High-end servers hold their ground
High-end servers hold their ground
Experts at the CeBit America trade show in New York have passed their verdict about the sustainability of high-end servers against the threat of low-end servers moving into their market space.
Low-end servers have been receiving relatively positive success recently because of the availability of more powerful networks and better database software that has provided them with the ability to share a single database.
Panelists at CeBit America (which took place this week), however, believe that the technology of low-end servers still needs to develop significantly before it can replace big multiprocessor machines.
A spokesperson for IBM's Intel-based xSeries servers said that it is easier to manage a single operating system than it is to manage a cluster of smaller nodes.
The experts did however acknowledge that low-end servers are very useful for streaming videos and hosting online games, but they predict that more spending will be made on multiprocessor systems by businesses.
Utility computing was also discussed in detail at the CeBit America conference. Although IBM, HP and Sun Microsystems have been quick off the mark to build utility computing technology, Microsoft should not be discounted.
It is believed that Microsoft will make some progress when it releases its Virtual Server 2005 product, which allows several operating systems to be run on a single server through virtualisation.
Experts said that Microsoft will rise to the competition out of its development of software solutions beyond its Windows products.
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