Stratus adds Nehalem to ftServers

Stratus has upgraded its ftServer range of high-availability servers with the addition of Intel's Nehalem processors, reports ZDNet UK.

The ftServer 2600, 4500 and 6300 models are one- and two-socket servers with maximum RAM of 96GB, three times as much as Stratus's previous generation of servers.

Also new is the availability of eight pairs of 2.5-inch internal SAS disks, which provide up to 8TB of storage, Stratus said. "We're also now supporting VMware ESX and vSphere 4," said Stratus availability consultant Andy Bailey.

Fujitsu says its FUTRO S100 is the company's most energy-efficient thin client, providing an affordable entry to the world of server-based computing, states Albawaba.

An individual FUTRO S100 thin client and monitor combination consumes a maximum of 29 watts under full load, some 66% less than the consumption of even a green desktop PC and monitor.

The company says the fan-less and silent FUTRO S100 model is designed for cost-conscious enterprises looking to drastically cut the costs of their desktop infrastructure.

Interest in solid state drives (SSDs) is growing as their initially terrifying price plummets: Intel recently announced a 60% reduction in the cost of its X25-M Mainstream SATA SSD since its unveiling last year, according to The Register.

SSDs are attractive because they radiate less heat than traditional spinning discs; they're smaller, quieter and consume less energy. And, of course, they're fast. So naturally people bung them into laptops.

However, there's growing use of SSDs in servers, and particularly database servers. Teradata, one of the world's leading business intelligence companies, recently unveiled a prototype data warehouse running entirely on SSDs.