Fifty Shades of Open Networking

There is a continuum of open networking that covers the wide spectrum of needs and deployments. Customers are anxiously seeking change and Dell has a strategy to drive open across their entire networking product line.

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Bringing Intelligence to the Cloud Edge

As more data is being collected at the edge, the need for processing in place is growing as networks simply cannot handle the deluge. In this environment, ARM has the performance and low power CPUs that make processing at the edge a more reasonable proposition.

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Highlights of the Fall 2014 ONUG Meeting

Twice a year, the Open Networking User Group convenes to discuss needs, use cases and the future of networking. These meetings are especially candid and provide a great source of customer input for networking vendors.

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Can IBM Revitalize 8P with x86?

For years the 8P market has been in decline, primarily because these complex systems required significant R&D and long product cycles, falling behind business needs. IBM’s unique design enables a more modular and scalable 8P to address these challenges.

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HP Apollo 6000 and 8000 Advanced Cooling Solutions

Density compresses the problems with heat and makes it even more difficult to drive high performance. Optimal cooling can help to overcome this challenge, enabling both high performance without overtaxing the data center. HP’s advanced cooling solutions enable the Apollo 6000 and 8000 to deliver outstanding HPC performance. 

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Is “Scalable Blade” an Oxymoron?

Blade servers were designed for density, but many applications require vertical scalability in order to respond to increases in business. The IBM Flex System X6 is a family of compute nodes that enable this vertical scaling to tackle even the most complex applications.

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Pay Attention IT: A New Convergence is Afoot

Convergence is being driven by business needs – the idea that IT can live in stove pipes, content with their different domains is a fallacy that cannot last. Cisco sees a converged future for servers, networking and storage as the market shifts towards application centricity.

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