Server Cluster

IBM’s DB2 Tops TPC Benchmark List

by R. Krause ... IBM, Intel and Microsoft announced the world's fastest server cluster for commercial use, recording performance levels that triple the performance of Oracle ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/HardwareOS/2000/07/news_analysis/NA_HW_RAK_07_26_00_1.asp - 8k - 2000-07-26 Summary: Leapfrogging the rest of the transaction-processing world, IBM has posted TPC-C results more than tripling the highest current transaction-per-minute figure.

TurboLinux Clusters One More Step Taken

by R. Krause ... Finally, Enlightened Software Inc.'s cluster server management software will be bundled with TurboCluster as well, TurboLinux officials said. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/HardwareOS/1999/11/news_analysis/NA_HW_RAK_11_3_99_3.asp - 6k - 1999-11-03 Summary: TurboLinux Inc. debuted its anticipated TurboCluster Server, starting at $995 for two-node clusters. The product will scale to cluster 30 Intel-based servers.

Come See the Softer Side of Linux?

by R. Krause ... rackmount. Internet Server comes with Advanced Cluster Environment, introduced recently, for managing groups of the Linux servers. It ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/HardwareOS/2000/02/news_analysis/NA_HW_RAK_02_21_00_1.asp - 10k - 2000-02-21 Summary: Three hardware manufacturers, trying to upgrade the scalability and manageability of Linux servers, announced major Linux server initiatives at LinuxWorld in New York.

Red Hat Releases Clustering Software

by R. Krause ... network services, and more. If one server in the cluster fails, another will automatically take over its workload. The Red Hat High ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/HardwareOS/2000/08/news_analysis/NA_HW_RAK_08_15_00_1.asp - 8k - 2000-08-15 Summary: Red Hat is the latest of the Linux distributors to provide its own version of clustering software.

Cobalt Releases Linux 'Clustering' Software

by R. Krause ... recently considered an oxymoronic term by some) seem to be more cluster-like than ... Cobalt RaQ 3i's, and need to have a semi-warm backup server with replicated ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/HardwareOS/2000/06/news_analysis/NA_HW_RAK_06_28_00_1.asp - 8k - 2000-06-28 Summary: Cobalt Networks, Inc. becomes the latest vendor to jump on the Linux-cluster bandwagon, but does the software they’re touting really qualify as a cluster?

Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS) Evaluation Center

... analysis Security auditing Security auditing services Security Services Security updates Sendmail/Postfix configuration Server Server cluster Service account ... http://foss.technologyevaluation.com/ - 31k - 2009-03-09

Lotus Notes R5 ~ A Breath of Fresh Air

by P. Hayes ... has jumped into the clustering field utilizing Internet Cluster Manager and integration with Operating System clusters such as Microsoft's Cluster Server (MSCS ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/GroupwareMessaging/2000/03/research_notes/PN_GW_MPH_03_00_1.asp - 23k - 2000-03-20 Summary: Lotus Notes has just surpassed the 50,000,000-installed base mark, giving Microsoft’s Exchange server a good “run for the money”.

IBM Aims Renamed UNIX Server at Sun

by R. Krause ... IBM will also make available the ability to cluster up to 16 servers. ... that's to be expected, with Sun still believed by many to be the leading Web server vendor ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/HardwareOS/2000/11/news_analysis/NA_HW_RAK_11_02_00_1.asp - 12k - 2000-11-02 Summary: In the latest phase of its campaign to unseat Sun as the dominant Internet server brand, IBM has released a slew of performance benchmarks for its 'eServer pSeries' UNIX server.

Oracle Further Orchestrates Its SOA Forays Part Two: Strategy

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... directly within the database, Internet-based features such as Java server, an Internet ... It acted as a single database in a cluster resulting in considerable ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2005/03/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_03_15_05_1.asp - 22k - 2005-03-15 Summary: Oracle's vision of a complete collaborative e-Business solution requires a database strategy, an application server strategy, and an e-business strategy. Will users buy into this vision?

Network Engines, Inc. - Double the CPUs for Web Serving

by R. Krause ... A perfectly scalable cluster - not possible in the "real world" - would ... Although thin web server vendors (including Network Engines) generally operate from the ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/HardwareOS/1999/11/research_notes/VN_HW_RAK_11_99_1.asp - 15k - 1999-11-01 Summary: Network Engines, Inc. is a leading vendor of extremely thin rackmount servers used in the rapidly growing area of web serving. In this note, we examine the company and its outlook.