Hardware

CEO says ARM would be cheaper for Cloudflare’s workload even if x86 chips were free

VxBlock System 1000 includes wider choice of storage arrays, data protection, compute

Open source startup SiFive introduces a single board computer running Linux on the open RISC-V architecture. Is the data center next?

Packs performance into a small-package, low-power Xeon SoC in a bid for the edge data center market.

IBM's former systems and technology CTO explains when it makes sense to buy a mainframe and what the advantages are.

The solution, called Retpoline, was created by Google software engineer Paul Turner to mitigate the Spectre vulnerability without a loss to performance.

Intel cautioned against going too far with software techniques to fix the vulnerabilities, implying slowdowns might be the fault of overzealous coders. It praised Google’s fix while withholding any recommendation for Microsoft’s approach.

The administration says two new Dell systems being added to existing IBM and Cray clusters in Virginia and Florida data centers will boost its compute power by one third and storage by 60 percent, extending its visibility into future weather from...

The greatest noticeable impact will be on servers in corporate on-prem. data centers, Microsoft said, where even small deficits in performance can be magnified because those machines handle a large volume of actions that require talking to the...

Critical Thinking: Growing role of hyper-scale cloud platforms in enterprise IT raises big questions about the open source data center project’s long-term mission.