Andy Patrizio, Author at ServerWatch https://www.serverwatch.com/author/andy-patrizio/ ServerWatch is the leading IT resource on all things server. Mon, 25 Oct 2021 16:31:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 Server Security Best Practices https://www.serverwatch.com/security/server-security-best-practices/ Wed, 28 Apr 2021 13:24:49 +0000 https://www.serverwatch.com/?p=35221 Your servers are your business. That is a fact in the 21st century. And your servers can make or break your business. Well maintained servers can drive your business forward and bring in revenue. Poorly managed servers can mean lost business, data, or customer information, and that can be crippling if not outright fatal to […]

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]]> Scalent Speeds Virtual Server Deployments on HP Blades https://www.serverwatch.com/guides/scalent-speeds-virtual-server-deployments-on-hp-blades/ Tue, 01 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.serverwatch.com/2020/09/14/scalent-speeds-virtual-server-deployments-on-hp-blades/ HP has struck an exclusive deal with Scalent Systems to offer the Scalent Virtual Operating Environment (Scalent V/OE) with HP’s blade systems, providing a fast install and recovery option for virtualized servers. With the latest partnership between HP and Scalent, HP’s blade systems running Scalent Virtual Operating Environment will help facilitate a fast install and […]

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]]> IDC: Q2 Server Sales Have Their Price https://www.serverwatch.com/guides/idc-q2-server-sales-have-their-price/ Tue, 01 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.serverwatch.com/2020/09/14/idc-q2-server-sales-have-their-price/ IDC released its Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker for the second quarter of 2008 and the results mirror that of last week’s figures from Gartner: To gain sales, vendors are significantly dropping prices. Servers, especially those with x86 architectures, are getting cheaper, which means enterprises can afford to buy more. Factory revenue in the worldwide server […]

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]]> I/O Bottlenecks Virtualization https://www.serverwatch.com/guides/i-o-bottlenecks-virtualization/ Tue, 01 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.serverwatch.com/2020/09/14/i-o-bottlenecks-virtualization/ Xsigo Systems Monday released a study it says identifies a major complication in the deployment of virtualization servers: the data bottleneck from all of the I/O that takes place in a virtualized world. A study from Xsigo Systems reveals the biggest hurdle virtualization faces may be the infrastructure it’s supposed to be making more efficient. […]

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]]> Sun Rebrands ‘Blackbox’ https://www.serverwatch.com/guides/sun-rebrands-blackbox/ Tue, 01 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.serverwatch.com/2020/09/14/sun-rebrands-blackbox/ Sun Microsystems introduced the Blackbox, a portable data center in a 20-foot shipping container, with much fanfare in late-2006 and then … nothing. Sun’s portable data center is repositioned and rechristened as Sun Modular Datacenter S20. The company also announced customer wins and service offerings. Unsure About an Acronym or Term? Search the ServerWatch Glossary […]

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]]> Sun to Acquire Desktop Virtualization Developer https://www.serverwatch.com/guides/sun-to-acquire-desktop-virtualization-developer/ Tue, 01 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.serverwatch.com/2020/09/14/sun-to-acquire-desktop-virtualization-developer/ Most of the emphasis around virtualization has been geared toward the server side, but Sun Microsystems is also interested in the desktop. Sun’s acquisition of innotek will make it possible to run OS/2 and Solaris on the same box. Unsure About an Acronym or Term? Search the ServerWatch Glossary   On Tuesday, it announced plans […]

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]]> The Return of the Mainframe https://www.serverwatch.com/guides/the-return-of-the-mainframe/ Tue, 01 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.serverwatch.com/2020/09/14/the-return-of-the-mainframe/ IBM this week introduced the first major overhaul to its System z mainframe line in three years. This latest Big Iron from IBM could be a welcome development for the company, which has seen its mainframe business struggle for several months. Will IBM’s z10 bring Big Iron back into vogue? Unsure About an Acronym or […]

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]]> IIS Servers Experience Massive Cyber Attack https://www.serverwatch.com/guides/iis-servers-experience-massive-cyber-attack/ Tue, 01 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.serverwatch.com/2020/09/14/iis-servers-experience-massive-cyber-attack/ A massive cyber-attack is targeting vulnerable Internet Information Server based Web pages by redirecting visitors to the site toward one hosting malicious code, and it’s growing rapidly. A rapidly growing infestation is redirecting users from seemingly harmless Web sites to one that downloads malware onto their computers. Unsure About an Acronym or Term? Search the […]

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]]> AMD’s Latest Opteron — Quad-Core and Versatile https://www.serverwatch.com/guides/amds-latest-opteron-quad-core-and-versatile/ Tue, 01 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.serverwatch.com/2020/09/14/amds-latest-opteron-quad-core-and-versatile/ AMD (Monday announced the Quad-Core Opteron 1000 Series, a.k.a. Budapest. This processor is meant for single-socket servers or high-performance desktop workstations and fills out the low end of the Quad-Core Opteron line. Budapest is a Quad-Core Opteron for a single processor server, ideal for small databases. So why is Cray building supercomputers with it? Unsure […]

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]]> IBM Goes Green in Sweden https://www.serverwatch.com/guides/ibm-goes-green-in-sweden/ Tue, 01 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.serverwatch.com/2020/09/14/ibm-goes-green-in-sweden/ What better place to build a supercomputer than northern Sweden? Just leave the data center’s windows open and let Mother Nature handle the cooling. No Stockholm Syndrome here. Just a 50 teraflop machine running Xeon, Power 6 and Cell processors with Linux and Windows operating systems. Unsure About an Acronym or Term? Search the ServerWatch […]

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