Infrastructure


Facebook To Refresh Servers, Give Specs to Open Compute Project

Facebook will refresh its entire server hardware fleet, providing design specifications to the Open Compute Project Foundation.

IBM Will Bring Quantum Computing to the Enterprise

Envisioning an entirely new enterprise computing paradigm, IBM this week said it's furthering its efforts to build commercially viable quantum computers, promising new systems to come over the next several years.

Microsoft To Offer No-Cloud ERP Data Option

Microsoft will offer an on-premises-only deployment option for its Dynamics 365 for Operations ERP software for enterprises that don't want to store data in the cloud.

Deloitte Taps AWS Cloud for New SAP HANA-Focused Practice

It will work with components such as the SAP BW/4HANA data warehouse and SAP S/4HANA, an enterprise resource management suite with ERP capabilities.

Dell EMC Extends High Performance Computing Wares to Mainstream Enterprises

Dell EMC today said it was "democratizing" high performance computing by extending its HPC cloud, software and systems offerings to more mainstream enterprises.

Hitachi Beefs Up Flash-Based Virtual Storage

Hitachi Data Systems today unveiled a new flash-based enterprise storage lineup based on the next generation of the company's Hitachi Storage Virtualization Operating System, now at version 7.

Report: Dell Surpasses HPE in Server Shipments

Dell surpassed Hewlett Packard Enterprise in server shipments in the second quarter, according to new research from Gartner Inc., but HPE maintained its lead in server revenue.



DataSphere Data Orchestration Platform Unveiled

Primary Data today announced it's set to introduce its new DataSphere data orchestration platform at next week's VMworld 2016 U.S. conference.

Inspur Unveils Hyperconverged Solutions

Inspur launched its new family of InCloud 3000 hyperconverged server solutions for large and mid-sized datacenters at the recent Intel Developer Forum.

Box Shuttle Helps Enterprises Move to Cloud

Box, which provides an enterprise content management platform, today announced a new Shuttle service to help enterprises migrate their content to the Box cloud.

New Oracle Database Appliances Target Smaller Enterprises

Oracle this week added to its Database Appliance portfolio with new offerings designed for small and mid-sized enterprises, costing as little as $18,000.

Fujitsu Offers High-End x86 Servers as UNIX Alternative

Fujitsu is incorporating high-performance Intel Xeon processors in a new line of PRIMEQUEST high-end servers positioned as alternative hardware choices for enterprises looking to migrate off UNIX systems to run mission-critical apps like ERP and databases.

HPE OneView Provides Enterprise System Intelligence

Hewlett Packard Enterprise announced an upgrade to its OneView tool, an infrastructure automation engine that provides software-defined intelligence across HPE servers, storage devices and other products.

Enterprise Technology Report Shows Disruptive Shift

Enterprise systems in 2016 are starting to look a lot different than enterprise systems of yesteryear, according to a new report about the "enterprise technologies to watch in 2016" from the Enterprise Irregulars.

HP Enterprise Grows High-Performance Server Offerings

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has added to its high-performance computing offerings, with new deep learning functionality, storage servers and targeted financial services industry applications.

Research Shows Growth in x86-Based Server Demand

Amid a growing overall market, demand for x86-based servers increased year over year in the fourth quarter of 2015, while non-x86 server revenue actually declined, according to new research from IDC.

Cloud Performance Testing Gives Slight Edge to Azure over AWS

Enterprises seeking a cloud services provider might want to choose either Amazon Web Services or Microsoft Azure, according to a new report from Nasuni.

Microsoft Releases Windows Server 2016 Preview 2

Microsoft released the Technical Preview 2 of Windows Server 2016, which features compute, networking and storage enhancements.

Enterprises Now Devote One-Third of Total IT Infrastructure Spending to the Cloud

Omnipresent cloud computing now make up one-third of all enterprise spending on IT infrastructure, research firm IDC said in a new report.

Growth Seen in Converged Infrastructure Platforms

Research company IDC said converged infrastructure platforms -- typically combining compute, storage and virtualization technologies -- are seeing a growth spurt.