We share a recipe for a VMware and Veeam based small business server solution with backup DR capabilities using a Supermicro AMD EPYC 3251 platform
Our Crucial 1TB X8 USB 3.2 Gen2 SSD review finds a compact and portable drive that can be faster than even some internal SATA SSDs
We do some server ASP analysis and see clear trends with Dell losing ground to HPE. Lenovo pumps volume by tanking ASP. Inspur grows across the board
We see the AMD EPYC 3000 line add a model, drop two models, and change two others in a re-shuffle. We also have first 12 and 16 core EPYC 3000 benchmarks
We visit an Intel lab to see a Barefoot Tofino 2 switch that is demonstrating silicon photonics and co-packaged optics for the 51.2Tbps switch generation
Our Intel Xeon E-2234 benchmarks and review piece looks at a modern, low-cost, 4 core and 8 thread processor to see evolution in the segment
We have official confirmation that Intel Cooper Lake is being re-positioned launching in 1H 2020 although only on the 4-socket and 8-socket Cedar Island platform.
We discuss the Marvell ThunderX3 disclosure of a 7nm chip with 96 cores and 384 threads per socket or 768 threads per system and its impact on 2020-21
We got hands-on time with the Ampere Altra Q80-30 80-core Arm CPU and also had the chance to see two servers, plus an OpenStack and Kubernetes deployment
Our CableCreation USB 3 Type-A 2.5GbE adapter review shows how one can add 2.5GbE networking to servers, workstations, and other devices inexpensively