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Sun Microsystems, the begrudging Linux vendor
With the success Linux has enjoyed, one would think all hardware vendors would shout their Linux support from every rooftop. But not Sun, the begrudging Linux vendor. Article | 10 Jan 2007
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Linux grid takes out firm's aging mainframe
After decades on a mainframe, the U.S.'s oldest automotive information and metrics provider looked to Linux on a grid for an elegant -- and fast -- money-saving alternative. Article | 04 Jan 2007
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Open source router on par with Cisco, users say
To avoid paying top dollar for Cisco routers, two IT pros tried Vyatta's Open Flexible Router. Is it a viable alternative to the proprietary norm? Find out from these two savvy users' stories. Article | 25 Sep 2006
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Dell downplays blades
Execs at Dell Technology Day in New York City said that blade servers weren't a good fit for many data centers, and that traditional rackmount systems may deliver better density Article | 14 Sep 2006
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Beowulf co-founder Don Becker: Provisioning, booting, driver troubles virtually unfixable
Don Becker, co-founder of the Beowulf project, describes the inevitability of hardware administration headaches and warns users not to expect a silver bullet to solve these problems. Article | 28 Aug 2006
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Centeris CEO: Managing Linux servers in a Windows world
Two years ago, Linux and Windows didn't play well together in the data center. But not any more. Today, Linux is creeping into Windows-only worlds more than ever. Article | 08 Aug 2006
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CTO clears air about clusters vs. virtualization, blades vs. racks and more
Scali CTO Hakon Bugge discusses how to combine server clusters with virtualization technology and offers ways to develop a good virtualization strategy in this interview. Article | 30 May 2006
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U.S. Census reins in data center sprawl
The U.S. Census Bureau and an Alexandria, Va.-based project management firm gutted an extremely complex data center and got on board with blade servers. Article | 10 May 2006
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VMware exec: On free specs, virtualization's boost for Linux
VMware's Dan Chu discusses why his company decided to open up its core virtual machine disk format and how VMware hopes this will spur the development of virtual appliances. Article | 03 Apr 2006
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Virtualization vendors jostle for position in wake of Red Hat's virtual play
Virtualization market leader VMware has critiqued Red Hat's integrated virtualization program as inefficient, but other vendors see this move as a positive play for the market. Article | 17 Mar 2006