Lenovo’s new DX8200D software-defined storage (SDS) appliance with DataCore’s SANsymphony is interesting technologically but also underscores the workings of the Lenovo Data Center Group’s (DCG) partner strategy. In essence, Lenovo designed the DX8200D to exploit the capabilities of existing SAN […]
Lenovo and DataCore: Partnering to Make SDS Simple and Affordable Read More »
Intel’s introduction of its new Optane SSD DC P4800X Series offerings is both interesting and a bit controversial. Interesting because of the potential value the new SSD solutions offer to data center operators and across a range of business applications.
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I have met Lima, and so far our interactions have been mixed. This little device aims to replace the cloud–taking the place of services like Dropbox and Onedrive. It’s a good attempt, but it’s not quite there yet. We will first
Meet Lima – The Cloud that Respects Your Privacy Read More »
My work provides regular opportunities to test notebook PCs and to consider how vendors are faring in terms of competitiveness, creativity and design. Over the past half-decade, a strategic shift that began with Dell’s 2012 introduction of the XPS 13
Dell’s XPS 13 9360 – A View from the InfinityEdge Read More »
Laptops by nature are a compromise. A desktop computer doesn’t have to worry about its weight, power consumption, size, or even its appearance (most go under desks after all). But a laptop has to be light, small, it can’t consume
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Storage vendors have endured tough times lately. Why so? First, because of commoditization pressures affecting storage components and hardware margins. Second, due to the success public cloud players like AWS, Google and Microsoft are enjoying with bargain basement consumers and
Putting Some Flash into Mainframe Storage: IBM’s DS8880 Family Read More »
This last week AMD announced the brand of its new processor family, Ryzen. The acknowledgement came mostly because when AMD registered the name—along with a bunch of other fake names—folks started to realize that it was the only choice that
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There was a pretty big announcement this month. Microsoft and Qualcomm just announced they are developing Snapdragon based laptops running Windows. What makes this interesting is that Windows hasn’t supported a platform other than x86 in its complete form since
Intel and Qualcomm Play Game of Thrones for the Desktop and Forget the Queen of Dragons Read More »
You PC is just about to become obsolete. Back in 2014, I wrote about a no-longer secret project at Dell to rethink the desktop and based on a recent post on Dell’s site that quietly went live it looks like
Dell vs. Microsoft vs. Apple In The Battle Royal for the Creative Desktop Future Read More »
I’m looking forward to the Microsoft media event in New York on Wednesday. It will be interesting to see what new gadgets or technologies Microsoft unveils. There is some speculation that Microsoft might offer a desktop, all-in-one PC version of
Will Microsoft Unveil an All-in-One Surface PC? Read More »
