Cameron Sturdevant

Front View The 2U HP ProLiant DL380p Gen8 can be equipped with up to two Intel Xeon E5-2600 family processors. Interior Overview The ProLiant DL380p Gen8 has 24 dual in-line memory module (DIMM) slots for a maximum of 768GB of double data rate type 3 (DDR3) RAM and hot-swappable components throughout. Clear Cowl The clear […]

The dual-processor Hewlett-Packard DL380p Gen8 data center rack mount server successfully marries extensive performance and capacity increases with simplified field serviceability. In an era when workload virtualization seeks to minimize hardware concerns, eWEEK Labs tests showed that IT managers still have important hardware choices and that the HP DL380p Gen8 should be at the top […]

IT network pros and wireless network designers who need to troubleshoot and design 802.11n wireless networks should acquire the latest version of Fluke Networks’ AirMagnet WiFi Analyzer Pro. To see images of AirMagnet in action, click here Newly added diagnostic tests, including concurrent ping, FTP and traceroute augment an array of 802.11n WLAN-analysis capabilities of […]

Dashboard The AirMagnet WiFi Analyzer Pro provides a variety of WLAN tools, including a dashboard that shows network utilization and other characteristics at-a-glance. WiFi Adapter Check The new WiFi Adapter Check is a downloadable utility that displays information about the network adapter and compatibility with AirMagnet WiFi Analyzer Pro. "Sanity Check" Pings The ping utility […]

Deployment tools for Microsofts Windows Vista are barely out of the oven—heck, Vista itself is still cooling—but eWeek Labs donned some fireproof mitts and used these tools to put the OS on our systems. eWeek Labs tests of new deployment tools from Microsoft show that most organizations should be able to upgrade to Vista with […]

At the Microsoft Management Summit in late April, it was announced that the update to Systems Management Server 2003, currently called SMS v4 Beta 1, will be known as System Center Configuration Manager 2007 when it is released in 2006. The new name reflects the growing importance of system configuration management tools, and eWEEK Labs […]

WINNER AirMagnet Inc.AirMagnet Enterprise 5.0 AirMagnet Enterprise carries on the companys tradition of technology excellence, which makes it the cream of the crop of the networking and management products entered in this years program. /zimages/3/28571.gifFor a list of all the winners and finalists of the fifth annual eWEEK Excellence Awards, click here. With AirMagnet sensors […]

Protocol analyzers are well-known—and, for the most part, well-understood—tools that are part of every network administrators virtual toolbox. Whats interesting about these tools today is the extent to which they are taking on new capabilities, both to distinguish themselves from one another and because playing around with packet-sniffing technology is just too tempting for developers. […]

Up and Running in Less Than Five Minutes I was able to deploy the HP Z1 workstation in under five minutes, and that includes reading the one-two-three deployment guide. The CPU, memory, drives and all other components are mounted behind the bright 27-inch display. The monitor height can adjust 100mm up or down. Flat, Compact […]

Hewlett-Packard will define a new category of workstation computers€”and garner an eWEEK Labs Analyst Choice award€”when it releases the HP Z1 on April 16. The HP Z1 Workstation is a 27-inch all-in-one PC with the compute power of systems that have heretofore been available only as tower systems. I recommend the HP Z1 for those […]