Principled Technologies Assesses Repairability of Several Laptops, Mobile Workstations, Desktops, and All-in-Ones from Dell and Apple
Looking at four devices from Dell and four devices from Apple, Principled Technologies (PT) found that it was easier to replace several key components on the Dell devices. - November 10, 2023
Three Principled Technologies Studies Reveal Strong Performance Benefits of the New HP Z8 Fury G5 Workstation When Handling Demanding Workloads
In hands-on testing, the new HP Z8 Fury G5 Workstation Desktop PC showed strong performance when processing CPU- and GPU-intensive work, as well as AI/ML workloads - November 07, 2023
New Principled Technologies Research Study Highlights Dell Open Server Manager Built on OpenBMC
In its latest research report, Principled Technologies (PT) explains how Dell Open Server Manager provides Dell cloud scale servers with root-of-trust security, easy lifecycle management, and Dell Support for open-source OpenBMC - on top of the extensive feature list of OpenBMC. - November 02, 2023
New Principled Technologies Study Reveals Better NLP Performance and Value from Amazon EC2 M7i Instances Featuring 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
In natural language processing (NLP) tests with RoBERTa, Principled Technologies (PT) found that Amazon Elastic Cloud Compute (EC2) M7i instances featuring 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors offered better performance and value than M7g instances with AWS Graviton3 processors. - October 10, 2023
Principled Technologies Testing Finds Multiple Areas Where a Dell Precision 5680 Workstation Outperformed an Apple MacBook Pro 16”
Principled Technologies compared high-end versions of the Dell and Apple mobile workstations: a Dell Precision 5680 featuring an Intel Core i9-13900H processor and a NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada graphics card and a 16-inch Apple MacBook Pro featuring an Apple M2 Max with 12-core CPU, 38-core GPU, and 16-core Neural Engine. - October 05, 2023
Principled Technologies Study Investigates the Benefits of Upgrading to New Laptops with Windows 11 Pro
Across a series of tests, a group of current-gen Windows 11 Pro laptops powered by Intel Core i5 or i7 processors showed improvements in performance, responsiveness, battery life, and surface temperature compared to older Windows 10 Pro systems. - October 02, 2023
New Principled Technologies Study Highlights the Benefits of Using Dell ProSupport Plus for Management and Monitoring Tasks
Principled Technologies (PT) found that Dell ProSupport Plus could present significant time savings on recurring management tasks compared to a manual management approach. - September 26, 2023
Principled Technologies Tests Show That Dell PowerEdge R760 Servers with Broadcom NICs Can Save Orgs Money, do More Work, and Use Less Energy Than Older Servers
Principled Technologies compared a Dell PowerEdge R760, a Dell PowerEdge R750, and a Dell PowerEdge R740 server and found that the 16th Generation PowerEdge R760 server processed more operations per second (Ops/s), more Ops/s per dollar, and used less energy than the 14th Generation and 15th Generation PowerEdge servers - September 26, 2023
Principled Technologies Releases Study Comparing the Performance of Dell Ultralight Laptops to Competing Devices
In a new study, Principled Technologies (PT) found that the Dell Latitude 7440 Ultralight Laptop offered performance and user experience advantages compared to the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11. Their results also indicate that the Dell Latitude 7340 Ultralight Laptop delivered higher benchmark scores and longer battery life than the Dynabook Portégé X30L-K. - September 14, 2023
Principled Technologies Releases Study Comparing Data Analysis Speeds of Google Cloud C3 High CPU Instances with 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processors to N2 Instances
In hands-on testing, PT found that the Google Cloud C3 high CPU instances with 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors sped up SQL Server data analysis compared to N2 instances with previous-generation processors. - September 13, 2023
Principled Technologies Releases Study Comparing Google Cloud C3 High CPU Instances with 4th-Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processors to Previous-Gen Instances
In hands-on testing, PT found that Google Cloud C3 high CPU instances with 4th-Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors improved SQL Server transaction rates compared to N2 instances with previous-generation processors. - September 08, 2023
Principled Technologies Testing Shows the Benefits of Upgrading to the Latest-Generation Dell PowerEdge R7625 Servers for Machine Learning Applications
Principled Technologies measured the performance of two generations of Dell PowerEdge servers while running k-means clustering and Bayesian analysis workloads and found that upgrading to 16G Dell PowerEdge R7625 servers powered by 4th Gen AMD EPYC processors could allow organizations to process these machine learning workloads faster. - September 05, 2023
Principled Technologies Releases Study Comparing the Oracle Database Performance of New 16G Dell PowerEdge Servers with Intel Xeon Scalable Processors to Older Servers
In hands-on testing, PT found that bare metal Dell PowerEdge R960 servers handled more Oracle Database 19c transactions than legacy PowerEdge R940 and R920 virtualized solutions. - August 18, 2023
New Study Shows How Choosing Latest-Generation Dell PowerEdge R7615 Servers Over Previous-Gen Servers Can Decrease Licensing Costs
A cluster of new 16G Dell PowerEdge R7615 servers powered by 4th Gen AMD EPYC processors outperformed 15G servers on a mixed workload consisting of database, WordPress, and Kubernetes workloads. This performance advantage can allow companies to do a given amount of work with fewer servers and enjoy savings on power, cooling, IT management time, and licensing. - August 14, 2023
Principled Technologies Study Shows the Benefits of Upgrading to the 2023 Edition of the Dell XPS 15 Laptop
Principled Technologies compared graphics performance on this year’s XPS 15 (9530) with 13th Gen Intel Core i7 processors and NVIDIA RTX 40 Series graphics cards to last year’s model. - August 09, 2023
Principled Technologies Releases Study Detailing Container Management with 16th Generation Dell PowerEdge Servers and VMware vSphere 8.0
In hands-on testing, PT found that 16th Generation Dell PowerEdge servers running VMware vSphere 8.0 with Tanzu offered better reliability and more provisioning options for containers while simplifying management. - August 07, 2023
New Principled Technologies Reports Demonstrate the Benefit of Choosing HP G10 Notebook PCs to Enable Remote and Hybrid Work
In two new reports, Principled Technologies (PT) showed that an HP EliteBook 645 G10 Notebook PC powered by an AMD Ryzen 7 7730U processor and an HP ProBook 445 Notebook PC G10 Notebook PC powered by an AMD Ryzen 5 7530U processor offered strong benchmark scores while staying quiet and not overheating. - August 04, 2023
Principled Technologies Releases Study Comparing the Performance of Four Competing Chromebooks
In hand-timed and benchmark tests, Principled Technologies (PT) compared the Dell Latitude 5430 Chromebook to three competitor Chromebooks, finding that it delivered performance better than or comparable to the others they tested. - August 02, 2023
Principled Technologies Releases Study Comparing Red Hat Insights vs. SUSE Manager for Infrastructure Management Use Cases Detecting and Remediating Common Issues
In hands-on testing, PT found that Red Hat Insights saved time or performed similarly compared to SUSE Manager in use cases detecting and remediating common configuration issues in Linux environments. - July 31, 2023
Research by Principled Technologies Found That an All-Dell Laptop Fleet Can Cost Less to Purchase and Maintain Than a Mixed IT Environment of Apple and Dell Devices
The research also identified areas where an all-Dell environment might simplify management and offer additional savings over the course of three years. - July 20, 2023
Principled Technologies Publishes Study on Managing Virtual Networks with a Dell and Broadcom Solution Using Advanced NPAR
In hands-on testing, Principled Technologies (PT) verified that the Advanced NPAR feature functioned on a Dell PowerEdge MX760c server with Broadcom 57504 Quad-Port 25GbE Mezzanine Adapter. - July 13, 2023
In a New Study, Principled Technologies Showed That Dell Optimizer 3.1 Can Improve App Performance, Data Transfer, and Battery Charging Performance
During tests with a Dell Latitude 9430 laptop and a Dell OptiPlex 7400 all-in-one (AIO) desktop PC, Principled Technologies (PT) found that enabling Dell Optimizer yielded higher benchmark scores, improved laptop battery charging performance, and delivered new features—all of which could enhance end-user experience - July 10, 2023
Principled Technologies Study Shows the Benefits of Choosing the HP Elite mt645 Mobile Thin Client and HP Elite t655 Thin Client
In a new study, Principled Technologies (PT) measured these devices’ Microsoft Teams and Zoom performance in VDI environments, and compared the HP Elite Thin Clients to competing devices with several performance benchmarks. - July 03, 2023
In a New Study, Principled Technologies Demonstrates Benefits of Choosing the Dell PowerEdge R660xs Server for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
Principled Technologies (PT) showed that this solution supported up to 290 VDI sessions, consumed only 2.46 watts per session, and delivered a better-than-average user experience. - June 23, 2023
Principled Technologies Releases New Report and Infographic That Show Dell APEX Private Cloud Processed More New Orders Per Minute Than a Comparable Solution from AWS
Principled Technologies used the TPROC-C online transaction processing workload in the HammerDB benchmark tool to compare the MySQL database performance of two solutions that both featured 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors and the same amount of virtual RAM. - June 22, 2023
New Principled Technologies Studies Demonstrate Time Savings and Efficiency When Using Dell Prodeploy Infrastructure Suite
In tests with Dell ProDeploy Factory Configuration, Dell ProDeploy for Infrastructure, and Dell ProDeploy Plus for Infrastructure, Principled Technologies (PT) found that each service offered significant time savings over having an in-house IT admin perform the same tasks. - June 15, 2023
Principled Technologies Study Reveals How Dell OpenManage Enterprise with OpenManage Enterprise Integration for VMware vCenter (OMEVV) Streamlines Server
The OpenManage Enterprise with OMEVV solution took less time and fewer steps than VMware vSphere Auto Deploy for Stateful Installation of ESXi to a bare-metal server host and the OME Deployment Wizard reduced complexity and likelihood of error. - June 14, 2023
Principled Technologies Found That a Latest-Generation Dell PowerEdge R760 Server Processed 84% More MySQL Database Activity Than a Previous-Generation Solution
In a hands-on comparison, Principled Technologies (PT) demonstrated that Dell PowerEdge R760 servers running VMware vSphere 8.0 could handle more MySQL new orders per minute (NOPM) than PowerEdge R750 servers with vSphere 7. - June 07, 2023
Principled Technologies Releases Study Comparing Server Management Tools from the Dell Portfolio to Comparable Supermicro Management Tools
In hands-on testing, PT found that tools from the Dell management portfolio made server management easier and strengthened security. - April 28, 2023
Principled Technologies Releases New Report and Infographic That Show Azure Cosmos DB Provided Lower Transaction Latency Than Amazon DynamoDB
Principled Technologies compared the transaction latency performance and cost of the two NoSQL solutions using the Yahoo! Cloud Serving Benchmark. - April 22, 2023
Principled Technologies Finds Migrating to Newer Dell Latitude 7430 and OptiPlex 7400 Business PCs Could Improve Productivity
Principled Technologies (PT) examined how performance on newer Dell Latitude 7430 laptop and OptiPlex 7400 all-in-one desktop business PCs preloaded with Windows 11 Pro and Microsoft security features compared to previous-gen Dell business PCs running Windows 10 Pro. - April 19, 2023
Principled Technologies Compares the Online Transaction Processing Performance of a Dell APEX Private Cloud Solution with That of a Comparable Amazon EKS Solution
Principled Technologies (PT) found that the Dell APEX Private Cloud solution (best-effort-4xlarge instance) processed more OLTP transactions and more new orders per minute (NOPM) than the comparable solution from Amazon EKS (m6i.4xlarge instance). - April 13, 2023
Principled Technologies Sees Management and Monitoring Benefits When Upgrading to Latest-Gen Dell PowerEdge Servers with VMware vSphere 8.0
In hands-on testing, Principled Technologies (PT) found that the new and improved features of the latest vSphere release work as intended for cluster of 16th Generation Dell PowerEdge servers. - April 07, 2023
Principled Technologies Compares OLTP Database Performance of Dell PowerEdge R660 Servers with VMware vSphere 8.0 to Older Solutions
In hands-on testing, PT found that a vSAN cluster comprising Dell PowerEdge R660 servers running VMware vSphere 8.0 processed more orders per minute than clusters of Dell PowerEdge R650 or R640 servers. - April 06, 2023
Principled Technologies Releases Study Comparing Migration of a Legacy Cisco UCS Cluster Onto the Dell PowerEdge MX Platform vs. a Cisco UCS X-Series Modular System
In hands-on testing, PT found that moving to the Dell PowerEdge MX platform cut server migration times and reduced administrator steps compared to a new Cisco UCS X-Series platform. - March 22, 2023
Principled Technologies Studies the Potential of Dell PowerEdge R750 Servers with NVIDIA GPUs and VMware vSphere with Tanzu for Deep Learning Workloads
Combining containerization and GPU acceleration, this solution delivered strong image-classification performance at two different container counts. - March 15, 2023
Principled Technologies Compares Online Transaction Processing Performance of New 16G Dell PowerEdge MX Servers with That of Previous Generation Servers
Principled Technologies (PT) found that under a Microsoft SQL Server 2019 workload, new-generation Dell PowerEdge MX760c servers delivered more orders per minute and supported more VMs at a given latency than previous-generation PowerEdge MX750c servers. - March 08, 2023
Principled Technologies Sees Significant Time Savings Advantages When Deploying Dell PowerEdge Servers with iDRAC9
Compared to a manual process, the Dell tool saved hours and workdays in 10- and 50-server deployments, respectively. - March 08, 2023
Principled Technologies Releases Two Studies Comparing the Oracle Database Performance of Dell PowerEdge R7625 Servers with PERC 12 to Legacy Systems
In hands-on testing, PT found that the Dell PowerEdge R7625 server with PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) 12 handled more database transactions than both a previous-gen Dell PowerEdge R7525 server and an HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen9 server. - February 28, 2023
Principled Technologies Measures How Data Analytics Performance Improves When Upgrading to Dell PowerEdge R760 Servers with 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Compared to a previous-generation Dell PowerEdge R750 and a PowerEdge R740xd, the new PowerEdge R760 handled up to twice the data warehouse work while reducing time to insight by as much as 41 percent. - February 24, 2023
Principled Technologies Compares the Decision Support System Performance of a Dell APEX Solution and an Amazon EC2 Public Cloud Solution
A solution using Dell APEX Private Cloud and Dell APEX Data Storage Services Block generated data-driven insights earlier than Amazon EC2 c6i.16xlarge instances with Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) storage. - February 06, 2023
Testing by Principled Technologies Shows a Dell APEX Private Cloud Solution Offered Faster Overall Application Response Times in a VDI Environment
When PT measured it against a comparable solution from Amazon WorkSpaces, the Dell offering provided 14.9 percent overall faster application response times and a comparable Login Enterprise EUX score. - February 01, 2023
Principled Technologies Releases Studies Comparing the Apache Cassandra Performance of the Dell PowerEdge C6620 with PowerEdge RAID Controller 12 to Two Servers
In hands-on testing, PT found that the Dell PowerEdge C6620 with PowerEdge RAID Controller 12 processed more Apache Cassandra operations per second than two other servers they tested. - January 26, 2023
Principled Technologies Releases Study Comparing the Ease of Use of Tools from the Dell Management Portfolio to Those from Vendor K
In hands-on testing, PT found that tools from the Dell management portfolio streamlined administrator duties and offered more features than a leading competitor. - January 20, 2023
Principled Technologies Finds That Intel Core i3-1215U Processor-Powered Systems Can Offer Better System Responsiveness for Some Education Apps
Compared to Intel Celeron N5100 processor-based systems, Intel Core i3-1215U Chromebooks and Microsoft Windows devices completed many tasks in Intel Skills for Innovation applications faster. - January 20, 2023
Principled Technologies Releases Studies Comparing the Hadoop Performance of Dell PowerEdge R750 Servers with Broadcom PERC 11 RAID Controllers to Legacy & HPE Solutions
In hands-on testing, PT found that Dell PowerEdge R750 servers with Broadcom PERC 11 RAID controllers finished Hadoop workloads faster than a legacy Dell solution and an HPE solution. - January 06, 2023
Principled Technologies Releases Study Comparing the Accessibility Features That Windows 11 Pro Education, Windows 11 SE, and ChromeOS Devices Offer for Education
In hands-on testing, PT found that devices running Windows 11 Pro Education or Window 11 SE delivered more accessibility features than ChromeOS devices. - December 21, 2022
New Reports from Principled Technologies Highlight the Benefits of Upgrading to the Latest-Generation HP Elite Dragonfly G3 and Elitebook 840 G9 Laptops
The laptops showed performance advantages when PT compared them to similarly configured previous-generation devices. - December 14, 2022
Principled Technologies Proves Microsoft Azure Edsv5-Series VMs with 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processors Outperformed Previous-Generation Counterparts on AI Workload
On an artificial intelligence (AI) workload, the Azure Edsv5-series VMs handled 1.34 times the relative performance of Azure Edsv4-series VMs with 2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors. - December 07, 2022
Principled Technologies Releases Study Comparing the Ease of Use of Tools from the Dell Management Portfolio to Those from HPE
In hands-on testing, PT found that tools from the Dell management portfolio provided more granular control for administrators while reducing time to complete routine tasks. - December 05, 2022