Oracle learns the dark side of hardware

Explore GigaOM (Dec 21 2011)

...finally learning that the hardware business is not the software business. Revenue for the company's Sun Microsystems-rooted servers fell 14 percent in the second quarter compared to the year-ago period. And gross mar......ad-and-butter servers. Oracle’s not alone in this data center appliance race where it competes with IBM’s Netezza, EMC Greenplum and other offerings. Oracle CEO Larry Ellison said he is pleased with thos... (Read Full Article)

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Facebook letting Open Compute Project go. Will it fly?

Explore GigaOM (Oct 27 2011)

...kers with foundation directors including Silicon Valley superstar Andy Bechtolsheim who co-founded Sun Microsystems and is now chief development officer of Arista Networks. Also on the board are Don Duet, head of gl......ally hit their stride only after the lead vendor relinquished control. (In Eclipse’s case, that was IBM.) More recently, Rackspace eased some concerns among the OpenStack software crowd by forming an Ope... (Read Full Article)

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The Battle for the Converged Data Center Network

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Aug 18 2011) Cloud Computing , Networking , Storage

...ustry experts thought it was a bold move fraught with risk because it could alienate companies like IBM and HP that had been partners of Cisco’s for years. Now, Cisco seems to be making headway with its ......s to be seen. o Oracle: Well known for software that powers the Internet, Oracle combined this with Sun Microsystems equipment. It is still missing the networking piece, so it could be ... (Read Full Article)

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Unix Servers Growing As Mainstay Of Data Centres

Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Jun 24 2011) Cloud Computing , Servers

...are taking swings at each other. Oracle entered into the hardware business last year when it bought Sun Microsystems for $7.4 billion. Through the deal, Oracle inherited Sun’s SPARC hardware business, bringing it into direct competition with HP and IBM. The competition was heightened in March, when Oracle announced it would no longer support Intel’s ... (Read Full Article)

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Why IBM's Hardware Business Is Flying High

Explore eweek.com (Apr 25 2011) Cloud Computing

...ia noted that April 20 marked the second anniversary of Oracle's announcement that it would acquire Sun Microsystems. Deutsche Bank Global Markets said in a March 26 research note, "IBM has consolidated over 30 points of share in the mid-range server market since 2000 at the expense o......ted over 30 points of share in the mid-range server market since 2000 at the expense of both Oracle/Sun (minus ... (Read Full Article)

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What's Hot (and What's Not) for Servers

Explore ServerWatch (Mar 2 2011)

...ch is gaining popularity with users -– as well as its more aggressive sales approach. "Since buying Sun, Oracle has been aggressively pitching low-cost hardware deals in a bid to hold and possibly expand......have to work hard to convince IT users that it is a dependable server vendor. As could be expected, IBM continued to dominate in professional services, while HP's addition of EDS hasn't yet done anything... (Read Full Article)

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Ibm, Hp & Dell Steal Ahead In Server Revenues: IDC

Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Mar 2 2011) Servers

... at 12.6 percent. Rounding out the top five were Oracle – with the server business acquired via the Sun Microsystems purchase – and Fujitsu, which both saw revenue declines. HP Strongest In x86 Market For the year, IBM and HP were essentially tied, with IBM grabbing 31.9 percent of the server revenues in 2010, and HP 31.8 percent. HP was the top vendor in... (Read Full Article)

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Best Container/modular Data Center approach 2010? SGI's Ice Cube is one choice

Explore greenm3.com (Dec 13 2010) Construction , Container

... confusing as many companies have added container/modular data center capabilities - HP, SGI, Dell, IBM, Sun, Lee Technologies, Digital Realty Trust, IO DataCenters. Which company do you pick? Who has the bes... (Read Full Article)

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New SPARC Cluster Is Oracle’s Challenge For HP And IBM

Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Dec 3 2010)

...k several sort-of-playful jabs at one of his most formidable competitors – and this time it was not IBM. Computers As Animals On stage at the 1940s-era auditorium on Sun Microsystems’ old Agnews campus, Ellison put up a series of slides showing how much faster he claims the latest ......ews campus, Ellison put up a series of slides showing how much faster he claims the latest Oracle Sun SPARC cluster is ... (Read Full Article)

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Why Is Storage So Hot? Cisco Provides a Clue.

Explore The New York Times (Nov 26 2010) Storage

...Cisco announces UCS Cisco enters the server market essentially declaring war with server giants HP, IBM, and Dell. April 2009 | Oracle announces Sun acquisition After IBM’s initial dialog with Sun, Oracle enters the hardware market. April 2009 | Dave Donatelli, long time senior EMC executive joi... (Read Full Article)

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StorageTek Library Extension For Mainframes Released

Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Oct 27 2010) Storage

... x86-based systems. Oracle, which has not revealed much about how it intends to keep developing its Sun StorageTek franchise since the Sun Microsystems acquisition 10 months ago, introduced a new Virtual Library Extension that adds new-generation stor...... has twice the disk scalability of previous StorageTek libraries and five times the availability of IBM mainframe tape systems. Like IBM, StorageTek is a data storage senior citizen that has earned its stripes ... (Read Full Article)

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One Year On: Cisco UCS Making Headway

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

...March, 2009, with the launch of its Unified Computing System, it jumped into a pool of sharks named IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Fujitsu and Sun Microsystems (now Oracle). Plus, it took a major risk in opening a whole new field of business during the most ... (Read Full Article)

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Report Points To Tough Times In Server Industry

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

...spending on servers will continue to be slow in 2010 * By: Jeffrey Burt * August 3, 2010 Tags:Dell, IBM, oracle, Sun Add to digg Add to Facebook Add to LinkedIn Add to reddit Add to Slashdot Add to Stumble Upon Add t......an impact on systems makers. Most vulnerable is Oracle, which is seeing a rapid drop in spending on Sun Microsystems hardware, and that will only continue, Gill said ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Larry Ellison   Sun Microsystems   Intel

Ten Unique Data Center Designs

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Jul 29 2010) Power and Cooling , Solar , Cloud Computing , Servers

...ower distribution, and rear-door liquid cooling for each cabinet. Through running this data center, IBM and Syracuse are developing data on the most effective way to use these technologies in tandem in a......a Silo The CLUMEQ Supercomputer in Quebec The CLUMEQ supercomputing center in Quebec partnered with Sun Microsystems to convert a huge silo into a data center. Previously housing a Van de Graaf particle accelerator, ... (Read Full Article)

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IBM's reorg shows shape of IT to come

Explore Technology News (Jul 28 2010)

...nsiders may find interesting, but that isn't really all that useful to most customers or investors. IBM's reorg shows shape of IT to come by Jonathan Eunice * Font size * Print * E-mail * Share * 4 comme......sitions and industry consolidation--once rare in IT--are now commonplace. Oracle's purchase of Sun and subsequent "Software. Hardware. Complete." campaign will be cited as the competitive initiative... (Read Full Article)

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As IBM preps mainframe launch, war of words with Oracle's Sun, HP heats up

Explore zdnet.com (Jul 19 2010)

...machines of VMWare by extending mainframe governance to our other industry leading technologies. As IBM preps mainframe launch, war of words with Oracle's Sun, HP heats up By Larry Dignan | July 19, 2010, 3:11pm PDT Summary IBM this week plans to launch its latest System z mainframe, expected to be the hub of Big Blue’s syste...... for the data center. May the data center sniping begin. Topics ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   New York Times   The New York Times   Sun Microsystems

The Advantages of Liquid Cooling

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Jul 2 2010) Power and Cooling , Servers

... May 2009, Data Center Energy Savings – by the Numbers. 5. Schmidt, R., and lyengar, M., July 2009, IBM’s Rear Door Heat Exchanger and the New ASHRAE Recommended Environmental Guidelines, Proceedings of ...... ASHRAE Recommended Environmental Guidelines, Proceedings of IPACK 2009 and ASME InterPACK 2009. 6. Sun Microsystems, 26 June 2008, Energy-Efficient Modular Cooling Systems, Case Study presented at the SVLG Data Cent... (Read Full Article)

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From the data center trenches: IT manager talks shop

Explore Data Center (Jun 29 2010) Carbon Footprint

...nsulting services from companies such as Perot Systems (now Dell), EDS (now Hewlett-Packard) or IBM in the future? John Parker: Consulting was a lot of fun, I love challenges and it was very challeng......ices back from offshore, companies are going to need to help from managed services. ESRI has been a Sun Microsystems customer in the past. What are your plans now that Oracle owns Sun? J.P.: We ... (Read Full Article)

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The Data Center Temperature Debate

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Jun 7 2010) Emissions , Servers

...grees Fahrenheit (22 degrees Celsius) yet both data center providers and manufacturers (such as HP, IBM and Sun Microsystems) all state that server equipment will function perfectly at 80 degrees, if not higher. An estimated... (Read Full Article)

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Google unveils new cloud data storage for developers

Explore ITWorld Canada (May 19 2010) Cloud Computing , Storage

...dian arm discusses recent changes around its Enterprise Support offering, the merger of Oracle with Sun Microsystems and the changing dynamics between vendors and CIOs. By: Howard Solomon (06 May 2010)Eight months ag......electively to yield better results at lower costs. This white paper offers concrete examples of how IBM IT Service Management helps companies optimize processes that extend across traditional IT silos, w... (Read Full Article)

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5 Questions Facing Carbon Software Players

Explore Earth2Tech (Apr 28 2010) Monitoring , Carbon Footprint , Emissions

... part of corporate earnings statements, he noted. Furthermore, companies such as Wal-Mart, PepsiCo, IBM and many others are asking their suppliers to begin tracking and reporting emissions data as well, ......ar Standards last year, rebranded it as SAP Carbon Impact and has since landed customers including Sun Power, Intuit, Autodesk, and the University of Buffalo. Anirban Chakrabarti, Clear Standards’ forme... (Read Full Article)

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APC plans new push into containerized data centers

Explore IDG News Service (Feb 12 2010) Cloud Computing

... we'll have more modules on the electrical side." Meanwhile other vendors have jumped in, including Sun Microsystems (now part of Oracle), Rackable Systems (now called SGI), IBM, Hewlett-Packard and Dell. Sales are still relatively low, however -- 60 containerized data centers... (Read Full Article)

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Oracle Plans To Hire 2000 New Staff At Sun

Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Jan 28 2010) Cloud Computing

...ss model. Oracle CEO Larry Ellison says his company will end up hiring about 2,000 new employees at Sun Microsystems Oracle CEO and co-founder Larry Ellison took turns discounting rumors, chiding IBM, and extolling the speed and scalability of combined Oracle-Sun data centre products on 27 Jan. before a packed auditorium here on the bayside campus of the world'... (Read Full Article)

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IBM Sweetens Migration Path For Sun Customers

Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Jan 26 2010)

...r Migration Factory portfolio, that will make it easy for businesses to move their workloads off of Sun technology and onto IBM hardware. The new software automates many of the necessary tasks for making the move from Sun to IBM, including automatically discovering and identifying Sun assets, provisioning the new IBM environment and streamlining workload transitions. IBM is seeking to lure Sun Microsystems customers to its solutions, following the EU ... (Read Full Article)

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