Henry Baltazar

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 […]

Microsofts settlement of a State of California class-action lawsuit ruffled quite a few feathers, but it probably will not lead to a better competitive balance in the industry. As part of the $1.1 billion settlement announced last week, vouchers will be available to customers who purchased Microsoft software between 1995 and 2001. The vouchers range […]

Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Beta 2, the first public beta release of Microsoft Corp.s enterprise messaging platform, shows incremental, but useful, improvements over its predecessor, Exchange 2000. Exchange 2000 introduced AD (Active Directory), which requires customers upgrading from 5.5 to 2000 to change their entire messaging architecture. Exchange Server 2003 also uses AD, so a […]

Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Beta 2, the first public beta release of Microsoft Corp.s enterprise messaging platform, shows incremental, but useful, improvements over its predecessor, Exchange 2000. Exchange 2000 introduced AD (Active Directory), therefore upgrading from 5.5 to 2000 required customers to change their entire messaging architecture. Exchange Server 2003 also uses AD, so a […]

Is there a more interesting way to start out the New Year than ramping up for a tape drive test-drive? I can think of a couple dozen other things I could do with my lab time, but the fact of the matter is tape is still an important technology, one that almost all organizations still […]