Hardware
Grazed from TWST.com. Author: Editorial Staff.
“The larger data sets also create the need for better performance. That is where nonvolatile memory technologies such as SSDs, PCIe, NAND flash cards, and all-flash storage arrays come into play. Fusion-io is the pioneer of the space, but nearly every storage vendor, both public and private, is developing products for this market,” Nowinski said... |
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Fusion-io (FIO) pioneered the flash storage architecture for increased input/output, staying ahead of the pack and tying all the growth drivers of data storage by speeding up performance in a cloud computing environment where Big Data continues growing unabatedly, says Andrew Nowinski, Assistant Vice President and Research Analyst at Piper Jaffray & Co.
Grazed from TechTarget. Author: Dan Sullivan. IT departments are embracing both cloud computing and mobile devices for their multiple benefits. At first, these two technologies may seem to be fairly independent; mobile technology focuses on driving efficiencies in data centers, while the cloud brings new levels of flexibility and usability to end users. Both technologies are valuable on their own, but enterprise potential is amplified when mobile and cloud are used together. Some functionalities that tablets lack can be found in cloud computing resources. For starters, most mobile device applications are designed for non-desktop platforms, like Android and iOS, and they tend to have a narrower range of functionality than desktop applications. Though tablets offer more mobility than even ultra-light laptops, they lack the substantial storage and are not designed to compete head to head with workstations or laptops when it comes to compute-intensive operations. There are a number of ways to meld tablets and cloud computing to deliver desktop-like functionality, and offer alternatives to traditional desktop experiences... |
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Grazed from GigaOM. Author: Barb Darrow.
Oracle must be really worried about its hardware business. In its second quarter earnings release, the company trotted out a canned quote from CEO Larry Ellison to defend hardware’s honor. Said Ellison: Sun has proven to be “one of the most strategic and profitable acquisitions we have ever made.” Oracle bought Sun Microsystems for $7.4 billion three years ago... |
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Despite the hype around its high-end engineered “Exa” systems, Oracle hardware revenue continued to swoon in the second quarter when it was off 23 percent year over year. But, CEO Larry Ellison said that the company has just about turned the corner.
Grazed from Product Reviews. Author: Chris Cook.
Firstly we’d like to inform you that the new AMD Opteron processors consist of the 3300 and 4300 Series, which are entry-level and mid-range CPUs, and where they differ from the previous generation is not only are they more energy efficient but also offers an increased performance as well. AMD say that these characteristics make them perfect for not only web hosts but Cloud providers also... |
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The processor market is a pretty tough one with the big two trying to outdo each other with a range of new models. Just recently we saw the release of nine new AMD Opteron processors, but what makes these so special is that they are aimed at Cloud computing. So what makes these processors so special that they are better for Cloud computing?
Grazed from ChipDesignMag. Author: Editorial Staff. Cloud computing offers many challenges including the division of graphic-processing IP and rendering tasks between the mobile device and cloud-based servers. Cloud computing has created new challenges for system designers in terms of the division of functionality between the mobile device and the cloud. This division will directly affect the design of system-on-a-chip (SoC) processors and graphic processing units (GPUs). Autodesk Media & Entertainment Tech Innovators asked the experts at Imagination Technologies and AMD to address the question of graphic processing and rendering partitioned between mobile devices and cloud-based servers. The answer, as is so often the case, depends on the use. By and large, we think that the cost, silicon area, and power budget of our GPUs makes them efficient enough to be in the device rather than the cloud. This is especially true of the mobile space and most consumer devices... |
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Grazed from ZDNet. Author: Jack Clark. Cloud computing is rearranging the datacentre infrastructure market: large server makers are seeing their dominance wane as competition grows from low-cost Asian manufacturers that sell directly to the clouds of Google, Amazon and others. HP, Dell and IBM are all struggling to ship servers due to competition from low-cost and specialist vendors, figures from Gartner shows. The latest report by the analyst company on the worldwide server market was released on Wednesday. It paints a grim picture of the global datacentre market, with the market's overall revenues during the third quarter decreasing 2.8 percent year-on-year and overall shipments growing a measly 3.6 percent... |
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Grazed from TalkinCloud. Author: Joe Panetierri.
Intel Hybrid Cloud essentially is an on-premises small business server that can link to a range of managed and cloud services. Special offers include a BDR (backup and disaster recovery) appliance running StorageCraft, and Level Platforms software that allows MSPs (managed services providers) to remotely manage and troubleshoot customer systems... |
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Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is at a crossroads. CEO Paul Otellini is preparing to retire; the tablet and smartphone markets remain difficult to crack; and new platforms like ultrabooks running Windows 8 or Windows 7 have yet to ignite major PC upgrade cycles. But there could be a silver lining in all this. It's call Intel Hybrid Cloud. The big question: Will Intel put serius marketing muscle behind this potential channel partner opportunity, especially as partners seek alternatives to Microsoft's discontinued Windows Small Business Server (SBS).
Grazed from TI. Author: PR Announcement.
To TI, a BETTER way to cloud means:
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To most technologists, cloud computing is about applications, servers, storage and connectivity. To Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) it means much more. Today, TI is unveiling a BETTER way to cloud with six new multicore System-on-Chips (SoCs). Based on its award winning KeyStone architecture, TI’s SoCs are designed to revitalize cloud computing, inject new verve and excitement into pivotal infrastructure systems and, despite their feature rich specifications and superior performance, actually reduce energy consumption.
Grazed from CloudTweaks. Author: John Omwamba. The web has brought out hardware machinery spot-on to cloud-based applications. Some of these servers are so scalable in magnitude, mindboggling in performance and high-end in gigabytes capacity, that they even sound a little alien. Suddenly they are here and those who only thought of them as data processors without a name can now identify with them, courtesy of cloud computing platforms. Intel, through its Tyan partners, is an example of companies that have enabled this to happen through its cutting-edge processing units. These can be discussed under the following headings. GPU equipment The Graphics Processing Unit is one of the biggest server products. It allows users to combine the three-dimensional and high-end qualities of videos and graphical interfaces with the core processing power of the Central Processing Unit (CPU). The result is a great chain of reactions. The server becomes at once fast for remote clients to remit and retrieve encrypted data across the cloud infrastructure. It also comes up with a modular system that helps to optimize capacity by users and thus reduce costs. Furthermore, its scalability is beyond question quite high, meaning virtual businesses that start small can expand within the server environment without any need to move to new hardware. Finally, the particular Tyan-Intel combination comes with a double-edge capacity that stores data, doubly, for a rainy day... |
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Grazed from Tyan. Author: PR Announcement.
This includes the latest microserver platform, the FM65-B5519, with 18 front-serviced computing nodes, the 4-Socket systems GT26A-B8812 and FT68-B7910, the FT48-B7055 and FT77A-B7059 high-density GPU platforms supporting 4/8 GPU cards, and the KGN70A and KTN70A storage platforms with 18/24 HDDs in a 2U chassis. These platforms will all be showcased at TYAN's booth (#2419) along with Intel 10 Gigabit Ethernet Adapters, an LSI NytroTM MegaRAID® application acceleration card and a NVIDIA Tesla K20 GPU Accelerator... |
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TYAN, an industry-leading server platform design manufacturer and subsidiary of MiTAC International Corp, will live demo its FT48-B7055 with LSI NytroTMMegaRAID® application acceleration card and NVIDIA Tesla K20 GPU Accelerator pre-installed. This platform delivers outstanding computing performance for data transmission and data migration. TYAN will display a full array of products in cooperation with industry leading companies designed for HPC and power-efficient computing environments at SC'12.