LSI Storage Adapters
LSI Logic is the leading supplier of host-based RAID to the global PC and server markets. Boston are proud to be able to offer the complete range of LSI based SAS, SCSI, SATA2 and SATA RAID controllers...
View ArticleSupermicro 1U Twin System - Two Nodes in 1U
Two dual processor systems in a standard 1U rack supporting up to four Intel Quad-Core/Dual Core Xeon CPUs. Other benefits include front-to-back airflow, convenient cabling for easy maintenance, two...
View ArticleIPSAN/iSCSI - The iSCSI Advantage
iSCSI is a new technology that lets you build powerful network storage systems using standard Ethernet networks and low-cost hardware.
View ArticleThe SAS Advantage
As the performance of traditional parallel SCSI technology has finally started to reach its limits, the evolution of SAS technology has fast proven to be a worthy successor. As a logical evolution of...
View ArticleLearn more about Virtualization
The concept of virtualization has existed in one form or another in computing since the early 1960s. In virtualization, the characteristics of a resource are abstracted, so that it may be accessed in...
View ArticleIntroducing Xen
Xen is a unique open source technology invented by a team led by Ian Pratt at Cambridge University (who subsequently founded XenSource) and developed cooperatively by the world’s best engineers at over...
View ArticleIntroducing Citrix XenServer v4
The inventors and lead developers of Xen, with the rest of the Citrix XenServer product team, take this powerful virtualisation engine and build out a full managed virtualisation platform around it,...
View ArticleWhisper-Quiet SuperWorkstation Solutions
Supermicro's Whisper-Quiet family of SuperWorkstations feature state-of-the-art designs demonstrating acoustically optimized thermal engineering. All major system components such as high efficiency...
View ArticleIntroducing VMware
VMware has long been a dominant force in the virtualization arena and, by many, is regarded as the benchmark against which all other virtualization platforms must compare.
View ArticleVMware ESX Server - Features & Benefits
What makes VMWare ESX Server 3 the right choice for you? It brings many benefits to the table that help you on your transition to a virtual world.
View ArticleSilentium's Active Noise Control (ANC) Technology
Active noise control (ANC) is a method for reducing unwanted sound. ANC is sound field modification, particularly sound field cancellation, by electro-acoustical means.
View ArticleIntroducing InfiniBand
The InfiniBand technology available today is the result of a combination of previously competing designs, Future I/O (initially developed by Compaq, IBM, and Hewlett-Packard) and Next Generation I/O...
View ArticleMigrating to new Server CPU/Chipsets - Intel vs AMD
Intel and AMD have been busy preparing launches of new multi-core CPUs for the server and workstation market, based around 45nm manufacturing technologies, delivering greater transistor density, lower...
View ArticleA move to 2.5'' HDD in Enterprise Class Computing
The Benefits of 2.5" HDD technology have been obvious to laptop users for years, however, capacity and performance demands of the Server and Storage market can now be realised using both SATA and SAS...
View ArticleSSD Performance Improvements to Challenge HDD
Boston implements SSD drives in the latest range of Fenway Virtualisation solutions. Finally this exciting technology is both mature and affordable making an excellent argument for price, performance,...
View ArticleFailover Storage in a Virtualised Environment
When designing our latest Igloo storage systems we actively encouraged the concept of integration with virtualised server environments in addition to traditional storage environments.
View ArticleLiquid Cooling For Servers
Following the recent launch of our innovative liquid cooled servers featuring patented "modular liquid immersion" technology from Iceotope Ltd, our latest technical article explains what's involved in...
View ArticleGPU Computing For Servers
Throughout the past year there has been an increased focus from GPU providers such as nVIDIA on GPGPU (General Purpose GPU) compute applications and the emergence of the personal supercomputer....
View ArticleNVIDIA Tesla Bio Workbench
The NVIDIA Tesla Bio Workbench enables bio-physicists and computational chemists to push the boundaries of bio-chemical research. It turns a standard PC into a "computational laboratory" capable of...
View ArticleSupermicro Solutions based on Intel Xeon Processor 5600/3600 Series
To equip customers with the best time-to-market advantage possible, Supermicro has provided an extensive selection of motherboards, chassis, SuperServers, Twin and GPU supercomputer systems,...
View ArticleNext generation CUDA GPU architecture codenamed "Fermi"
The NVIDIA Tesla 20-series is designed from the ground up for high performance computing. Based on the next generation CUDA GPU architecture codenamed "Fermi", it supports many "must have" features for...
View ArticleRemote Servers and 1U 3D Workstations
Our new range of remote workstations and server solutions allow users to extend the machine of their choice to their desktop - worldwide! Our approach implements the innovative PCoIP protocol to...
View ArticleWhy Choose Tesla Over GeForce?
NVIDIA CUDA parallel computing architecture is enabled on GeForce, Quadro, and Tesla products. Whereas GeForce and Quadro are designed for consumer graphics and professional visualization respectively,...
View ArticleLustre Parallel Storage Solutions
Building upon our award winning range of Igloo storage solutions, our new range of Igloo "L series" parallel storage solutions provide genuine enterprise class storage that can be scaled to suit user...
View ArticleIntroducing the best Quadro ever - 5X Faster Performance
The newest NVIDIA Quadro professional solutions are true technological breakthroughs, delivering up to 5X faster performance across a broad range of design, animation and video applications. Built on...
View ArticleCombine the power of supercomputing with the ease of Windows
Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 Suite is the third version of Microsoft's solution for high performance computing (HPC). Built on Windows Server2008 R2 64-bit technology Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 Suite...
View ArticleWhy should creative professionals choose BOXX?
With the number of workstation choices available to animators, VFX artists, designers, architectural visualization experts, and film editors, why should these creative professionals choose BOXX? Here...
View ArticleCERN Installation
Boston Limited and strategic partner Viglen (a leading British manufacturer and provider of IT solutions) have been selected by CERN laboratory, one of the world’s leading research organisations, for...
View ArticleNexenta - Enterprise Class Open Storage
NexentaStor provides enterprise class unified storage capabilities via a software solution that ends vendor lock-in while delivering superior storage management functionality with a particular focus on...
View ArticleNexenta NexentaStor 3.0
This new version of NexentaStor pushes past legacy storage solutions with massive savings and superior functionality.
View ArticleSAS Switch - Solve Problems by Efficiently Connecting Multiple Servers to...
The LSI® 6Gb/s SAS6160 Switch is an easier-to-use storage networking problem-solver for direct attached storage (DAS), storage area networks (SANs), and virtualized environments. The Switch helps...
View ArticleNVIDIA - Learn about Cuda in 5 minutes
The first in a series of new CUDA educational videos is now ready for viewing. You have been invited to view a presentation titled "Intro to CUDA" by Cliff Woolley, NVIDIA. Its length is 00:05:33.
View ArticleLSI MegaRAID® CacheVault Technology
With the exponential growth of storage requirements each year, the need for reliable and high-performing data protection increases in tandem. It's a challenging balancing act trying to satisfy all your...
View ArticleLSI Cachecade 2 Evaluation - The benefits of caching
LSI Cachecade 2.0 promises to be answer to some of the IT manager's serious pain points with storage, specifically those related to performance and random I/O. This new functionality is injected into...
View ArticleExplore new collaborative ways to find oil easier
The main goal of the VRGeo Consortium is the development and evaluation of interactive hardware and software technologies for visualization systems in the oil and gas industry. They have developed a...
View ArticleBuilding a 85TB cheap storage server with Solaris OpenIndiana
Juho Makinen just recently built a storage server based on Solaris OpenIndiana, a 2U SuperMicro server and a SuperMicro 45 disk JBOD rack enclosure. The current configuration can host 84 TB of usable...
View ArticleAccelerate Your Scientific Code with OpenACC
Based on the OpenACC standard, GPU directives are the easy, proven way to accelerate your scientific or industrial code. With GPU directives, you can accelerate your code by simply inserting compiler...
View ArticleSupermicro IPMI - What is it and what can it do for you?
Intelligent Platform Management Interface - (IPMI) has been around since 1998 when the specification was launched. The standard; led by Intel and has since been adopted by numerous system vendors...
View ArticleMegaRAID CacheVault Technology
Providing access to write-back cache is one of the many benefits of a hardware RAID controller card. Write-back cache improves application performance by storing write data to high performance cache...
View Article3rd Generation Intel Core Processor Family For Home-Desktop
A new PC can provide you with unique and expanded capabilities. And when it is powered by a visibly smart 3rd generation Intel® Core™ processor, it can deliver amazing performance.
View ArticleIntel Solid-State Drives
A robust and high-performance alternative to traditional hard drives. Intel SSD contain no movable parts, which results in quiet operation and high shock-resistance.
View ArticleNew Intel Xeon E5 series server processors
If you want to offer the best and the newest server on the market, make sure it's based from Intel Xeon E5 series processors. The latest technology provides optimum combination of performance,...
View ArticleSupermicro IPMI - What can it do for you?
Supermicro IPMI - What is it and what can it do for you?
View ArticleMegaRAID 8100 series evaluation
Over the past few weeks the team at Boston Labs have been evaluating the new MegaRAID 8100 series. Find out what they thought of it...
View ArticleSupermicro IPMI - What is it and what can it do for you?
Intelligent Platform Management Interface - (IPMI) has been around since 1998 when the specification was launched. The standard, initially led by Intel, has since been adopted by virtually all server...
View ArticleIntroducing the Boston Syncro Series
Avago's Syncro product line is now available in a SAS3 (12Gbit/s) flavour, supporting the latest generation of SAS hard disk and SSD's.
View ArticleSupermicro IPMI
Intelligent Platform Management Interface - (IPMI) has been around since 1998 when the specification was launched. The standard, initially led by Intel, has since been adopted by virtually all server...
View ArticleMegaRAID CacheVault Technology
Write-back cache improves application performance by storing write data to high performance cache memory during periods of heavy use. When there is a break in user requests the data is then written...
View ArticleBIOS Upgrade Guide 2016
The BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) is the first code which automatically runs when the system is switched on. It initially performs a power-on self-test to check the basic hardware components in your...
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