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This article is different from the previous ones, as we have changed the methodology we use to evaluate a server CPU. Read on, and find out why we feel this is a better and more realistic approach to compare the best AMD and Intel Server CPUs.
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AMD's new 45nm Shanghai CPU launches today and we ran tests using database workloads. What changes, and what remains the same?
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For those readers finding our in-depth studies of various technologies a bit too daunting, we've created an introductory piece that should allow anyone an easy entry into the fascinating world of virtualization. Did we mention it also plays games?
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Despite the huge die size and 1.9 billion (!) transistors, the six-core Xeon 74xx is a wallflower, for both the public as Intel's marketing. If you've invested in a current Intel quad socket platform, the newly launched Intel 74xx series deserves a lot more attention. We compare the hex-core with AMD's quad-core Opteron and its predecessor.
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Taking a dive into the inner workings of another form of virtualization: Container-based OS virtualization.
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The quad-socket market is extremely interesting and exciting as AMD's quad-core Opteron and Intel's quad-core Xeon MP are well matched. We show you our first sixteen core benchmarks.
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Sun challenges market leaders IBM and HP by claiming that the Sun Fire X4450 can deliver the performance and the functionality of their best 16-core 4U servers in a 2U chassis. Does Sun succeed? We try to quantify if you really save costs and how much.
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If you like to understand how binary translation, paravirtualization, and hardware virtualization work, this article is for you. We delve deep into the heart of VMware ESX, Intel VT-x, and AMD's nested paging to understand the impact on the performance of your virtualized server. Dig in!
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We look at the newest AMD and Intel servers and some of the newer storage devices presented at the CeBIT 2008 show.
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Bits and pieces of what we learned about virtualization at VMworld Europe 2008, which took place in Cannes around the end of February.
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We provide an introductory look at a versatile answer to safe software deployment and distribution. We have a short overview of the different approaches, and we'll check out some of the existing solutions and the situations where they work best.
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Google's Mini laid bare: we take a closer look at its functionality and put its performance to the test.
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The new Xeon 45nm (or Xeon 54xx series) arrived in the lab weeks ago, so a server CPU benchmark update is overdue. However, there is another reason we decided to write this article. When AMD launched their newest quad-core chips, we could only give you a preview of its performance - not a full review. We did not fully understand many of the performance aspects of the new AMD architecture, so we decided to delve a little deeper.
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This is the first article of series of articles in which we explore the world of Storage Area Networks (SANs) in search of affordable storage solutions for SMEs. We will try to find out which storage configurations offer a good price/performance ratio without lacking critical features. For those who are new to professional storage, don't worry; we'll provide a crash course in SANs.
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Intel and AMD release new-and-improved quads: AMD ships Barcelona and Intel tweaks the current Xeon. We see how the two stack up against each other in the IT world.
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We take a look at the latest low voltage G-stepping quad-core Xeon and compare it to AMD's current low voltage offering.