Apple is running servers from IBM and Oracle with flavors of the Unix operating system at its Malden, North Carolina, data center, according to a job entry... full story ![]()
Stunned by Oracle’s new extreme-performance servers that have knocked it from the top of the enterprise-computing performance ranks, a woozy IBM last week tried to rationalize its new runner-up status with the bizarre contention that big businesses no longer care about the speed and power of their systems.
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Filed under: Investing Oracle has unveiled a set of five new servers. These products replace their predecessors in what the company terms a "complete refresh" of its mid-range and high-end server lines. Of the five offerings, four are in the mid-range T5 category, while one lands in the upper-echelon M5 designation. All run on the company's Solaris operating system and are...
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IBM is reportedly in talks to sell it's server business to Lenovo. As it ditches commodity hardware again, where is IBM's fortune going to be made? Mobility and data.
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Apple's massive solar panel and fuel cell farm are now live and providing clean power for its huge data center in Maiden, North Carolina. By the end of the year 60 percent of the power for the data center will come from these sources.
gigaom.com (2 months ago)
Last week, IBM tried to defend its position in the marketplace after Oracle launched its new chips and servers. (Part 1 of a 4-Part Series: How Software on Silicon Will Redefine Enterprise Computing.)
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HILLSBORO Technology company Oracle says it will use $1.4 million in loans from the state of Oregon to expand its Hillsboro facility. Gov. John Kitzhaber's office said Tuesday that Oracle will get the loans in exchange for creating 130 full-time jobs and retaining 300 positions over the next two years. An Oracle vice president, Luke Kowalski, says the company will move...
statesmanjournal.com (2 months and 30 days ago)
Filed under: Investing Wall Street loves a hot trend and had essentially decided four years ago that the cloud was next. With corporations needing all of the cost savings/productivity benefits the cloud offered, the timing was perfect. Oracle was one of the first blue chip enterprise companies to realize this opportunity. But recently, the database giant has come under...
dailyfinance.com (2 months and 21 days ago)
Following Apple’s recent move to begin making some Macs in the U.S., Oracle will begin manufacturing its high-end servers and storage systems at one of the five facilities it operates in Oregon.
forbes.com (2 months and 30 days ago)
Oracle (ORCL) has been among the tech sector's most aggressive acquirers in recent years, but is the company buying the right stuff to bolster its competition against IBM (IBM), SAP (SAP), Salesforce.com (CRM) and new entrants such as Amazon (AMZN) and Workday (WDAY)?
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:51:00 GMTThe Associated PressGoogle is investing more than $600 million in its North Carolina data center....
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