Dell Unveils ARM-based Server Ecosystem
So Dell has introduced ARM servers for hyperscale/cloud applications. This is very, very interesting, but also quite puzzling. Will they sell these to “regular” customers? And who would buy them?
Articles by Stephen Foskett
Howard Marks and Robin Harris Debate SSD Array Architecture
As if it wasn’t obvious already that SSD is the most controversial topic in enterprise storage, here’s Howard Marks and Robin Harris with a great back-and-forth about array architecture. We can’t wait to read the continuing exchange!
Dependent hardware iSCSI adapter on ESXi5
The virtualization space seems a little light on technical content lately. There are plenty of event announcements and white paper or webinar promotions, but few posts on, you know, how stuff works. Here’s the incomparable Gabrie Van Zanten to change that, with a deep look at iSCSI configuration in VMware. It’s good to see that not everyone has been swallowed up in the lead-generation hype machine!
EMC denies big server biz plans … but IS building servers
So EMC’s not going to become a server vendor even though, as Chris Mellor points out, they showcased some very nice purpose-built server hardware at EMC World. And even though Jeremy Burton admitted they were, kinda, making and selling servers. Why?
Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V & Network Card (NIC) Teaming
A great little piece on NIC teaming with Windows. Aidan Finn says his mind is changed now that it’s included in Windows Server 2012 and fully supported for Hyper-V and failover clustering.
NPV and NPIV
Tony Bourke really stirred up a hornets’ nest with this one! Who would have thought that “storage NAT” would be so controversial? He followed up with a second post on analogies for NPV/NPIV…
Server Hardware Explained
We’ve loved Brien Posey’s series on server hardware. Now that it’s wrapped up (all 9 parts!) it’s worth a look at the whole.
OpenFlow @ Google: Brilliant, but not revolutionary
Google built their own switches using merchant silicon. Now they’ve built their own routers, and they’re using OpenFlow between the control and data plane. Here’s Ivan Pepelnjak’s take on the news, the hype, and the reality.
Brocade: Yet Another SDN Strategy
It doesn’t sound like Ivan Pepelnjak is all that enthusiastic about Brocade’s OpenFlow/SDN strategy. It’s not that he sees a problem with the strategy itself, just the “us first” marketing tone…
Last Week’s Leavings: Avaya and HP | Twilight in the Valley of the Nerds
Double dip bad news from Brad Casemore: Avaya is still not showing anymore signs of growth and HP is looking at even more cuts. It’s depressing to see two storied companies struggling like this.
