Amy Newman, Author at ServerWatch https://www.serverwatch.com/author/amy-newman/ ServerWatch is the leading IT resource on all things server. Tue, 10 Nov 2020 16:04:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 VA Linux Adds Power-Packed 2U Servers to 2200 Series https://www.serverwatch.com/server-news/va-linux-adds-power-packed-2u-servers-to-2200-series/ Tue, 01 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.serverwatch.com/2020/09/13/va-linux-adds-power-packed-2u-servers-to-2200-series/ VA Linux Systems Tuesday introduced its next generation of high-performance 2U servers in the VA Linux 2200 series. The three new servers, the VA Linux 2231, the VA Linux 2241, and the VA Linux 2251, offer advanced remote management capabilities using

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]]> Inauguration Coverage Hints at Potential for Cloud, Virtualization https://www.serverwatch.com/guides/inauguration-coverage-hints-at-potential-for-cloud-virtualization/ Tue, 01 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.serverwatch.com/2020/09/14/inauguration-coverage-hints-at-potential-for-cloud-virtualization/ Whatever your political views, yesterday was historic. While Virtually Speaking is obviously not about the political, it would be remiss to underestimate the technological implications, as they extend far beyond the event itself and politics in general. Virtually Speaking: Although the technological aspects of yesterday’s history making did not take center stage, they reveal a […]

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]]> VMware Opens New World with vSphere https://www.serverwatch.com/guides/vmware-opens-new-world-with-vsphere/ Tue, 01 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.serverwatch.com/2020/09/14/vmware-opens-new-world-with-vsphere/ If you can remember all the way back to last Wednesday, this week was gearing up to belong to VMware. With the media abuzz and seemingly aware of the incipient news, the announcement of a little merger early Monday morning bumped it out of the “Hot” category and into the “Important.” Not a terrible place […]

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]]> Virtualization and the Dynamic Enterprise https://www.serverwatch.com/guides/virtualization-and-the-dynamic-enterprise/ Tue, 01 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.serverwatch.com/2020/09/14/virtualization-and-the-dynamic-enterprise/ Whether you choose to call it dynamic infrastructure or adaptive infrastructure, the ability to alter your IT infrastructure on the fly is not just important, it’s critical. Virtually Speaking: Infrastructure movement management got a boost this week when CA, HP and IBM all announcing new offerings. Virtualization loomed large. To better facilitate this paradigm, several […]

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]]> IBM Enters Hypervisor Fray https://www.serverwatch.com/guides/ibm-enters-hypervisor-fray/ Tue, 01 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.serverwatch.com/2020/09/14/ibm-enters-hypervisor-fray/ Think the hypervisoris limited to a handful of players developing for the x86 platform? It may seem that way given where most of the attention falls these days, but IBM’s news on Tuesday is a reminder that this is very much not the case. Virtually Speaking: With POWER 7, Big Blue seeks to bridge the […]

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]]> Will KVM KO Xen? https://www.serverwatch.com/guides/will-kvm-ko-xen/ Tue, 01 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.serverwatch.com/2020/09/14/will-kvm-ko-xen/ Last week’s Virtually Speaking discussed some of the back and forth going on at VMworld between VMware and its rivals. Virtually Speaking: As VMworld demonstrated, the fight for virtual domination is far from over. After the show came to a close, however, a new player entered the ring. The impact of Red Hat Enterprise Linux […]

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]]> Intel, Dell, Red Hat and Others Rally Around SR-IOV https://www.serverwatch.com/server-news/intel-dell-red-hat-and-others-rally-around-sr-iov/ Tue, 01 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.serverwatch.com/2020/09/14/intel-dell-red-hat-and-others-rally-around-sr-iov/ Although virtualizationwas far from front and center at this week’s Intel Developers Forum, Dell and several other vendors used the conference as the platform to unveiled its latest virtual goods. Virtually Speaking: Intel began pimping its Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) solution at this week’s IDF. Dell, Citrix Red Hat, Neterion and others have already […]

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]]> Why Supercomputing Matters https://www.serverwatch.com/guides/why-supercomputing-matters/ Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.serverwatch.com/2020/09/14/why-supercomputing-matters/ To your typical IT organization, the Top500 Supercomputing list released twice a year — while interesting — has little bearing on today’s operations. Grand proclamations and goals, such as reaching Exaflop performance by 2018, also have little impact on the day-to-day goings-on in most data centers. (As quick background info: A FLOP is the number […]

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]]> Virtual Acquisitions Coincide With VMworld https://www.serverwatch.com/guides/virtual-acquisitions-coincide-with-vmworld/ Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.serverwatch.com/2020/09/14/virtual-acquisitions-coincide-with-vmworld/ More on VMworld VMworld 2010 kicked off Sunday afternoon with a “fun run” along the San Francisco Bay, periodically endless lines for materials at the registration desk and a seemingly bottomless keg of free beer. With Tweet Ups, blogger lounges and a heavy emphasis on social networking, VMworld offers a wealth of info to those […]

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]]> Sun Re-Activates 32-Bit Strategy https://www.serverwatch.com/servers/sun-re-activates-32-bit-strategy/ Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.serverwatch.com/2020/09/13/sun-re-activates-32-bit-strategy/ SAN FRANCISCO — Sun Microsystems Monday presented a shift in strategy with the unveiling of its new 32-bit architecture, Intel- or AMD-based Linux-compliant server at LinuxWorld Conference and Expo in San Francisco. Sun Microsystems Monday presented a shift in strategy with the unveiling of its new 32-bit architecture, Intel- or AMD-based, Linux-compliant server at LinuxWorld […]

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