Wednesday, April 10, 2013

MC2 Post 1565 Intel wants to Kill the Traditional Server Rack with 100Gbps Links





From:   http://arstechnica.com



Intel is working to replace the traditional server rack with a more efficient architecture that separates CPU, storage, power, and networking resources into individual components that can be swapped out as needed.

Power and cooling would be shared across CPUs, rather than having separate power supplies for each server. Server, memory, network, and storage resources would all be disaggregated and shared across the rack. Incredibly fast interconnects will be needed to prevent slowdowns because disaggregating components pushes them further apart, and Intel is thus building an interconnect that's capable of 100Gbps.




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Google Spring Cleaning Part 2 ...
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Play Time Over for 60K low-quality apps 
as Google Fights Android Spam






Google recently undertook a considerable spring cleaning effort in its Play Store, sweeping away nearly 10 percent of the apps in the Android app repository in order to cut down on the number of "spammy" apps — a move that could signal a more Apple-like approach to Google's handling of its marketplace.

The 60,000 app figure represents, depending on one's estimate of the Play Store's size, between 7.5 and 10 percent of the apps in Google's Android app repository.
 


Link:  http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/04/09/play-time-over-for-60k-low-
quality-apps-as-google-fights-android-spam


TinyURL:   http://tinyurl.com/d2nbcxq



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And Talking about a Non-Traditional Rack...
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Upgraded Aquatic Robot 'a server rack at sea'


From:   http://gcn.com





Liquid Robotics, the company that builds the autonomous Wave Glider robots that helped NOAA break the ice on climate research has developed a new craft that improves upon the rugged original design and adds floating computer power.

 
The new Wave Glider SV3 is the world’s first hybrid wave- and solar-propelled unmanned ocean robot. The SV3 incorporates the latest advancements in energy harvesting technology, providing the ability to use both wave and solar energy for forward propulsion, the company said. The systems could help scientists explore portions of the world’s oceans in conditions that previously were too challenging 
or costly to operate.
 







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