The HP ZCentral 4R Workstation is a 1U, rackmount system for maximum compute density. The multi-layered name implies both the use of the company’s “Z” performance as well as HP ZCentral Remote Boost, for virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI). The main selling point is that leveraging the company’s remote workstation solution allows power users to work [...]
As part of the run-up to CES, Dell has shared information on a slew of new computers and monitors with us. Dell scheduled all of these new devices to be released sometime this year. A few are even slated for release later this month. Recognizing that most companies have moved to predominately working from home, [...]
The Advantech SKY-7223D is a 2U short-depth server that is designed largely for 5G telco use cases. Advantech has designed the SKY Series of low-latency edge servers to fit in areas of limited space and extreme environments, when compared to traditional data centers. Like most rugged telco servers, all the I/O access is through the [...]
Creative Pros are a special bunch with specific technology and storage needs. And when you pile a bunch of them together into an agency, corporate IT systems quickly get stressed. Clockwork 9 suffered this exact issue, as the agency was overworking their NAS, leading to slowdowns in work being completed. After extensive research, Creative Director [...]
The OWC Thunderbolt 3 10GbE Ethernet adapter allows for a high-speed, wired connection anywhere you go. The Ethernet adapter is compatible with any Thunderbolt equipped Windows 10 PC (with driver) or Mac running OS 10.13.6 or later. The adapter is fan-less but is housed in a massive aluminum body acting as a heatsink for silent [...]
The Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 3 is the newest from the company’s popular line of mobile workstations. Lenovo built this laptop as an affordable option specifically for entry to midrange technical users and to tackle professional use cases, such as in architecture, design, healthcare, and entertainment media. It’s also specced for prosumers just looking for [...]
The QNAP TS-h1283XU-RP is a rackmount 2U NAS based on the company’s QuTS Hero architecture. QNAP QuTS Hero is a new operating system that combines QTS with a 128-bit ZFS file system. QuTS Hero is aimed at optimizing performance and data protection. The new OS on the TS-h1283XU-RP NAS is said to deliver “server-grade performance” [...]
AWS may not have built the cloud, but they’ve driven more cloud adoption than anyone else since they launched S3 object storage buckets in 2006, nearly 15 years ago. Since then, AWS has listened to their customers when it comes to launching new features. In fact, 90% of anything new in AWS comes directly from [...]
Announced in June, the StorONE All-Flash is a 2U array that is all about the price to performance. The company has done a few interesting things here with storage tiering. As opposed to using Intel Optane SSD as a cache, the StorONE array uses Optane as its top tier of storage. StorONE further cements its [...]
The OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual is a three port hub that offers universal compatibility and various RAID options. The devices can house up to 32TB of raw storage and up to 1GB/s of transfer speeds depending on the type of storage leveraged and configuration. The hub is aimed at home offices, business, and creative [...]
