mobile working to new devices and network services, according to the company. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Cisco   Juniper Networks   Facebook

21. Cisco Executive Joins Skype As CEO Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Oct 5 2010) Tony Bates will leave Cisco to become Skype's CEO, with a focus on increasing the number of the service's paying customers. Cisco Systems is losing another executive to a competitor, with Tony Bates leaving to become chief executive of video conferencing and VOIP vendor Skype. Skype announced on 4 October that Bates, who most recently was senior vice president and general manager of Cisco’s Enterprise, Commercial and Small Business Division, will take on his new position starting in late October. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   The New York Times   Cisco   Hewlett Packard

22. Intel Ponders Atom-Based Computing Clusters Explore da.feedsportal.com (Oct 1 2010) Cloud Computing , Servers Intel has confirmed that while it is not looking to position Atom in the mainstream server market, it is considering compute clusters of smaller, Atom-based devices. An Intel executive has reportedly confirmed that the chip giant is not interested in pushing its energy-efficient Atom processor for the server space. Kirk Skaugen, vice president and general manager of Intel’s Data Centre Group, said in an interview with IDG News that while there are some vendors that are using Atom chips in server designs, and chip designer ARM is looking to push its processor designs into the data centre, most businesses are looking for systems with the power and energy efficiency of the latest Xeon chips. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Intel   Carnegie Mellon University   Intel Labs

23. HP Ousts Cisco Kit From Its Data Centres Explore da.feedsportal.com (Sep 27 2010) Networking HP's data centres are now 'Cisco Free' as Hewlett Packard continues to highlight the increasing bad blood between the two companies. HP has announced that it has purged Cisco networking gear from all six of its data centers and is operating with only HP products. The announcement that HP has eliminated Cisco core routers and switches from its six data centres highlights the disintegrating relationship between Hewlett-Packard and Cisco Systems. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Oracle   Cisco   Hewlett Packard

24. Intel Workstation Clusters For Low-Cost HPC Power Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Sep 14 2010) Servers Intel claims that businesses can access HPC-levels of compute power using its cube-clustered computing concept. Intel has been running an internal pilot programme to show that workstation clusters can offer enterprises access to high-performance computing (HPC) power they would not have access to normally. The idea is to give what is becoming known as the “missing middle”, businesses and researchers who lack the money or access to HPC environments their workloads demand, the capabilities they need (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Intel   Facebook

25. IBM Introduces Sleep Mode For Power Chips Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Aug 25 2010) Cloud Computing 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 Mentions:   Intel   Facebook   IBM

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