<![CDATA[News Tom's Hardware UK - Solutions - Servers]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk en 10 Sun, 27 May 2012 08:52:55 +0200 <![CDATA[News Tom's Hardware UK - Solutions - Servers]]> http://m.bestofmedia.com/i/bestofmicro/design/groupe/logo_toms_uk.jpg http://www.tomshardware.co.uk <![CDATA[HP Announces Plans to Lay off 27,000 in Next Two Years]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/HP-Jobs-Cuts-Restructuring-Meg-Whitman-Changes-Layoffs,news-38642.html#xtor=RSS-141311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/HP-Jobs-Cuts-Restructuring-Meg-Whitman-Changes-Layoffs,news-38642.html#xtor=RSS-141311 Thu, 24 May 2012 18:18:00 CEST HP today announced that it would lay off thousands of workers. The company today confirmed last week's rumors that it planned to cut between 8 and 10 percent of its workforce as part of a massive restructuring plan. ]]> <![CDATA[Supermicro Highlights its Latest X9 SuperServers at GTC 2012]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/x79-SuperServers-GTC-Nvidia,news-38591.html#xtor=RSS-141311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/x79-SuperServers-GTC-Nvidia,news-38591.html#xtor=RSS-141311 Fri, 18 May 2012 06:18:00 CEST During GTC 2012, Supermicro showcased its latest graphics processing unit (GPU) enabled X9 server and workstation solutions.]]> <![CDATA[Microsoft Proposes Personal Honeypots to Fend Off Hackers]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/microsoft-patent-honeypot-security-network,news-38586.html#xtor=RSS-141311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/microsoft-patent-honeypot-security-network,news-38586.html#xtor=RSS-141311 Thu, 17 May 2012 17:48:00 CEST Since attackers in a network cannot always be identified immediately and hacking methods tend to evolve faster than security features do, Microsoft proposes to trap intruders even in personal networks in honeypots.]]> <![CDATA[How Scientists Plan to Stop Nasty Side-Channel Attacks]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/security-Side-Channel-Attacks-hacks-servers,news-38478.html#xtor=RSS-141311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/security-Side-Channel-Attacks-hacks-servers,news-38478.html#xtor=RSS-141311 Fri, 04 May 2012 07:32:00 CEST Side-channel attacks are considered by many computer security experts as one of the greatest security risks in cloud computing. ]]> <![CDATA[Apple Promises 100 Percent Green Data Center]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/apple-data-center-green-energy,news-38413.html#xtor=RSS-141311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/apple-data-center-green-energy,news-38413.html#xtor=RSS-141311 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 06:32:00 CEST Apple may be targeted by Greenpeace for using dirty coal to power its iCloud, but the company promises that it will soon be operating a new data center in Prineville, Oregon which will be running on 100 percent renewable energy. ]]> <![CDATA[CloudFTP Turns USB Drives Into Wireless Cloud Storage]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/cloudftp-cloud-storage-Wireless-usb-Storage,news-38252.html#xtor=RSS-141311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/cloudftp-cloud-storage-Wireless-usb-Storage,news-38252.html#xtor=RSS-141311 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:10:00 CEST CloudFTP has made it from Kickstarter into a real-world product. ]]> <![CDATA[IBM Explores Exascale Computer System For 2024]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/blue-gene-ibm-supercomputer-exascale-telescope,news-38208.html#xtor=RSS-141311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/blue-gene-ibm-supercomputer-exascale-telescope,news-38208.html#xtor=RSS-141311 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:10:00 CEST IBM scored a contract to be exploring the feasibility of an exascale computer system that is powerful enough to collect and store the data generated by the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope.]]> <![CDATA[Microsoft Seizes Two Zeus Botnet Server Command Stations]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Microsoft-Zeus-Botnet-Raid-Richard-Boscovich,news-38124.html#xtor=RSS-141311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Microsoft-Zeus-Botnet-Raid-Richard-Boscovich,news-38124.html#xtor=RSS-141311 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 05:10:00 CEST Two Zeus bothnet command and control stations were seized by Microsoft on Friday.]]> <![CDATA[MPAA Wants MegaUpload Data Saved for Future Lawsuits]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/MPAA-MegaUpload-Data-Lawsuits-Copyright-infringement,news-38091.html#xtor=RSS-141311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/MPAA-MegaUpload-Data-Lawsuits-Copyright-infringement,news-38091.html#xtor=RSS-141311 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:10:00 CET But it doesn't want to sue users.]]> <![CDATA[Pirate Bay Wants to Send Servers into Low Orbit with Drones]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Pirate-Bay-Orbit-Serves-Space-Drones,news-38063.html#xtor=RSS-141311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Pirate-Bay-Orbit-Serves-Space-Drones,news-38063.html#xtor=RSS-141311 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:10:00 CET That's one way to avoid raids.]]> <![CDATA[xPico: Tiny Embedded Server Smaller Than an SD Card ]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/lantronics-xpico-embedded-server-small,news-37995.html#xtor=RSS-141311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/lantronics-xpico-embedded-server-small,news-37995.html#xtor=RSS-141311 Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:10:00 CET Lantronix announced the xPico, which the company claims is the world's smallest embedded device server. ]]> <![CDATA[Adaptec to Demo 6600 MB/s Bandwidth Over PCIe 3.0]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/adaptec-pcie3-sas-raid-cebit,news-37896.html#xtor=RSS-141311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/adaptec-pcie3-sas-raid-cebit,news-37896.html#xtor=RSS-141311 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:10:00 CET Adaptec today said that it will be demonstrating an interface capable of reaching a sustained data rate of 6600 MB/s. ]]> <![CDATA[NASA Shuts Down Last Mainframe, Signals End of an Era]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/nasa-science-research-mainframe-ibm-z9-supercomputer,news-37767.html#xtor=RSS-141311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/nasa-science-research-mainframe-ibm-z9-supercomputer,news-37767.html#xtor=RSS-141311 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:10:00 CET NASA announced that it has abandoned its last mainframe, an IBM Z9 system. ]]> <![CDATA[Megaupload User Data to Be Destroyed]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/MegaUpload-User-Data-Destroyed-Deleted-Access-Backup,news-37639.html#xtor=RSS-141311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/MegaUpload-User-Data-Destroyed-Deleted-Access-Backup,news-37639.html#xtor=RSS-141311 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:10:00 CET Will users have a chance to save their data?]]> <![CDATA[Blizzard Puts World of Warcraft Server Blades Up for Auction]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Blizzard-WoW-Servers-Auction-St-Judes-Price-Buy-Now,news-37607.html#xtor=RSS-141311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Blizzard-WoW-Servers-Auction-St-Judes-Price-Buy-Now,news-37607.html#xtor=RSS-141311 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:40:00 CET The perfect Valentine's Day gift for that special WoW enthusiast.]]> <![CDATA[Intel Prepping 40 New Xeons for the First Half of 2012]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/intel-processor-cpu-xeon-servers,news-37444.html#xtor=RSS-141311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/intel-processor-cpu-xeon-servers,news-37444.html#xtor=RSS-141311 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 01:10:00 CET Intel is preparing a wave of new server processors for the first half of 2012: 20 new CPUs in Q1 and another 20 new models in Q2, according to Digitimes.]]> <![CDATA[Opinion: The 10 Most Influential People in IT of 2011]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/information-technology-luminaries-leadership-managers,news-37437.html#xtor=RSS-141311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/information-technology-luminaries-leadership-managers,news-37437.html#xtor=RSS-141311 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:10:00 CET Can you guess who made the list?]]> <![CDATA[The 5 Most Intriguing Patent Applications of 2011]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/patent-application-uspto-microsoft-google-apple,news-37434.html#xtor=RSS-141311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/patent-application-uspto-microsoft-google-apple,news-37434.html#xtor=RSS-141311 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 22:10:00 CET These are the 2011 patent applications you should be aware of.]]> <![CDATA[Intel Xeon E5-2690 Sandy Bridge-EP Performance Revealed]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Intel-Xeon-E5-2690-Sandy-Bridge-EP-enterprise,news-37417.html#xtor=RSS-141311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Intel-Xeon-E5-2690-Sandy-Bridge-EP-enterprise,news-37417.html#xtor=RSS-141311 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:20:00 CET TechPowerUp received a "leaked" presentation that allegedly details Intel's Sandy Bridge-EP platform, along with early performance numbers. ]]> <![CDATA[Gaming Systems Reaching 'Tens of Teraflops' by 2019]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Nvidia-Teraflops-Huang-gaming-systems-petaflops,news-37340.html#xtor=RSS-141311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Nvidia-Teraflops-Huang-gaming-systems-petaflops,news-37340.html#xtor=RSS-141311 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:10:00 CET Nvidia says gaming systems of 2019 will be able to render today's cut-scenes and cinematics in real-time, and reach a performance of "tens of teraflops."]]> <![CDATA[IBM Lures Oracle Itanium Customers ]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ibm-oracle-hp-hpux-db2,news-37325.html#xtor=RSS-141311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ibm-oracle-hp-hpux-db2,news-37325.html#xtor=RSS-141311 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:10:00 CET Intel's Itanium is causing more headaches for HP and Oracle. ]]> <![CDATA[Meet Gordon, the World's First SSD-Based Supercomputer]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Flash-Gordon-Supercomputer-SDSC-Intel-710-super-nodes,news-37294.html#xtor=RSS-141311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Flash-Gordon-Supercomputer-SDSC-Intel-710-super-nodes,news-37294.html#xtor=RSS-141311 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:10:00 CET Gordon is now ranked as #48 on the official Top 500 list of the fastest supercomputers in the world.]]> <![CDATA[TalkTalk's Porn Filter Fails, Allows Access to Pornhub]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/TalkTalk-Porn-Filter-Web-Filter-Network-Level,news-37218.html#xtor=RSS-141311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/TalkTalk-Porn-Filter-Web-Filter-Network-Level,news-37218.html#xtor=RSS-141311 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:30:00 CET Technical hitch puts a hole in the network-level web filtering service.]]> <![CDATA[Fujitsu Launches 23 PFlops PRIMEHPC FX10 Supercomputer]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/fujitsu-supercomputer-sparc-processor-cpu,news-37130.html#xtor=RSS-141311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/fujitsu-supercomputer-sparc-processor-cpu,news-37130.html#xtor=RSS-141311 Sun, 27 Nov 2011 14:10:00 CET Fujitsu has begun offering a new supercomputer, which the company claims can be scaled to a performance of up to 23.2 PFlops, which would make it the fastest system on the Top500 list and even exceed the upcoming BlueGene/Q-based Sequoia system. ]]> <![CDATA[LSI Announces SAS 12 Gb/s Interface]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/LSI-SAS-SATA-12-gbs-pcie,news-37120.html#xtor=RSS-141311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/LSI-SAS-SATA-12-gbs-pcie,news-37120.html#xtor=RSS-141311 Thu, 24 Nov 2011 18:10:00 CET LSI Corporation introduces a SAS 12 Gb/s interface geared to the future needs of the server market. ]]> <![CDATA[Intel Ships Pentium 350 For Servers ]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/intel-pentium-350-server-lga1155-xeon,news-37098.html#xtor=RSS-141311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/intel-pentium-350-server-lga1155-xeon,news-37098.html#xtor=RSS-141311 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:10:00 CET Intel has published information about a new entry-level server processor, which is, apparently, already shipping. ]]> <![CDATA[Can Microsoft Patent a Wind-Powered Data Center?]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/microsoft-patent-uspto-wind-data-center,news-37075.html#xtor=RSS-141311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/microsoft-patent-uspto-wind-data-center,news-37075.html#xtor=RSS-141311 Sat, 19 Nov 2011 08:10:00 CET Once in a while, I stumble across a granted patent or a patent application that makes me wonder whether it is a serious filing or just a submission that tests the USPTO's willingness to grant a patent to something as trivial as a pound of sugar. ]]> <![CDATA[Mozilla Builds a 1 Megawatt Data Center]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/mozilla-server-data-center-silicon-valley-firefox,news-37034.html#xtor=RSS-141311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/mozilla-server-data-center-silicon-valley-firefox,news-37034.html#xtor=RSS-141311 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:10:00 CET Mozilla revealed that it has begun construction on a new data center in Silicon Valley. ]]> <![CDATA[Intel's Knights Corner: 50+ Core 22nm Co-processor]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/intel-knights-corner-mic-co-processor,news-37030.html#xtor=RSS-141311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/intel-knights-corner-mic-co-processor,news-37030.html#xtor=RSS-141311 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 03:10:00 CET 1 Teraflop. 1 Chip. Many integrated cores.]]> <![CDATA[The Top 5 Supercomputers More Power Hungry Than Ever]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/supercomputer-top500-power-k-computer-mainframe,news-37017.html#xtor=RSS-141311 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/supercomputer-top500-power-k-computer-mainframe,news-37017.html#xtor=RSS-141311 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 07:10:00 CET As expected, Japans K Computer has extended its lead in the prestigious Top500 Supercomputer list. ]]>