http://www.andrewsharrock.com/2010/03/01/the-infamous-tolly-bladegate-report/ stuff and things from the virtual world Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:39:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.andrewsharrock.com/2010/03/01/the-infamous-tolly-bladegate-report/comment-page-1/#comment-31 In Praise of Performance Comparisons – Stephen Foskett, Pack Rat Fri, 14 May 2010 15:37:25 +0000 http://www.andrewsharrock.com/2010/03/01/the-infamous-tolly-bladegate-report/#comment-31 [...] the now-infamous Tolly report comparing the HP c7000 blade system with Cisco’s UCS. Many complained that the [...] [...] the now-infamous Tolly report comparing the HP c7000 blade system with Cisco’s UCS. Many complained that the [...]

]]> http://www.andrewsharrock.com/2010/03/01/the-infamous-tolly-bladegate-report/comment-page-1/#comment-12 forev Mon, 22 Mar 2010 22:55:17 +0000 http://www.andrewsharrock.com/2010/03/01/the-infamous-tolly-bladegate-report/#comment-12 In your article, you compared ONE Fabric extender with "four 10Gb links up to the UCS 6100 to support 6 blades – or 1.5:1." But in the Tolly report, it's really using TWO Fabric extenders with EIGHT10Gb links. Isn't your math just wrong? In your article, you compared ONE Fabric extender with “four 10Gb links up to the UCS 6100 to support 6 blades – or 1.5:1.” But in the Tolly report, it’s really using TWO Fabric extenders with EIGHT10Gb links. Isn’t your math just wrong?

]]> http://www.andrewsharrock.com/2010/03/01/the-infamous-tolly-bladegate-report/comment-page-1/#comment-10 ViewYonder » HP’s ill-advised use of Tolly “Spear-chuckers for hire” backfires Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:20:35 +0000 http://www.andrewsharrock.com/2010/03/01/the-infamous-tolly-bladegate-report/#comment-10 [...] one HP customer, technical expert and well respected blogger, Andrew Sharrock in his blog post The infamous Tolly Bladegate Report: If you haven’t guessed it yet, as an HP customer, I find this report disappointing and bordering [...] [...] one HP customer, technical expert and well respected blogger, Andrew Sharrock in his blog post The infamous Tolly Bladegate Report: If you haven’t guessed it yet, as an HP customer, I find this report disappointing and bordering [...]

]]> http://www.andrewsharrock.com/2010/03/01/the-infamous-tolly-bladegate-report/comment-page-1/#comment-9 M. Sean McGee Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:59:06 +0000 http://www.andrewsharrock.com/2010/03/01/the-infamous-tolly-bladegate-report/#comment-9 Andrew, Thanks for the "dose of reality" perspective. I wholeheartedly agree. Andrew,
Thanks for the “dose of reality” perspective. I wholeheartedly agree.

]]> http://www.andrewsharrock.com/2010/03/01/the-infamous-tolly-bladegate-report/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Scott Sauer Mon, 01 Mar 2010 01:11:09 +0000 http://www.andrewsharrock.com/2010/03/01/the-infamous-tolly-bladegate-report/#comment-7 Good write up, I think you hit on a lot of key points and kept it honest. Good write up, I think you hit on a lot of key points and kept it honest.

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