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1. Inside the Network Flow Processor

   [ Interview ] Topic: Processors | Author: ArthurCole | Date Published: 06/29/2009

   Arthur Cole spoke with Jarrod Siket, senior vice president of sales and marketing, Netronome . Cole : The concept of network flow processing is fairly new in the data center. What exactly does it do? Siket : As today’s data center and network converge to form a unified computing...

2. Fabric Computing

   [ Interview ] Topic: Systems Engineering | Author: ArthurCole | Date Published: 02/09/2006

   Arthur Cole spoke with Dr. Sharad Mehrotra, president, CEO and founder, Fabric7. Cole : x86 technology has been the norm for more than 10 years. How would you rate the latest developments in that space — paradigm shifts or examples of the law of diminishing returns? Mehrotra : I think we are...

3. 64-Bit Corporate Performance Management's Promise

   [ Interview ] Topic: Processors | Author: AnnAll | Date Published: 03/09/2006

   Ann All spoke with Max Kay, CEO of KCI Computing . The company's hallmark product, CONTROL, delivers end-to-end functionality for implementing and continuously monitoring strategy via one closed loop software product with a single centralized repository and real-time technology. All : Are...

4. Tracking the Hot Spots

   [ Interview ] Topic: Cooling Systems | Author: ArthurCole | Date Published: 05/08/2006

   Arthur Cole spoke with Robert Hanna, General Manger, Cooling Solutions, and Russell Senesac, Product Manager, American Power Conversion . Cole : APC has a long history of building power supplies for all sorts of industries. What technologies can you bring to the table to reduce power...

5. Putting HPC Through Its Paces

   [ Interview ] Topic: High-Performance Computing | Author: ArthurCole | Date Published: 07/24/2006

   Arthur Cole spoke with Bryan M. Minor, president, ScienceOps . Cole : Many people say that with the kind of data that the modern commercial enterprise generates, an HPC solution like grids or clustering is necessary. At what point should IT managers start to think they need to boost their...

6. Java Applications Need More Than Multicore

   [ Interview ] Topic: Java | Author: ArthurCole | Date Published: 01/19/2007

   Arthur Cole spoke with Shyam Pillalamarri, co-founder and vice president of software engineering at Azul Systems , and Ram Appalarju, the company’s vice president of marketing. Cole : The rush to offer a greater number of processing cores per device seems to be on. Have we finally figured out...

7. Windows Vista, First Impressions

   [ Interview ] Topic: Windows Vista | Author: ArthurCole | Date Published: 01/16/2007

   Arthur Cole spoke with , principal analyst, The Enderle Group. Cole : In the run-up to the Vista launch, there was a lot of speculation as to the changes it would produce in computing environments. What do you see as the most significant Vista-related developments for enterprise users? ...

8. Multicore and x86: Dawn of a New Era

   [ Interview ] Topic: Processors | Author: ArthurCole | Date Published: 01/26/2007

   Arthur Cole spoke with Charles King, principal analyst, Pund-IT Inc . Cole : Most people pondering multicores for their desktops and networks would be surprised to learn that they've probably been carrying them around in their cell phones and PDAs for several years now. In what ways have...

9. The Three New Faces of Networking

   [ Interview ] Topic: Ethernet | Author: CarlWeinschenk | Date Published: 12/19/2007

   Carl Weinschenk spoke with Linley Gwennap, president and principal analyst, The Linley Group . Weinschenk : What networking trends are you seeing? Gwennap : I think one of the trends we are seeing, which is familiar in the PC and server world, is multiple processing engines on a chip. It...

10. AMD Tries to Shanghai Virtualization

    [ Interview ] Topic: Processors | Author: ArthurCole | Date Published: 12/10/2008

    Arthur Cole spoke with Charles King, principal analyst, Pund-IT, Inc . Cole : The Shanghai processors came out earlier than expected and seem to be in good working order. Do you think the company learned anything from the Barcelona problems? King : Sure: Avid hunters should avoid...

11. Packing Them in

    [ Interview ] Topic: Processors | Author: CarlWeinschenk | Date Published: 05/04/2006

    Carl Weinschenk spoke with Linley Gwennap, principal analyst, The Linley Group . Last month, the firm released a report, "A Guide to Wireless Handset Processors." Weinschenk : What did the report focus on, and what did you find? Gwennap : What we see in the cell phone platform is a lot of...

12. Multicore Chips Just Waiting on the Apps

    [ Interview ] Topic: Processors | Author: ArthurCole | Date Published: 01/12/2007

    Arthur Cole spoke with Gordon Haff , principal IT advisor with Illuminata, a research-based insight and advisory services firm.      Cole : Multicore chips in server environments seem to be a no-brainer, but what kinds of applications need to emerge to justify the multicore PC? Haff : I assume...