Principled Technologies Study - A Chromebook Powered by an Intel Celeron N4000 CPU Was Faster in Education Apps Than Two Chromebooks with Processors from Other Vendors
Compared to two Chromebooks with processors from AMD and MediaTek, the Intel processor-powered Chromebook saved valuable time. - June 26, 2019
Principled Technologies Compares VMware vSAN Performance on HPE ProLiant DL380 Servers with Intel Optane NVMe SSDs vs. NAND Flash NVMe SSDs
Principled Technologies found that HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 servers with Intel Optane NVMe SSDs processed 35% more IOPS and provided 34% faster throughput on a write-heavy workload versus a solution with only NAND flash NVMe SSDs. - June 21, 2019
Principled Technologies Releases Study Comparing the Performance of Toshiba Memory Value SAS and Data Center NVMe SSDs with That of Enterprise SATA SSDs
In Principled Technologies (PT) hands-on testing, Toshiba Memory SSDs allowed an HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen10 server to complete an analytics query set in less time than SATA SSDs, which makes vital business insights available earlier. - June 21, 2019
Principled Technologies Releases Study Comparing Database Performance of a Dell EMC PowerEdge R740 with 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors vs. an Older Server
In hands-on testing, Principled Technologies (PT) found that the Dell EMC PowerEdge R740 with 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors could support more database users compared to a four-year-old HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen9. - June 17, 2019
Principled Technologies Releases Collateral Detailing How Different Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 Storage Options Maximize Database Performance
Principled Technologies (PT) engineers determined that companies could dramatically improve database performance by moving legacy systems to the new Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 equipped with Intel Optane DC persistent memory and Intel Optane NVMe SSDs. - May 24, 2019
Principled Technologies Updates Report Comparing the Durability of Three Chromebooks from Dell, HP, and Lenovo
In a hands-on testing update, Principled Technologies (PT) found that the Dell Chromebook 3100 survived more hinge cycles and more micro-drops than the HP Chromebook 11 G6 EE and the Lenovo 100e Chromebook. - May 22, 2019
Principled Technologies Compares VMware vSAN Performance on HPE ProLiant DL380 Servers with Intel Optane NVMe SSDs vs. NAND Flash NVMe SSDs
Principled Technologies found that HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 servers with Intel Optane NVMe SSDs processed 35% more IOPS and provided 34% faster throughput on a write-heavy workload versus a solution with only NAND flash NVMe SSDs. - May 16, 2019
Principled Technologies Compares Performance of Value SAS and Data Center NVMe SSDs from Toshiba Memory vs. SATA SSDs in Dell EMC PowerEdge R840, R740xd, and MX Servers
Principled Technologies found that Dell EMC PowerEdge R840, R740xd, and MX servers with value SAS and data center NVMe SSDs from Toshiba Memory outperformed the same servers configured with enterprise SATA SSDs on transactional and analytical database workloads. In addition, value SAS and data center NVMe SSDs running a database analytics workload offered up to 132% more operations per second for every dollar compared to enterprise SATA SSDs. - April 30, 2019
Principled Technologies Compares Cloud Workload Performance on Servers Powered by Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 Processors and Those Powered by AMD EPYC 7601 Processors
In hands-on testing, Principled Technologies (PT) found that Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 processor-based servers delivered stronger overall performance on simultaneous WordPress, Cassandra, and Apache Spark workloads. - April 15, 2019
Principled Technologies Publishes a Study Showing the Database Performance Benefits of Choosing Intel Xeon Platinum 8180 and 8160 Processors Over AMD EPYC 7601 Processors
Principled Technologies (PT) evaluated Oracle Database 12c and PostgreSQL online transaction processing database activity and Apache Cassandra distributed database work on servers powered by Intel Xeon Platinum 8180 and 8160 processors and servers using AMD EPYC 7601 processors. - April 09, 2019
Principled Technologies Releases Two Reports Comparing the Speed and Efficiency of Google G Suite and Microsoft Office 365 Productivity Suite Tools
Principled Technologies (PT) set up G Suite and Microsoft Office 365 and measured how quickly email and cloud storage services from each productivity suite responded in real-world scenarios across multiple devices and platforms. - April 04, 2019
Dell Provisioning for VMware Workspace ONE Deploys Systems with No On-Site Admin Time, Principled Technologies Study Finds
The Dell service could deliver hundreds of pre-configured systems to a company’s end-users, saving time and money. - April 04, 2019
Principled Technologies Compares VM Migration Between Intel Processor-Based Servers and Between Servers Based on Different Processor Architectures
In hands-on testing, Principled Technologies (PT) found that migrating a VM from an Intel Xeon processor-based server to an AMD EPYC processor-based server required downtime. - March 18, 2019
Principled Technologies Publishes Results from Hands-on Testing Comparing Management Tasks on Dell EMC PowerEdge MX and HPE Synergy
Principled Technologies (PT) tested two blade server platforms to see which could allow admins to carry out several routine management tasks more efficiently. - March 15, 2019
Principled Technologies Publishes Results from Hands-on Testing of the Dell EMC Unity 550F All-Flash Array and the Array of a Competitor
Principled Technologies (PT) tested two all-flash storage arrays suitable for the entry-level market to see which could better help organizations maximize storage usage and capacity. - March 15, 2019
Principled Technologies Publishes Results from Hands-on Testing of the Dell EMC PowerMax 8000 All-Flash NVMe Array and the Array of a Competitor
Principled Technologies (PT) tested two all-flash NVMe storage arrays to see which could better help organizations in the areas of performance, efficient use of capacity, and ease of management. - March 15, 2019
Principled Technologies and the BenchmarkXPRT Development Community Release a Preview of AIXPRT, a Tool Designed to Help Testers Evaluate Machine Learning Performance
Principled Technologies and the BenchmarkXPRT Development Community release a preview of AIXPRT, a free tool that makes it easier to evaluate a system’s machine learning inference performance by running several common image-classification workloads. - March 04, 2019
Principled Technologies Releases an Interview Report Revealing the Day-to-Day Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Experience at a Multi-Location Production and Manufacturing Company
Principled Technologies (PT) talked with the IT Infrastructure Director at Charter Manufacturing to learn what the company’s IT server infrastructure team thinks about using Nutanix Enterprise Cloud. - February 26, 2019
Principled Technologies and the BenchmarkXPRT Development Community Release HDXPRT 4, a Benchmark Designed to Show How Well Windows Devices Handle Real-World Media Tasks
Principled Technologies and the BenchmarkXPRT Development Community release HDXPRT 4, a performance evaluation benchmark that shows how well Windows 10 devices handle common media-creation tasks. - February 22, 2019
Principled Technologies and the BenchmarkXPRT Development Community Release MobileXPRT 3, a Free Performance Evaluation App for Android Devices
Principled Technologies and the BenchmarkXPRT Development Community release MobileXPRT 3, a performance evaluation app that shows how well Android devices handle everyday tasks. - February 01, 2019
Principled Technologies Study Finds Upgrading to the HP EliteDesk 800 G4 with Intel Optane Memory Could Save Businesses Millions Over Three Years
Intel Optane memory helped enable the current-gen desktop to dramatically outperform its first-generation counterpart, even though it had less RAM. - January 30, 2019
Intel Optane Memory Enabled the HP EliteDesk 800 G4 Desktop to Significantly Outperform Systems with Twice the RAM, Principled Technologies Studies Find
The increase in application and system performance could save businesses millions of dollars in productivity savings - January 30, 2019
Principled Technologies Releases an Interview Report Detailing the Experience of a Real-World User with Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Deployment and Management
Principled Technologies (PT) talked with a senior systems engineer at a major airline to get his perspective on deploying and using Nutanix Enterprise Cloud. - January 24, 2019
Principled Technologies Releases Study Comparing How Quickly the Dell EMC PowerEdge MX Carried Out Common Management Tasks Versus a Cisco UCS Competitor
In hands-on testing, Principled Technologies (PT) found that a Dell EMC PowerEdge MX solution required 86.8 percent less admin time to implement VMware vSAN and 19 fewer steps to update firmware on a single system versus a Cisco UCS solution. - January 23, 2019
Principled Technologies Releases Report Comparing the Durability of Three Chromebooks from Dell, HP, and Lenovo
In hands-on testing, Principled Technologies (PT) found that the Dell Chromebook 5190 survived more hinge cycles and more micro-drops than the HP Chromebook 11 G6 EE and the Lenovo 100e Chromebook. - January 18, 2019
Principled Technologies Releases Study Comparing Rack Server Management and Deployment Times with HPE OneView vs. a Manual Approach
In hands-on testing, Principled Technologies (PT) found that using HPE OneView to deploy HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 rack servers saved significant hands-on administrator time and effort compared to a manual approach. - December 17, 2018
The 2018 XPRT Spotlight Black Friday Showcase Helps Shoppers Find the Perfect Tech Gift
Principled Technologies introduces the 2018 XPRT Spotlight Black Friday Showcase, a free tool that provides side-by-side comparisons of some of the season’s most popular tech gifts. - November 19, 2018
Principled Technologies: New Dell P-Series Displays Can Boost Productivity in Dual-Display Mode, Provide a Better User Experience Than Earlier Models
Principled Technologies (PT) found the new Dell 24 Monitor – P2419H had productivity advantages in dual-display mode and offered greater flexibility than an older Dell display. - November 15, 2018
Principled Technologies Examines How Dell P-Series Displays Can Deliver Greater Flexibility and Convenience Than an HP Monitor
Principled Technologies (PT) found that the Dell 24 Monitor – P2419H offered multiple design advantages over the HP EliteDisplay E243. - November 15, 2018
Principled Technologies Research Report Compares Veritas Resiliency Platform 3.2 to Zerto Virtual Replication 6.0
In a features-based research comparison, Principled Technologies reviewed publicly available data on two disaster recovery tools. - October 22, 2018
Principled Technologies Finds Toshiba RM5 Series Value SAS SSDs Can Support Better Oracle Database I/O Performance Than Samsung Enterprise SATA SSDs
Principled Technologies (PT) measured Oracle database IOPS on an HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 server with first Samsung Enterprise SATA SSDS, then Toshiba RM5 Series Value SAS SSDs. - October 22, 2018
Principled Technologies Finds That a New Dell EMC Server with HGST Ultrastar SAS SSDs Can Sustain Higher Oracle Database Performance Than a Legacy Solution
Principled Technologies (PT) measured Oracle database IOPS and latency on two solutions: a new Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd configured with HGST Ultrastar SS300 SAS SSDs, and an older Dell EMC PowerEdge R730xd with SATA SSDs. - October 08, 2018
Principled Technologies Tests OLTP and Data Analytics Performance of Dell EMC Ready Solutions for Microsoft SQL
Principled Technologies (PT) measured two types of database performance on Dell EMC Ready Solutions for Microsoft SQL, a preconfigured server-and-storage solution. - October 08, 2018
Principled Technologies Publishes Dell EMC Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct Ready Nodes Test Results
Principled Technologies (PT) explored how well a Dell EMC Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct Ready Nodes cluster environment handled both online transactional processing (OLTP) workloads and online analytical processing (OLAP) data warehouse queries. - October 08, 2018
The Intel Core m3 Processor-Powered HP Chromebook x2 Can Save Time on Education Tasks, Principled Technologies Study Finds
Compared to the Intel Celeron processor-based Acer Chromebook R 11, this new device was more responsive during tasks in various apps. - September 21, 2018
Principled Technologies Has Acquired Demartek, a Hands-on Technology Research and Analysis Company
Principled Technologies (PT), a world-class marketing, learning, and testing firm, has acquired Demartek, a hands-on technology research and analysis company. PT believes the combined team will offer more benefit to its clients. - September 17, 2018
Principled Technologies Finds Choosing a Dell EMC Server with Pre-Installed Microsoft Software Can Save Time, Effort, and Money
Principled Technologies (PT) tested the time to deploy and overall cost of a Dell EMC PowerEdge R740 server with and without pre-installed Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Standard and found that the PowerEdge R740 solution with pre-installed Microsoft software took less time and fewer steps to deploy and cost less in licensing fees than the same server without it. - August 21, 2018
Principled Technologies Finds the Dell EMC PowerEdge C4140 with NVIDIA Tesla GPUs Delivers Strong Machine Learning Performance While Keeping GPUs Cool
Principled Technologies (PT) ran TensorFlow image-processing workloads on the Dell EMC PowerEdge C4140 and a Supermicro solution, both with NVIDIA Tesla GPUs. PT also measured the temperature of the GPUs using the GPU Burn tool to see how the design of the servers, along with their management features, affected cooling capabilities. - August 10, 2018
Principled Technologies Releases Migration Guide: Making the Move to Microsoft SQL Server 2017 and Microsoft Windows Server 2016 on a Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd
Principled Technologies datacenter experts demonstrated how to migrate a database to Microsoft SQL Server 2017 and Windows Server 2016 on a Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd server. - August 03, 2018
PT Finds Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd Servers Running Microsoft SQL Server on Linux 2017 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 Processed More Orders in Less Time
Principled Technologies found that a new solution from Dell EMC, Microsoft, and Red Hat processed six times as many orders per minute, achieved 92 percent faster query times, and delivered 85 percent lower application latency compared to a legacy solution. - August 03, 2018
PT Finds That New Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd Servers with Microsoft SQL Server 2017 Standard Processed More Orders and Analyzed Data in Less Time Than a Legacy Solution
In the Principled Technologies (PT) datacenter, PT found that a new solution from Microsoft and Dell EMC processed almost seven times as many orders per minute and significantly sped up business analytics queries compared to a legacy solution. - August 03, 2018
Principled Technologies Finds Upgrading to a Windows 10 Laptop with Solid-State Drive Storage Can Help Users Start Faster and Stay Unplugged Longer
In Principled Technologies (PT) hands-on testing, Windows 10 laptops with SSD storage started faster and stayed unplugged longer than Windows 7 laptops with HDD storage. - July 23, 2018
Dell Latitude 7212 Rugged Extreme Tablet Bested Apple iPad Pro in Hands-on Performance and Stress Tests, Principled Technologies Study Finds
The Dell tablet had better benchmark performance at extremely hot and cold temperatures, withstood dozens of drops, and had a more readable screen in outdoor conditions. - July 20, 2018
Principled Technologies Releases Study Comparing an HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 Server with Toshiba PX05S Enterprise SAS SSDs to a Legacy Solution
In hands-on testing, Principled Technologies (PT) found that the HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 server with Toshiba PX05S SAS SSDs handled more database work and supported more virtual machines than an older solution. - July 09, 2018
Chromebooks Powered by Intel Core Processors Could Save Students Time on Creative School Projects, Principled Technologies Study Shows
Chromebooks powered by the Intel Core i3-sdfs processor and the Intel Core m3-wfew processor performed tasks more quickly than a Chromebook powered by the Intel Celeron N4000 processor. - July 01, 2018
Principled Technologies Finds Dell ProSupport Plus with SupportAssist Can Troubleshoot and Resolve Hardware Failures Faster Than Two Competitors
In the Principled Technologies (PT) datacenter, PT found that the top-tier service plan Dell ProSupport Plus with SupportAssist took a proactive approach to resolving a failed disk, which saved time and effort compared to premium plans from HP and Lenovo. - June 22, 2018
Principled Technologies Finds That a Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd Solution with Toshiba PX05S SAS SSDs and VMware vSAN Boosted Database Performance
In the Principled Technologies (PT) datacenter, PT found that a newer Toshiba-Dell EMC solution with vSAN handled more user activity, offered faster response times, and supported more virtual machines than a legacy vSAN solution. - June 13, 2018
Principled Technologies Finds That a Dell EMC XC Series Cluster Featuring Nutanix and VMware Software and Toshiba SAS SSDs Can Handle Peak Loads of Enterprise Application
In the Principled Technologies (PT) datacenter, PT found that this solution has the horsepower MongoDB databases need for users to be able to conduct data searches, analyze patterns, and formulate recommendations with negligible wait times. - June 12, 2018
Principled Technologies Finds That Refreshing to a Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd Server Using Toshiba SATA SSDs Can Help Companies Meet the Needs of Database Users
Principled Technologies (PT) found that a new Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd server configured with Toshiba HK4R SATA SSDs could help companies serve more users with faster response times than a previous-generation server with legacy SSDs. - June 11, 2018
Principled Technologies Finds That Choosing a Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd Server Using Toshiba SAS SSDs Can Help Companies Meet Increasing Database Demand
Principled Technologies (PT) found that a new Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd server configured with Toshiba PX05S Enterprise Read Intensive SAS SSDs could help companies meet the growing needs of their customers. - June 08, 2018