Exploring the evolution of Intel and AMD server processors.

Staff Writer/ August 20, 2021/ Best practices for data center operations, Converged Infrastructure, Converged Infrastructure Management, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Data Centre Servers, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Management, Industry News and Expert Advice

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesIntel and AMD server processors are used in a variety of systems, including converged and hyper-converged infrastructure. Explore the improvements in their technologies. By Kurt Marko Research and development at competitors Intel and AMD ensures that x86 users will have products to counter burgeoning competition from Arm licensees like AWS. In the last year, Intel and AMD have released product

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data center bridging (DCB)-definition

T-Blog Editor/ October 1, 2020/ Converged Infrastructure, Converged Infrastructure Management, data center bridging (DCB), Data Center Hardware, Data Centre Servers, Tech Definitions

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesData center bridging (DCB) is a collection of standards developed by a task force within the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.1 Working Group to create a converged data center network infrastructure using Ethernet as the unified fabric. Posted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Carol Sliwa Data centers typically have multiple application-specific networks that run on separate link layer technologies, such as Fibre Channel (FC) for storage

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Best practices for better server lifecycle management deals

T-Blog Editor/ September 15, 2020/ Converged Infrastructure Management, Data center facilities, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesA buyer’s playbook with granular forecasts of server refresh, upgrade, maintenance and precedent discount details strengthens your negotiation position with your server supplier. By James Alan Miller Server customers often feel like they are at the mercy of hardware vendors when it comes time to negotiate server refreshes, renewals and maintenance agreements. It doesn’t have to be that way. Explore

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