It is not often we get a collectible notebook. I’ve had a few over the years—the ThinkPad Butterfly, the Acer Ferrari Laptop, and there have been several Dell collectibles like the Dell Adamo. Unlike most laptops, even when these are
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Virtualization is the common thread connecting cloud computing, hybrid cloud, integrated systems and hyperconverged appliances. From its first appearance in the late 1960s (in IBM’s S/360 mainframes) to massive deployments of commoditized servers today, virtualization addressed a still-common problem—the wide
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The evolution of IT industry vendors follows different paths and strategies but acquiring companies and assets can affect that process substantially. For instance, buying products and/or intellectual property can enable the acquirer to enter new markets far quicker than pursuing
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Gaming doesn’t stop just because you leave your room (or office as the case may be). The problem is that most popular games are extremely demanding when it comes to resources, and most portable computers lack the necessary horsepower to
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While Lenovo’s server effort isn’t new, its ability to scale it certainly is and arrived with acquisition of IBM’s struggling X86 unit. Integrating the two units took time but the bigger issue for an effort focused on the enterprise is
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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
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Lenovo’s new “Enterprise Cloud Solution designed for SAP HANA” in China provides an interesting example of how vendors can effectively parlay their individual strengths to achieve common tactical and strategic benefits. In this case, Lenovo has muscular technological and regional
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It being the first week of January, it’s time to dust off my most comfortable walking shoes, search the couch for spare change and head to Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), along with 150,000+ other people. CES
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We live on our computers and—to a certain extent—they are increasingly becoming extensions of us. Some of us build our own desktop computers which also become showcases of our skills and creativity. However laptops, which we take with us, likely
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The 2-in-1 hybrid laptop is the new standard. While there are still some tasks and functions that require the horsepower of a full-blown desktop PC, portability is a prime consideration today. Pure tablets, however, fall short in certain areas, which
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