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Networking Hardware

Juniper Intros MetaFabric

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Juniper Intros MetaFabric

Juniper Networks launches a networking architecture designed to handle the moving of applications and workloads between multiple geographically dispersed data centres-- MetaFabric, a combination of different products, solutions and services.

According to Gartner "traditional network design practices do not adequately support the modern user... network architects must shift their thinking from technology to users and business processes." Juniper claims MetaFabric addresses such issues, thanks to a portfolio of switching, routing, orchestration, SDN and security solutions.

Underpinning MetaFabric is an architecture promising to be open (based on open interfaces), simple (allowing for interruption-free data centre network deployment, management and operation) and smart (via built-in intelligence and analytics). Building it up is products including the QFX5100 10G and 40G access switch family, SDN- and WAN-capable MX series routers and Contrail SDN solutions.

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Extron's Two Input XTP Transmitter for Floor Boxes

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Extron's Two Input XTP Transmitter for Floor Boxes

Extron Electronics introduces the XTP T FB 202, a two-input XTP transmitter in a unique form factor designed for floor boxes commonly used in European AV installations.

The XTP T FB 202 can be conveniently mounted into a variety of floor boxes from OBO Bettermann, MK by Honeywell, Electraplan, and PUK. This XTP transmitter sends HDMI or RGBHV video, audio, control, and Ethernet up to 330 feet (100 meters) over a single CATx cable.

It is HDCP-compliant and supports computer-video to 1920x1200, including HDTV 1080p/60 Deep Color and 2K. The XTP T FB 202 features automatic switching between inputs with selectable prioritization, and can be powered over the same CATx cable. The XTP T FB 202 is designed for use in XTP Systems for signal distribution and long-distance transmission between remote endpoints. Read more...

IDC: HPC Server Demand on the Up

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IDC: HPC Server Demand on the Up

According to IDC global Q2 2013 high performance computing (HPC) technical server revenues are up by 7.9% Y-o-Y to around $2.6 billion, with growth fueled by sub-$250000 and sub-$100000 system sales. 

Shipments total 31441 units with 34.7% Y-o-Y growth (or -6.2% Q-o-Q decline). 

The above results contrast with those of the overall Q2 2013 server market, which according to the latest IDC numbers declined by -6.2% Y-o-Y to $11.9 billion due to soft server demand across most geographical regions. 

The analyst says systems at $250000+ price points were hit "especially" hard by the global economic recession, causing the postponing or cancellation of many purchases, but recovery kicked off during Q1 2013.  Read more...

IBM Eyes Microservers With NeXtScale

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IBM Eyes Microservers With NeXtScale

IBM takes on the low-cost, scaleable microserver segment and announces the NeXtScale System, a flexible platform promising "3 times as many cores as current one-unit rack servers."

Similar to other x86-based microservers such as HP Moonshot, NeXtScale is a minimalist, dense server design using half-width server nodes. Designed to eventually replace the iDataPlex line, the system incorporates up to 86 systems and 2016 processing cores within a 19-inch rack.  

It uses standard I/O cards and top-of-rack networking switches, and runs a software stack featuring IBM General Parallel File System, GPFS Storage Server, xCAT, and Platform Computing. 

"NeXtScale is designed to deliver raw throughput and performance, and is positioned well to handle HPC, cloud, grid, and managed hosted workloads," the company claims. "In addition, this new system provides clients a great deal of flexibility in configuration and components, making it one platform that can do it all." Read more...

Datacentre Additions from Intel

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Datacentre Additions from Intel

Intel announces a number of technologies boosting cloud datacentre efficiency-- including Corning co-development MXC optical interconnect, ClearCurve optical fibre and the 13 configuration of the Atom C2000 microserver SoC family. 

MXC is a protocol-agnostic optical interconnect standard Intel says will slim down datacentre cabling, should enough major vendors adopt it. It connects microserver trays (as seen in an Intel demonstration), links servers to a top-of-rack switch, connects switches to a bigger switch and can form a datacentre network backbone. 

It should also find use in rack-level computing, connecting parts separated and packed into multiple rack units within a datacentre. 

Intel claims MXC carries up to 25Gbps over each fibre for up to 300m, a speed-range combination greater than the 10Gbps over 300m offered by VCSEL (vertical cavity surface-emitting laser) technology. A single MXC cable (aka ClearCurve cable) packs up to 64 fibres, pushing capacity to up to 1.6Tbps.  Read more...

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