Intel introduces Thunderbolt : A USB Killer

What is Thunderbolt ?

It is an I/O port technology just like USB or Firewire. It was developed by Intel under the code name Light Peak. It lets you move data to and from peripherals up to 20 times faster than with USB 2.0, more than 12 times faster than with FireWire 800 and TWICE as fast as USB 3.0. Apart from this, with two independent channels, a full 10 Gbps transfer rate will be made available for both input and output !! Also You can run multiple devices from the same port !!

Thunderbolt I/O technology provides native support for Mini DisplayPort displays. It also supports DisplayPort, DVI, HDMI and VGA displays through the use of existing adapters. You can connect your High Defenition display devices using Thunderbolt to your laptop. It would offer low latency and highly accurate time synchronization features.
With Thunderbolt enabled products, video editing and sharing using Intel Quick Sync Video technology is even faster and easier.
Backup and sharing will be really fast. The Thunderbolt site claims that you can transfer a full-length HD movie in less than 30 seconds and backup 1 year of continuous MP3 playback in just over 10 minutes !!

Features

• Dual-channel 10 Gbps per port.
• Support for multiple connections from same port. (with no loss in performance !!)
• Support for PCI-e and DisplayPort protocols.
• Support for chained devices.
• Uses native protocol software drivers. (So its ready to use on any OS!!)
• Power line for devices to be powered.
• Small Port (goes with thinnest of laptops)
• Electrical or optical cables supported.

As Thunderbolt was introduced in MAC.All MacBook Pros come with the new Thunderbolt connector, which combines the existing Mini DisplayPort connector with the ability to attach data devices such as hard drives and video hardware. Several devices can be connected to a single port. This is the first use of Intel’s “Light Peak” technology, renamed Thunderbolt for Apple. For now it can be used as a Mini DisplayPort connector with existing displays and converter cables to VGA, DVI and HDMI displays. But in the future it will connect many other types of devices at speeds much greater than USB2, Firewire or even USB3.

Performance

Thunderbolt as comapred to USB 2.0, FireWire 800 n USB 3.0 is much more faster and efficient...

 

 

 

 

Server Farm

What is a Server ?

The server is a physical computer dedicated to running one or more such services, to serve the needs of programs running on other computers on the same network.

A server computer is a computer, or series of computers, that link other computers or electronic devices together. They often provide essential services across a network, either to private users inside a large organization or to public users via the internet. For example, when you enter a query in a search engine, the query is sent from your computer over the internet to the servers that store all the relevant web pages. The results are sent back by the server to your computer.Many servers have dedicated functionality such as web servers, print servers, and database servers. Enterprise servers are servers that are used in a business context.

Proxy Server

This type of server can turn Internet activities untraceable. It will access the Internet on a user’s behalf without revealing the user’s information. In essence, this type of server can secure a user by not revealing the computer’s information.

a proxy server is defined as a system or a program that process the requests of clients and by forwarding queries and request to other systems or servers. There are many types of proxy server, and one of this is the anonymous proxy server, or anonymizer. This type of server can turn Internet activities untraceable. It will access the Internet on a user’s behalf without revealing the user’s information. In essence, this type of server can secure a user by not revealing the computer’s information.

Proxy servers can serve a lot of purpose, i. e. lowering risks. They can also be utilized in rendering violations in human rights (i.e. expression). With a server, users need not worry losing their reputation. These servers also prevent false identity claim, and they can also protect browsing histories from being exposed to the public. Despite the protection it offers; anonymous servers are not perfectly safe.

Server Farm

Many servers have dedicated functionality such as web servers, print servers, and database servers. Enterprise servers are servers that are used in a business context.

Servers come in all sizes and shapes. A few years ago, student competitions produced matchbox-size Web servers, and a home Internet gateway the size of a hard-back book might contain NAT, DHCP and Web servers along with a router. Companies also offer smaller personal servers, for those who want to carry their data and programs with them.

Many Web sites are served by a single PC; however, high transaction volumes might require several Web servers, along with database, application, and other types of server. This diagram shows a server farm with four Web servers:

 

Server farms are commonly used for cluster and cloud computing. Many modern supercomputers comprise giant server farms of high-speed processors connected by either Gigabit Ethernet or custom interconnects such as Infiniband or Myrinet.  

Google Server Farm

  Apple Server Farm

A Server Farm consists of several Server Rooms...These are various Pictures of Facebook server room.....