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Increasing Energy Efficiency with x86 Servers

Overview Increasing energy efficiency with x86 servers. Robert Frances Group (RFG) explains why Intel/IBM is a winning combination.

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Publisher	IBM	File Format	HTML
Date Published	June 2009
Format	White Papers
Topics	Mainframes, Parallel Processing, Blades, Virtualization, Fault-Tolerant Servers

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Increasing Energy Efficiency with x86 Servers

Increasing energy efficiency with x86 servers. Robert Frances Group (RFG) explains why Intel/IBM is a winning combination.

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Intel hit with energy-efficiency patent suit

Transmeta, the chip designer that once tried to take on Intel in the laptop market, is suing Intel for patent infringement. It alleges Intel violated 10 of its patents and that the intellectual property behind these patents is embodied in $100bn...

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intel

Dell touts energy-efficient servers

Dell has announced a premium 'Energy Smart' line of servers that consume less power than regular models, becoming the latest company to jump aboard the energy efficiency bandwagon. Energy efficiency has risen to the top of the agenda for server...

Cost and energy benefits driving virtualisation

Virtualisation will be a key infrastructure priority for CIOs looking to reduce costs and increase energy efficiency over the next 12 months. Cost savings and energy efficiency aren't the only benefits of the virtualisation approach.

Intel gives vPro 'one button techies' makeover

However, according to Pavel Roland, senior research analyst at IDC, despite much talk from CIOs around green issues and the part energy efficiency can play, eco-concerns don't always make an impact on companies' desktop shopping list.

Channel:
IT Pro
Tags:
patch,
security,
intel,
remote

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