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  • Review: Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010

    In November, we gave SharePoint 2010 beta a test drive. Now, we put the shipping product through its paces and find that Microsoft has delivered a multi-purpose tool that delivers a bigger bang because of its tight coupling with Office 2010.

    Written by Mike Heck • 12 May 10 15:28

  • Review: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2

    SQL Server 2008 R2, which ships this month, allows end users to tap into the powerful business intelligence features of SQL Server via tight integration with popular Microsoft applications like Excel.

    Written by Logan G. Harbaugh • 03 May 10 15:28

  • Review: Xenon Radon R4550 Quad 2U

    The Xenon Radon R4550 Quad 2U was reviewed as part of the Computerworld server review for mid-size organisation virtualisation.

    Written by Computerworld Staff • 18 April 10 22:15

  • Review: Xenon Radon R1150 1U

    The Xenon Radon R1150 1U was reviewed as part of the Computerworld server review for mid-size organisation virtualisation.

    Written by Computerworld Staff • 18 April 10 22:09

  • Review: Lenovo ThinkServer RD220

    The Lenovo ThinkServer RD220 was reviewed as part of the Computerworld server review for mid-size organisation virtualisation.

    Written by Computerworld Staff • 18 April 10 22:04
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    Review: HP Proliant DL380 G6

    The HP Proliant DL380 G6 was reviewed as part of the Computerworld server review for mid-size organisation virtualisation.

    Written by Computerworld Staff • 18 April 10 22:00

  • Review: HP c3000 Enclosure and BL490c Blade

    The HP c3000 Enclosure and BL490c Blade was reviewed as part of the Computerworld server review for mid-size organisation virtualisation.

    Written by Computerworld Staff • 18 April 10 21:47

  • Review: Fujitsu Primergy RX300 S5

    The Fujitsu Primergy RX300 S5 was reviewed as part of the Computerworld server review for mid-size organisation virtualisation.

    Written by Computerworld Staff • 18 April 10 21:39
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    Servers for mid-size organisation virtualisation

    The servers in this review are aimed at medium-sized businesses. They range from low-cost 1RU servers with relatively little in the way of fault tolerance or redundancy, such as the Xenon Radon R1150, up to the HP c3000 blade enclosure, which offers fault tolerance and redundancy second to none. It is worth noting that all the servers, including the Xenon Radon R1150, support memory mirroring.

    Written by Computerworld Staff • 18 April 10 21:13
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    Nehalem tower servers: Dell, Fujitsu, HP

    Intel's newest server processors represent a major architectural change from earlier Xeon generations. One big improvement over previous-generation Xeons is the addition of an onboard memory controller and Non-Uniform Memory Access (NUMA). Taking a cue from AMD, Intel added NUMA to Nehalem to help eliminate cache starvation by tying banks of RAM to each processor.

    Written by Keith Schultz • 03 Dec. 09 06:51

  • Review: SharePoint Server 2010 beta pulls it all together

    Microsoft's SharePoint Server 2010 is a significant improvement over SharePoint 07, providing IT execs with multiple ways to streamline their infrastructure and cut costs.

    Written by Mike Heck • 09 Nov. 09 17:07

  • Cisco UCS wows

    Revolutionary. Cutting edge. State of the art. These are words and phrases that are bandied around so very many products in the IT field that they become useless, bland, expected. The truth is that truly revolutionary products are few and far between. That said, Cisco's Unified Computing System fits the bill.

    Written by Paul Venezia • 11 Nov. 09 05:55

  • Sun Fire X2270 server

    The new Sun Fire X2270 and Sun Fire X4270 servers are the fastest x64 servers Sun has ever produced.

    Written by Paul Venezia • 24 Aug. 09 13:18

  • Sun Storage 7210 unified storage system

    Not so long ago, I tested the Sun Fire X4500 Storage Server, aka Thumper, This wass a dual-CPU, dual-core Opteron-based server running OpenSolaris and housing a whopping 48 3.5-inch SATA drives, all within a 4U chassis. The sheer size and scale of that storage server could only be handled by Sun's own ZFS file system. Thumper was a tank in every sense of the word and carved a niche for itself in a wide variety of infrastructures.

    Written by Paul Venezia • 20 April 09 13:00

  • Kingston SSDNow M series SNM125-S2/80GB

    The Kingston SSDNow M series SNM125-S2/80GB solid state drive provides excellent performance for a 2.5in hard drive, but the very high cost and low 80GB capacity make it a very expensive storage option.

    Written by David Ramli • 26 March 09 15:20

  • Review: Windows Server 2008 R2

    The noisiest new feature in Windows Server 2008 R2 promises to be live virtual machine migration, as Microsoft seizes the chance to show that Hyper-V is closing the gap with VMware Infrastructure. But there are many reasons beyond server virtualization to take a close look at Windows Server 2008 R2. Important enhancements are spread across the board, ranging from IIS to networking to Terminal Services. There's even a story to be told about R2 and the upcoming Windows 7, which gains better virtual desktop integration and even secure remote access without requiring a VPN -- though the latter feature, called DirectAccess, requires the use of IPv6.

    Written by Sean McCown • 12 March 09 08:30

  • Antec's Skeleton PC case

    If you've ever been in the middle of a system build or component installation and thought to yourself, "I wish I could reach through the case but there's a panel in the way," then Antec may have a solution for you with its new -- and very unconventional -- Skeleton enclosure.

    Written by Bill O'Brien • 08 Dec. 08 09:33

  • Review: Microsoft's System Center Virtual Machine Manager

    On Tuesday, Microsoft released to manufacturing System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008. The final code will be shipped on November 1. The company bills the software as one-stop organization, allowing administrators to set up and deploy new virtual machines and manage hosts and other virtual infrastructure elements from one console.

    Written by Jonathan Hassell • 24 Oct. 08 08:50

  • The issue of virtual compatibility

    Both hypervisors we tested have requirements for the hardware they can run on and the virtual machines they can support.

    Written by Tom Henderson and Brendan Allen • 03 Oct. 08 11:02

  • How we tested the virtualization products

    We used the same host platform, an HP DL580 G5 (four-socket, 16-core Intel Xeon CPUs) server – for the qualitative portion of this test as we did in the quantitative portion of our test published earlier this month.

    Written by Tom Henderson • 03 Oct. 08 10:57
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