Price Cuts Keep Server Shipments Humming
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

With all of the hemming and hawing about the humdrum economic situation, you would think that server shipments would be falling. But for the last two quarters, they have, seemingly miraculously, been up modestly, according to research from Gartner. This suggests that many companies are continuing to add capacity despite the downturn and, perhaps most significant, that what really seems to have changed is not their appetite for server capacity but the makeup of their server diet. READ MORE >

IBM's Server Group Marketing Strategy for 2002
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

Last week, I outlined IBM's sales plans for its Server Group and business partner channel to help give you an idea of what IBM is thinking, so you can plan. Since that time, I have been digging around for information on IBM's marketing plans for Server Group, so you can get a sense of what IBM's priorities are. Both pieces of information will help you try to figure out how your plans mesh with IBM's expectations for 2002. READ MORE >

Red Hat Supports AMD's 64-Bit Hammer Chips
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices got a lift last week when commercial Linux distributor Red Hat announced that it will support its variant of the Linux operating system on the forthcoming 64-bit "ClawHammer" and "SledgeHammer" processors, which are known by their brand name Opteron and which are expected to take on Intel's 64-bit Itanium processors starting sometime in the first half of next year in the workstation and server markets. READ MORE >

As I See It: Loving Your Manager
by Victor Rozek

Someone once told me that a job is only as good as your last manager. Over the years, I found there was a lot of truth to that statement. The difference between a job that was sufferable and one that was enjoyable had much to do with how well I got along with the boss. Tough economic times put an even greater premium on relationships. When layoff lists are compiled, the names at the top are seldom management's personal favorites. READ MORE >

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