How Long Do Servers Serve? Planned obsolescence exists, but sometimes it’s not the planned obsolescence but simply advancements in the IT field that cause us to want to upgrade to newer-generation servers. They offer improved quality of service at an increased speed....
When the IEEE introduced the 802.3ba Ethernet standard in June 2010, this was in response to the increasing bandwidth demands facing data centers, paving the way for the introduction of 40Gb/s and 100Gb/s Ethernet operations. Just a few years later, users of this...
In today’s world of lightning-fast changes in technology, staying on the cutting edge can be a challenge. A company’s data center, and the infrastructure upon which it sits, have become one of the most strategic assets it owns, and conventional wisdom says that in...
Some of us are early adopters of technology. That long line of people camping overnight to get the latest phones? They’re definitely early adopters. You can’t miss early adopters — even when they’re not in lines — because they’re also the first ones to complain when...
You’re probably familiar with the blind taste test. It’s the one that has the same type of product from two or more different companies being tested against one another by end users. The brand names and any other identifiable features are hidden so the consumers are...
