Henry Baltazar

Vertical server consolidation can be difficult, but its probably the most efficient way of reining in multiple and far-flung servers. A select few organizations belong to the “data—all of the time, at any price” category and have the freedom to throw millions of dollars worth of hardware at a problem. For those in the elite […]

During an exclusive evaluation of the Sun Fire 15K at Sun, in Menlo Park, Calif., eWeek Labs found that the server, announced and made available last week, has a host of features that make it attractive for high-powered server consolidation and for companies that need raw computing power to crunch numbers and run simulations. The […]

Although the Sun Fire V1280 lacks some of the functionality of Sun Microsystems Inc.s high-end server line, this little “big” server will work well for server consolidation projects and affords on-the-fly processor and memory upgrade capabilities that competing servers dont. The Sun Fire V1280 is a fairly simple-looking 12U (21-inch) pedestal server that supports as […]

JMR Electronics Inc.s new StorBlade appliances provide incredibly compact storage for IT managers with space limitations. Standing 1U (1.75 inches) high, the StorBlade in a SCSI configuration with 146GB hard drives can provide as much as 584GB of storage capacity and offers a wide variety of connectivity options. In eWEEK Labs tests, the StorBlade, which […]

Although the Sun Fire V1280 lacks some of the functionality of Sun Microsystems Inc.s high-end server line (see story), this little “big” server will work well for server consolidation projects and affords on-the-fly processor and memory upgrade capabilities that competing servers dont. The Sun Fire V1280 is a fairly simple-looking 12U (21-inch) pedestal server that […]

Scaling up to 106 processors, including support for UltraSPARC III 1.2GHz CPUs, the Sun Fire 15K is a million-dollar server force to be reckoned with. During an exclusive evaluation of the Sun Fire 15K at Sun, eWeek Labs found that the server, announced and made available this week, has a host of features that make […]

Is bigger still better? If you listen to vendors, the answer is a resounding yes, but bigger boxes means bigger margins for them, so its difficult to take what they say at face value. This week, the “big” news in the server and storage consolidation markets, respectively, were Suns update of its 106-processor Sun Fire […]

Texas Memory Systems Inc.s RamSan-220 solid-state unit provides a powerful storage punch for IT managers in performance-sensitive environments. Although the price of storage systems in general has come down (on a price-to-capacity ratio), the solid-state disk market is still a sector that companies on tight budgets should probably avoid. These budget constraints are an unfortunate […]

McData Corp.s Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch Fibre Channel switch blends manageability and high port density into a powerful package that is impressive enough to earn eWeek Labs Analysts Choice distinction. Taking up a mere 1U (1.75 inches) of rack space, the Sphereon 4500 boasts 24 2GB Fibre Channel ports and new open-trunking capabilities that enable […]

McData Corp.s SANavigator 3.1 provides powerful SAN management capabilities to help IT managers take control of their storage area networks. SANavigator 3.1, which began shipping this month, runs on a wide variety of systems, including Windows, Solaris, Linux, AIX and HP-UX, and can be used to view SAN components. SANavigator 3.1 starts at $195 per […]