Plugable UD-3900Z & UD-6950Z Docks Review

Working from home is becoming the next big thing, whether we want it to or not. The Covid-19 pandemic is forcing more and more of us to work part- or full-time from our house. Luckily a big swath of modern jobs can be done from home, unluckily modern notebooks lack connectivity. Plugable is continuing to come up with new connectivity options with its dock products. Today we will be looking at the Plugable UD-3900Z and UD-6950Z Docks. (more…)
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QNAP QSW-M408 Series Now Available

QNAP Systems has announced the immediate availability of their new QSW-M408 series 4-port 10GbE SFP+ and 8-port Gigabit Layer 2 Web managed Switches (QSW-M408-4C, QSW-M408-2C and QSW-M408S). Designed for hybrid high-speed network infrastructure use cases, the new switches feature practical Layer 2 management functions and bandwidth utilization, ideal for an entry-level network management SMB solution. (more…)
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Chenbro RB23712 12-Bay Rackmount Server Now Available

Chenbro has announced the availability of the RB23712, a 12-bay Level 6, 2U rackmount server barebone purpose-built for storage-focused applications in the Data Center and HPC Enterprise. This easy-to-use server pre-integrates an Intel Server Board S2600WFTR and supports up to two 2nd-gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processors, making it a flexible, scalable system that can meet a range of deployment needs and assuring mission-critical reliability. (more…)
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Panasas Launches New PanFS With Dynamic Data Acceleration Technology

Today Panasas announced the launch a new version of its parallel file system, PanFS. The new system has Dynamic Data Acceleration, which is said to support workflows in HPC and AI. The new system is said to deliver high performance by automatically adapting to the changing and evolving small file and mixed workloads. (more…)
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IGEL OS 11.04 Released

Today IGEL announced the latest version of its Linux-based cloud workspace operating system, IGEL OS 11.04. The latest update offers a handful of new features with the most notable being robust support for popular collaboration and conferencing solutions including Microsoft Teams with the latest Citrix Workspace App client, Cisco Webex Meetings VDI, and Webex Teams VDI. (more…)
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