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I just read the article “ Mainframe cheerleaders caution big iron defectors against x86 ”, where an analyst is quoted as saying: " PCs are not mainframes ...". Let’s stop there - because thinking that PCs are synonymous with x86 servers shows an immature understanding of the...
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Current economic, environmental and energy constraints often do not make it possible to add additional servers in the data center to align with the demands of the business. As a result, companies are looking to consolidate workloads on fewer servers to reclaim the underutilized capacity, lower the total...
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anand.akela@hp.com
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08-30-2009
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Filed under: datacenter, VMWare, virtualization, x86, AMD, performance, Istanbul, HP ProLiant G6 servers, power savings, energy efficiency, VMworld, DL785 G6, DL785
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HPTF showcased an overwhelming amount of demos, sessons, cool techies stuff everywhere you looked. Twitter crept into the scene this year with ten monitors showcasing all of the tweet buzz. ProLiant was certainly shouted about from every corner. One shout that caught my attention was the ProLiant Collection...
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Kristie Popp
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06-19-2009
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Filed under: x86, BladeSystem, ProLiant, Istanbul, HP ProLiant G6 servers, energy efficiency, HPTF, HP Tech Forum, SL6000, DL1000, Matrix
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In blackjack, if you have a great hand versus the house, you can double your bet or “double down” to show the confidence that you have in winning it all. HP’s commitment to our new Six-Core AMD Opteron™ processor is a clear signal that our technology partnership is strong, and...
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Reality Check: Server Insights
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s_mathur
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06-03-2009
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Filed under: power, cloud computing, datacenter, x86, BladeSystem, ProLiant, AMD, performance, G6, scale-out servers, measurement
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By Lorre Bumgardner, Product Manager - HP Platforms/Partner management Monday, April 27th marked a significant milestone in our 20+ year relationship with Microsoft. We are very excited about the news -- we launched the Insight Control suite for Microsoft System Center (ICE-SC) at Microsoft Management...
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By John Schmitz On March 30, we announced our new G6 line of HP ProLiant servers - built for performance and reliability. These servers, which run the HP Insight Control suite, are the industry's best managed x86 servers. HP Insight Control suite, popularly known as "ICE," provides essential...
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By Nick Vanderzweep Director of Product Management, HP Insight Software OK, we just announced our new HP ProLiant G6 servers and I was told they use a lot less power, are a much better virtualization platform, and let you spend less money without sacrificing service levels for your customers. These topics...
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By Jeff Carlat You thought it would never happen: arch rivals, HP and Sun, partnering. Well, I have news for you: HP and Sun are collaborating, and we are both excited about it. If you haven't already heard, yesterday, we announced a three-year agreement. What does this mean? HP can now distribute...
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Have you been waiting for higher capacities on your 2.5-inch small form factor (SFF) drives? HP will launch the 300GB 3G SAS 10K SFF Enterprise Drive shortly. With this drive you will get more for less: - More storage capacity than any other SFF drive in the market - 50% less power usage in 70% less...
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Virtualization has become a mainstay, even a business imperative, within most data centers today. Today, every server manufacturer is claiming leadership in virtualization platforms, so the real question you need to ask is, "Why HP?" Well, let me give you a few of the key reasons why HP is...
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This week, I am attending the annual SC08 conference. For 2 decades, the tradition in HPC is to announce and demonstrate new products at the SC conference, and there is a lot to absorb. For me, the event started with a 2-day HP user conference, attracting some of HP’s largest HPC customers. It was a...
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d-field
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11-18-2008
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Filed under: HPC, cooling, power, container, servers, datacenter, HP POD, pod, x86, multi-core processor, AMD
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This is an exciting time for our partner, AMD, as they launch their newest family of processors, and HP is pleased that our ProLiant portfolio will offer new capabilities computing to customers of all sizes. The new "Shanghai" products (Quad-Core AMD Opteron 2300 processors) will help HP customers...
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It's exciting to realize that HP ProLiant is about to turn 15 years old. At the same time, it makes me feel old when I think back to my days as a product manager at Compaq, responsible for the launch of the product family. That was a few gray hairs ago, let me tell you! Fifteen years and over 15...
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By the second full day of VMworld, I noticed two discernable themes (I'm sure most of you who are at VMworld probably noticed them days ago!). VMware is really playing up the customer focus. The first thing you notice about the "décor" of VMworld is that there are all of these cartoons...
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Technology Business Research (TBR) recently released its 2Q-2008 x86 Server Customer Satisfaction Study results, and the news is EXCELLENT for HP this quarter. HP ProLiant achieved the #1 ranking in both the Weighted Satisfaction Index (WSI) and the Overall Satisfaction Rating. The WSI ranking is a weighted...