Probably the best server survey in the world

Last week we asked you to tell us about your desktop environments. The response was fabulous, with over a thousand people filling in our survey. This week, we want to build a picture of your x86 server environments: what’s working and where are the challenges? Is today a time of change in the data centre, particularly as we …

[alain williams]

x86 servers only

Why is this only about X86 servers ? There are more server architectures than that, you will miss an important part of the story unless it is opened up. Is the survey from someone who has never seen anything else ?

[Anonymous Coward]

And the real servers are where?

I'm with Alain. Why can't the people that work on real servers play too?

Although, I must admit that thanks to AMD bringing us 64-bit processors when Intel wouldn't for mainstream and creating competition, x86 servers stand a chance at giving big iron a run for their money.

[Anonymous Coward]

re: x86 Servers Only

Alain, calm down dear. Survey's are often used by people who need to collect data so they will write a survey to collect that data. This survey has been written to collect data about x86 servers since that is the information required. x86 systems are used in a vastly different way to most Unix or mainframe systems and so it was entirely appropriate to separate them. After all if the survey was to be completely comprehensive it would be very long indeed, why stop at x86, why stop at servers, why stop at electronic computers, why computers, why devices, why don't we include rainbows?! It's because they are not relevant to the required information.

Don't fret though, all of the readers of the Reg have noted that you are definitely a "proper man" who uses "proper servers" to do "proper work" and we all look up to you and hope to grow up to be just like you. Except maybe without the attitude. And possibly with a girlfriend.

[raving angry loony]

@alain williams

The part left unsaid is that the survey is sponsored by Intel. Nuff said.

[mtp]

What about home servers?

One server sitting in a cupboard as my personal firewall / samba fileserver.

The survey does not ask questions compatible with a home server.