HardwareServer Management: The tried and true vendors vs. the new-idea startups

Start-ups selling server management, configuration management, process management are offering tools they say will improve reliability and performance as well as cut costs. But what are the risks and benefits of adopting tools from smaller vendors versus larger enterprises vendors? Should you wait for an interesting technology to get either acquired or officially adopted by the large vendor's partner network? Will a fast move to an emerging technology pay gains equal to the inherent risks?

Start-ups selling server management, configuration management, process management are offering tools they say will improve reliability and performance as well as cut costs. But what are the risks and benefits of adopting tools from smaller vendors... [ Read more on www.computerworld.com ]

HardwareMicrosoft shows off data center monitoring system

Ultimately, Microsoft would like to be able to distribute computational load in its data centers based on the temperature of servers.

HardwareAMD SB750 Update.. 9600BE...Sort of...

We are working on a final update to our first look at the new AMD SB750 Southbridge and Advanced Clock Calibration technology.  Based upon requests, we are currently testing the 9600BE, 9550, and 8750 processors to provide an indication of overclock results based on older B2 processors and current non-BE units.  In preliminary testing, we can...