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AMD is about to shift gears in its multicore development program, according to this article on internetnews.com, with a renewed focus on increasing performance without drawing more power and keeping socket design changes to a minimum.
The key change will be a scrapping of the eight-core Montreal processor in favor of a six-core device that still uses […]

Dell is coming through with its long-touted virtualization plans, unveiling a new line of servers that feature integrated virtualization systems and advanced networking technologies.
The strategy is centered on the new two-socket PowerEdge R805 and four-socket PowerEdge R905 systems, both of which are available with either the VMware ESX1 3.5 or the Citrix XenServer Dell Express […]

Virtualization on the Mac is starting to get up to speed, with the latest software releases containing many of the features that the rest of the IT industry takes for granted.
VMware’s Fusion 2.0, which went beta this week, kicks things into high gear with offerings such as multi-monitor support that lets you drag VMs across […]

HP is kicking the storage wars into high gear with a new system that pushes maximum capacity to nearly a petabyte.
The StorageWorks 9100 Extreme Data Storage System (ExDS9100) holds up to 820 TB, but offers a management system that cuts costs to about $2 per GB, according to the company.
The system brings together up to […]

When it comes to data migration, the adage “There’s a right way, and there’s a wrong way…” doesn’t always apply. Given the environment, there could be many right ways, and many wrong ways. And sometimes what starts out as the right way can end up wrong as the process moves forward.
Some of the main stumbling […]