IBM is combining two popular concepts in computing--Linux clusters and blade servers--into a standard system for businesses and research institutions. The Armonk, N.Y.-based computing giant plans to ...

In the world of myths, nothing seems to stick like the idea of the homogeneous data center. Vendors dream of rooms full of their stuff and nothing but their stuff. Mixed bags are the reality in the ...

So you want to build a Linux cluster? Yeah, you and everybody else it seems lately. However, the term Linux cluster is a popular one that doesn't mean the same thing to everybody. When asked, many ...

When your data and work grow, and you still want to produce results in a timely manner, you start to think big. Your one beefy server reaches its limits. You need a way to spread your work across many ...