Archive > April 2008

Thin Computing and Green Initiatives

So, there is so much buzz about green computing these days, you’d almost think environments were truly efficient. Often times, however, it’s only buzz and lacks real substance. I see this a lot amongst storage and server vendors. Here is a Byte and Switch article entitled, “Virtualizing NAS for Green Storage“.  It discusses the power [...]

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What Would Jesus Do?

So… back around the end of last year, I did a post and solicited opinions for hosted services and other social networking items. My original intent was to stress the capabilities of my company’s products. But then I began to consider some of the numerous deficiencies of current online sites. Anyway, things have taken a [...]

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Xyratex Makes a Push to 2.5″ Drives

Now, I have been a fan of using 2.5″ drives in servers and storage systems for a while. But sometimes the rationale for actually pushing such solutions escapes me. The primary reason for this is the cost difference between a 2.5″ drive vs an equivalent 3.5″ drive. In this article published by Byte and Switch, [...]

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