Key Features Two nodes in a Processor Blade. Each node supports the following: 1. Dual AMD Opteron™ 6100 series processors 2. AMD SR5650/SP5100 Chipset 3. Up to 128GB DDR3 1333/ 1066/ 800MHz ECC Registered DIMM in 8 DIMM slots 4. Dual-Port Gigabit Ethernet 5. 2 x 2.5″ Hot-Plug SATA Drive Trays 6. Integrated IPMI2.0 w/ …
Ok big deal. the Apple Ipad2 has been announced. BORING!!!! I’m tired of all the hype behind apple products. and i don’t buy into the cult of personality that is Apple / Jobs. I would like to have a tablet, and i admire the multitouch, battery life and performance of the new device, it is …
I haven’t had to much time to write about this, but i wanted to let everyone know about the decision we made here at Epic Management to go with Meraki for our enterprise wireless network. This project had the following goals: Reliable high performance wireless to Epic Management users (~1500) Centralized management and reporting Enhanced …
Ok, I didn’t run across this, my network engineer Matt Steele @ Epic Management found this cool solution to Collaboration and Document Storage called Alfresco. We are currently in the process of testing how useful this will be in our current environment. Our hope is that we can improve team collaboration and rid our selves …
Ok, i saw this post over at Slashdot and had to post it here. the OpenSource crowd has hacked the Kinect for cool things. one of them could allow you to star in your own video (think A-Ha, take on me, but staring you!) read the following post for more info: http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/14/hack-turns-kinect-into-mindblowing-3d-video-capture-tool/ enjoy!
Ok, i have been fighting with this for a few days and i though i would share the fix i found. i found the info on this other blog (google helped me find florian’s blog) http://www.frickelsoft.net/blog/?p=126 This is a feature with Group Policy Preferences. The issue goes back to the days when MS took over …
OK, so i needed a way to increase the performance of a firewall i had in use. The issue was i didn’t have the budget to buy a new firewall. sound familiar to anyone? Well i came across a post on Wikipedia that showed a Cisco PIX 506e overclocked and decided to look into the …
Quite a while ago i ran across a hybrid display technology from a company named PixelQI. This display held the promise of better daylight viability, low cost and extended battery life. The makers intended this to be used with the one laptop per child initiative. Well what really got me going was the manufacturer was …
If you are looking to deploy a blade system for new server deployments, server consolidation or virtualization projects, you should seriously consider supermicro. Especially if you have iscsi for storage. Need high performance networking, and the ability to run a mix of intel and amd in the same chassis. The offering is so cost effective …