Dell's GPU Beast Goes GA, Lenovo Storage Leadership, More...

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Dell PowerEdge XE9680 NVIDIA H100 Server Platform Shipping

As NVIDIA kicks off GTC 2023 today with a raft of announcements, Dell Technologies sent a reminder that the Dell?PowerEdge XE9680, announced in November during SC22, is shipping on March 22! The XE9680 is Dell’s first 8-way GPU platform to ship with either the?NVIDIA H100 GPUs?or NVIDIA A100 GPUs.

Read more about the?Dell XE9680! Dell Technologies

Lenovo ThinkSystem D4390 Storage Enclosure Announced

Lenovo shared performance numbers,?announced new Lenovo ThinkSystem D4390 hardware, and a ThinkSystem DM software update. According to a report by IDC, Lenovo has been ranked the #1 global storage solutions vendor in the $25K and under market and the #5 storage provider globally.

Read Lenovo's news for?ThinkSystem D4390 and more. Lenovo Infrastructure Solutions Group

IBM Collaborates With Cohesity to Launch IBM Storage Defender Solution

IBM and Cohesity have collaborated on a solution that increases data security and resiliency in hybrid cloud environments. IBM Storage Defender Solution combines both companies’ data protection, cyber resilience, and data management capabilities.

Read IBM's news on the?Storage Defender Solution. IBM

EcoFlow Whole-Home Backup Power Solution Review

When it comes to power outages, you have a few ways to approach handling the situation. While some might decide to break out candles and a good book, not all homes or small businesses can easily go without power for an extended period of time.

Read the review for the?EcoFlow Whole-Home Power Solution. EcoFlow

Sabrent Rocket 2242 NVMe SSD Review

If you’re in the market for a high-performance and reliable 2242 Form Factor SSD, the Sabrent Rocket 2242 SSD is definitely worth considering. This SSD offers incredible speed and reliability in a small package.

Read the review?on the latest?Sabrent Rocket NVMe SSD. Sabrent

Growatt VITA 550 Portable Power Station Review

The Growatt Vita 550 Portable Power Station is designed to power most of your essential devices and electronics with a 600W output rating. Equipped with a 538Wh LiFePO4 battery, the VITA 550 is designed to handle most medium-duty needs in the field.

Read the review of the?Growatt Vita 550 Power Station. GROWATT

Lexar Professional DIAMOND CFexpress Card Review (512GB)

The Lexar Professional CFexpress DIAMOND Type B Series is a premium memory card designed for capturing high-resolution video and images in high-end cameras without any lag or stutter. While the GOLD and DIAMOND lines offer high-speed performance and reliability, the DIAMOND line is meant for power users who demand the highest performance and durability possible.

Read the review for the?Lexar Pro Diamond CFexpress Card. Lexar

Podcast #117:?Fibre Channel Still Tops for Virtualization

Brian invited his friend Nishant Lodha, Marvell's Director of Emerging Technologies to sit for the podcast. Nishant has been with Marvell for over 13 years. His key responsibilities include subject matter expert, technology evangelist, driving growth in emerging markets, competitive analysis, product positioning, outbound marketing, and hands-on technology analysis.

Watch this podcast on why?Fibre Channel?still wins.

Social Media Highlights

We love labs, and this rig from the recent Ethernet Alliance show in San Diego is absolutely fantastic.

Loading a batch of 8x 7.68TB Solidigm P5520 SSDs into a new Supermicro Sapphire Rapids 1U single processor server. Review almost cooked.?

New Sapphire Rapids Dell PowerEdge R660 1U server.

Check this rack of Cloudian object storage. High-performance all-flash config, almost 3PB all in. Cloudian is well known for its S3 API.