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Virtual Servers: Under the Hood Is Where It Gets Real
Can virtual servers deliver real business benefits? As major virtualization vendors bring products to market, this is a good time to consider that question.
Virtualization is understandably alluring. It treats discrete devices as a single logical entity, the technology lets IT managers allocate resources more efficiently and cut server counts. Coordinating the complex tasks involved, however, calls for sophisticated software and industrial-strength CPUs.
So take a look under the hood of these virtual machines, and let CMP Media's expert editors help you assess the strategic issues.
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Platforms
for a New Millennium: Migration Without Migraines
HP
is doing all it can to prevent the transition to its Intel Itanium-based
servers from becoming an exercise in agony by offering free consulting
and even supplying loaners machines. One of the most important things
HP is giving customers currently running 64-bit RISC servers is time.
The vendor has made sure there's a generous overlap between its Itanium
rollouts and end of support for legacy RISC systems. That "free" time
is critical to companies currently running business-critical processes
on RISC machines.
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TCO:
When You Need to Know What It Really Costs
If
IT executives are truly going to do more with less, they need an accurate
assessment of what they're spending—and what they're getting
in return. Total cost of ownership (TCO) is key to this calculation,
but determining TCO for high-end enterprise servers can be tough.
HP has done the math, however, and offers a direct comparison between
its HP Integrity Superdome, IBMıs p690, and Sun's SF15K. Interested
in saving a cool $2 million?
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Linux
at 64 Bits: Made for Itanium
Linux has
grown up—and outgrown todayıs 32-bit processors. Next stop: 64-bit
CPUs. But which 64-bit silicon will let companies and scientific organizations
take Linux—and their applications—to a new level? Here's
a hint: Linux was originally written for the Intel chip set. That
helps explains the 64-bit Intel Itanium processor, codeveloped by
HP, gives Linux the fastest floating-point performance and a more
efficient addressing scheme. Next question: "When's the best time
to move to a new chip set?"
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