The European Commission (EC) has set out plans to curb rising energy prices in Europe. As part of this plan, member states will be required to identify the 10% of hours with the highest expected price and reduce demand during those peak hours. The EC also proposes that member states aim to reduce overall electricity […]
IBM LinuxONE Emperor 4 server uses the System Z processor and boasts better performance vs. x86 and greater power efficiency. IBM has unveiled the next generation of its LinuxONE server, which uses the Telum processor found in the System Z mainframe, promising both scale-out and scale-up performance and much lower power use. Officially dubbed […]
Some apps need CPU clock speed while others need multiple cores, so base your server purchases accordingly. In reviewing CPU and server benchmarks, you’ve undoubtedly noticed that testing covers both single-core and multi-core performance. Here’s the difference. In terms of raw performance, both are equally important, but single- and multi-core have areas of use where […]