There’s a particular kind of dread when someone says, “Everything important is on that server.” They then point to a single aging Windows box humming in a closet, which contains Active Directory, file ...

Start-up Egenera believes a mixture of Linux, ordinary Intel chips and high-end hardware will vault its servers ahead of established giants such as Compaq and IBM. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET ...

In the growing landscape of database management, SQL Server stands as a pillar for enterprises, bustling with robust features and functionalities. For database designers, understanding SQL Server's ...

Facebook on Wednesday outlined its new server design that aims to improve performance per watt and contributed it to the Open Compute Project. With most of the cloud and enterprise heavy hitters ...

For years, Microsoft has been delivering speedy and accurate Bing results with experimental servers called Project Catapult, which have now received an architectural upgrade. The Catapult servers use ...

IBM announced the eServer X3 architecture on Tuesday, the third major upgrade in its five-year Xeon server design programme. The company claims nearly 40 percent speed increase over existing products, ...

“The memory system is a major performance determinant for server processors. Ever-growing core counts and datasets demand higher bandwidth and capacity as well as lower latency from the memory system.

Today’s powerful and affordable low-end servers have resulted in a scaling out in the data center to a more distributed computing model. As servers become overloaded or databases grow, IT has ...

International Business Machines Corp. said it is making the design of its “blade” computer servers widely available, in a move designed to gain wider acceptability in data centers and the ...

Microsoft today announced that it was sharing a number of new designs for its cloud servers to improve efficiency and reduce the cost of management. Last year, Microsoft joined the Open Compute ...

Newisys, a server start-up founded by IBM alumni, is trying to hit the big time by bringing Advanced Micro Devices' chips to the corporate market. The Austin, Texas-based company hopes to make its ...