Server hardware
News : Server hardware
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February 21, 2022
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Feb'22
Backup heads to cloud as ransomware hits 76% and RTOs/RPOs fail
Veeam survey finds most canât recover the data they want or do it in time, ransomware is now a âdisasterâ, use of the cloud is increasing, but the datacentre is still very important
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February 15, 2022
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Feb'22
Nebulon gets Ansible collection for datacentre deployment
Provider of cloud-managed and hardware-accelerated â formerly âcloud-definedâ â storage makes further moves towards its smartInfrastructure vision, with Terraform support coming
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February 14, 2022
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Feb'22
India to invest $1bn in quantum computing
India plans to invest $1bn over the next five years to advance its capabilities in quantum technology, but it will need to have a tailored approach and to address the skills gap to succeed
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January 26, 2022
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Jan'22
Storage tech brief: Look out for PCIe gen 5 drives in 2022
PCIe 5.0 will offer bandwidth up to 128GBps per drive. We look at whatâs available and when, including in the new EDSFF form factor, as well as looking forward to PCIe gen 6
In Depth : Server hardware
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Posix vs object storage: How much longer for Posix?
We look at Posix compliance in storage and why it is being challenged by object storage and the need to scale much further than Posix-oriented storage was ever intended to Continue Reading
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EDSFF brings built-for-NVMe connectivity to the datacentre
Aimed at enterprise use cases, EDSFF offers incredible flash density in shared storage and hyperscale deployments, but storage products that use it are still thin on the ground Continue Reading
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Finland moves to industrialise quantum computing
For the Finnish government, now is the time to start preparing for the day when quantum computers will have practical value Continue Reading
Blog Posts : Server hardware
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Is the commodity server bandwagon running out of steam?
The term âparadigm shiftâ gets flung about far too much in IT, but we may be at one of those few times that genuinely deserves it. For decades now, specialised hardware devices have been losing ... Continue Reading
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Moore's Law is anti-sustainability
The tech sector is laser-focused on driving upgrades. For decades the sector has rewarded shareholders with high growth, thanks to the prophecy that every 18 months to two years, computing doubles ... Continue Reading
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Throwback Thursday: x86 Server virtualisation check point
As our contribution to the bit of fun that is Throwback Thursday, we're taking a weekly stroll in the Freeform Dynamics archives. To say that server â and indeed data centre â virtualisation has ... Continue Reading
Opinion : Server hardware
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The new future of work
We may come to stop talking about âremoteâ working altogether after the coronavirus pandemic. It could become just âworkingâ â part of the normal mix of how things are done Continue Reading
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Security Think Tank: In-depth protection is a matter of basic hygiene
The belief that effective perimeter security is the best way to protect data is a fallacy that is being repeatedly exposed. We must recognise the need for a data-centric security model to protect data from both internal and external threats, but what does this mean for security professionals? Continue Reading
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Storage: How âtail latencyâ impacts customer-facing applications
Henry He of Virtual Instruments looks at tail latency, the small percentage of storage I/O that could be causing big and costly problems for business applications Continue Reading
Videos : Server hardware
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2017 IT Priority Study: Trends in the APAC converged/hyper-converged market
Find out what converged/hyper-converged initiatives IT decision makers are planning in 2017
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Why Fitness First consolidated onto Nutanix
Fitness First has migrated its traditional datacentre installation to a Nutanix converged infrastructure