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Red Hat and HP Establish Linux Storage Lab

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the your-put-your-bits-in-there dept.

Rob writes "Linux distributor Red Hat has teamed up with Hewlett-Packard to create a new performance test lab to help customers deploy enterprise storage across Linux environments. The lab will focus on performance and integration testing in order to produce best practices and solutions guides, the companies said, and will also enable customers to preview new technological developments."

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  1. i wish ... by dominic.laporte · · Score: 4, Insightful

    they do performance tests on

    1) postgres with large data sets over SATA and IDE hard drives.
    2) mysql with large data sets over SATA and IDE hard drives.
    3) both of the above over www.coraid.com.

    p.s.
    coraid drivers are gpl and part of the kernel already.

  2. Re:It's about time that... by fourbeer · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I believe M$oft does not allow the sale of blank systems. They really control what goes on a system. I think Wal-mart tried this and was strong-armed by M$soft.

  3. Not quite by earnest+murderer · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This is mostly a webvertisment/reference for deploying GFS on HP Proliant server hardware.

    --
    Platform advocacy is like choosing a favorite severely developmentally disabled child.
  4. Re:Consolidation -even better... by F_Scentura · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I've heard of some shady tactics in my time working for a larger PC OEM, but *never* a mention of this. The shipping out of winmodems (and similar components) was done for reasons of cost, not to reduce interoperability.

  5. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Comment removed based on user account deletion