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California mandates energy-efficiency standards for computers
California has become the first state in the U.S. to mandate energy-efficiency standards for a variety of computers including notebooks, desktops, workstations besides plain monitors.
Sleeping giant Qualcomm awakens with aim to crush Intel at its own game
Last Wednesday was historic for Qualcomm. In one day, the company jumped beyond its comfort zone of mobile chips and entered the PC and server markets.
Pay-as-you-Grow Data Protection: IBM Tivoli's Full-featured Data Protection Suite for Small to Medium Businesses
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Suite for Unified Recovery gives small and medium businesses the opportunity to start out with only the individual solutions they need, and add new functionalities as they grow.
Microsoft extends the lifecycle of Windows Server and SQL Server
Beginning next year, customers can purchase a Premium Assurance plan to extend the lifecycle of Server and SQL Server for six more years.
AMD strengthens gaming and VR on Linux with graphics improvements
Windows is the indisputable platform of choice for gaming and VR, but Linux is catching up fast as graphics companies ramp driver up and hardware support for the OS.
Moore's Law lives on with speedy 7-nm mobile chips coming in 2018
How do mobile devices keep get faster, thinner, and more power efficient? It's thanks to the quick advances in chip manufacturing, which help churn out smaller chips packed with new features.
Qualcomm's new chip may be too late as ARM server market fades
After more than half a decade in the making, ARM server chips should have struck gold by now, but they haven't. ARM servers were projected to be approaching a double digit server market share, but they still are virtually non-existent....
Simplify and Consolidate Data Protection for Better Business Results
Learn about IBM® Tivoli® Storage Manager Operations Center, which provides advanced visualization, built-in analytics and integrated workflow automation features that leapfrog traditional backup user interfaces.
WD will make a record-breaking 14TB hard drive available next year
Western Digital has developed a monstrous 14TB hard drive that is now shipping for testing to customers.
Intel's silence on Optane SSDs raises questions about launch and focus
There's a lot of excitement about Intel's superfast Optane SSDs, but products won't be on shelves this year as the chipmaker had earlier promised.
New supercomputer will unite x86, Power9 and ARM chips
For once, there will be a cease-fire in the war between major chip architectures x86, ARM and Power9, all of which will be in a supercomputer being built in Barcelona.
A year after separation, HP and HPE are still trying to shed rust
Five years ago, then Hewlett-Packard CEO Leo Apotheker was derided for an abrupt plan to spin off the PC division from the mothership. It happened anyway in 2015, when the idea seemed more logical.
Streamline Data Protection with IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Operations Center
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) has been an industry-standard data protection solution for two decades. But, where most competitors focus exclusively on Backup and Restore, TSM is a far more comprehensive data-protection solution.
HPE sees Synergy in hybrid cloud infrastructure
HPE originally pitched its Synergy line of "composable" IT infrastructure as a way to bring the flexibility of cloud services to on-premises systems. Now it's putting those same Synergy components -- and some new ones -- into the...
Microsoft puts quantum computing higher on its hardware priority list
Microsoft is accelerating its efforts to make a quantum computer as it looks to a future of computing beyond today's PCs and servers.
Intel packs more horsepower in its monster 22-core processor
CPU performance increases were ignored for years, but AMD put them back on the map with its upcoming Zen chip. This has rubbed off on Intel in a good way.
Intel's latest Xeon chips based on Skylake due next year
Intel's has reached Kaby Lake with its PC chips but isn't done with the previous generation Skylake architecture quite yet.
Integrate to Accelerate: Evolving Your Integration Strategy to Extend Beyond IT
Watch this webinar to hear Gartner analyst Benoit Lheureux's perspective on the forces driving the evolution of integration strategies, and get key recommendations to ensure your success.
As Watson matures, IBM plans more AI hardware and software
Just over five years ago, IBM's Watson supercomputer crushed opponents in the televised quiz show Jeopardy. It was a preview of how artificially intelligent computers would storm into our daily lives.
InfiniBand will reach 200-gigabit speed next year
InfiniBand is set to hit 200Gbps (bits per second) in products that announced Wednesday, potentially accelerating machine-learning platforms as well as HPC (high-performance computing) systems.
Nvidia's Pascal GPUs reach the cloud via IBM and Nimbix
Nimbix's cloud service is now live with Nvidia's Pascal GPUs and IBM Power8 servers.
Cisco pits modular storage servers against public clouds
Cisco Systems is finding its way into storage through its successful server business. On Tuesday, it’s introducing modular systems that can be deployed with many different combinations of computing and storage capacity.
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