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Sophan Pheng

How the Server Refurbishment Process Works

Enterprise IT buyers face a hard problem. New hardware costs more, lead times can slow down projects, and some parts become difficult to find right when teams need them most. At the same time, buying used equipment without a clear

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Refurbished IT Hardware Prices Fluctuate
Chad Jungwirth

Why Do Refurbished IT Hardware Prices Fluctuate?

Refurbished IT hardware prices can change faster than many buyers expect. A Dell PowerEdge server, HPE ProLiant system, Cisco switch, storage array, or GPU that looked affordable last month may cost more today if supply tightens or demand rises. That

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HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen11 Review: Specs, Performance & AI Workloads
Chad Jungwirth

HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen11 Review: Specs, Performance & AI Workloads

Modern enterprises are rapidly shifting toward dense and scalable infrastructure to support virtualization, analytics, and hybrid cloud environments. As rack space becomes more valuable, organizations need systems that deliver maximum performance within a minimal physical footprint. The HPE 867959-B21 ProLiant

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How to Design Vendor-Neutral Infrastructure
Charles Lymangood

How to Design Vendor-Neutral Infrastructure?

Infrastructure decisions can shape performance, cost, support, and flexibility for years. Starting with a preferred vendor may feel efficient, but it can narrow the available options before the workload, technical limits, and long-term risks are fully understood. Vendor-neutral infrastructure design

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NVIDIA H100 8x 80GB SXM Server Review for AI and HPC
Swastik Lamsal

NVIDIA H100 8x 80GB SXM Server Review for AI and HPC

AI infrastructure has changed quickly. What was once built around general-purpose GPU clusters is now shifting toward tightly integrated platforms designed for large models, high-throughput inference, and demanding HPC workloads. The move from NVIDIA A100 to H100 reflects that shift

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