New Study Shows How VMware Tanzu Service Mesh Automation and Workflows Make Service Mesh Operations in Distributed Microservices Environments Easier and More Efficient
Using VMware TSM to deploy a microservices service mesh environment was a quick and simple process. Additionally, using two optimizations improved performance in a TSM environment by reducing network latency. - December 02, 2022
Principled Technologies Finds That Enabling SEKM on Dell PowerEdge Servers Has a Negligible Impact on NVMe Disk Performance Metrics
To determine how disk performance changed after enabling the Secure Enterprise Key Manager (SEKM) feature on Dell PowerEdge servers, Principled Technologies (PT), set up a cluster of three Dell PowerEdge R7525 servers, then captured and compared HCIBench performance metrics with and without SEKM. - December 02, 2022
Principled Technologies Releases Two Studies Comparing Time and Effort for Server Management Tasks with Dell OpenManage Enterprise vs. a Manual Approach
In hands-on testing, PT found that using Dell OpenManage Enterprise for power monitoring, power capping, and firmware updates took less time and effort than doing the tasks manually. - November 29, 2022
New Principled Technologies Study Shows How Dell Latitude 5000 Laptops with 12th Gen Intel Core U-, P-, and H-Series Processors Enable Productivity at Three Price Points
Hands-on testing shows how new Latitude systems perform on workloads reflecting those that different types of workers carry out daily. - November 23, 2022
Principled Technologies Releases Studies Comparing the Networking Performance of a Dell PowerEdge R750 Using a Single 100Gb Broadcom NIC vs. Four 25Gb NICs
In hands-on testing with iPerf and Frametest, PT found that the Dell PowerEdge R750 server with a single Broadcom 57508 Dual Port 100Gb NIC provided better and more consistent performance than the same server with four 25Gb NICs. - November 21, 2022
Principled Technologies Reports Benchmark Scores, Battery Life, Thermals, and Acoustics of the HP EliteBook 845 G9 Notebook PC
Compared to a current-generation Dell Latitude laptop and a previous-generation Dell Latitude laptop, the HP EliteBook 845 G9 Notebook PC scored higher on productivity benchmark tests while plugged in and unplugged, delivered longer battery life, maintained same or cooler surface temperatures, and output comparable acoustic levels. - November 18, 2022
Principled Technologies Releases Study on the HP EliteBook 645 G9 Notebook PC’sSystem Responsiveness, Battery Life, and Surface Temperatures
In their study, Principled Technologies (PT) found that the HP EliteBook 645 G9 Notebook PC could deliver better or comparable benchmark scores, better system efficiency, and same or cooler keyboard deck surface temperatures compared to two Dell Latitude devices. - November 18, 2022
New Report Finds Dell Latitude 5000 and 7000 Series Laptops Offered Different Advantages for Different Types of Users
In hands-on laptop testing from Principled Technologies, the devices with 12th Gen Intel Core U- and P-series processors showed strong performance. - November 16, 2022
New Google Cloud N2 Instances with 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processors Completed More MongoDB Work Faster Than N2 Instances with Older Intel Processors
Principled Technologies (PT) testing found that the MongoDB distributed database workload performance of N2 instances featuring 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors was as much as 1.35 times that of instances with previous-generation processors. - November 09, 2022
New Report from Principled Technologies Shows Dell Latitude with New 12th Gen Intel Core i5 Processor Outperformed a Latitude with a Previous-Gen Processor
In hands-on testing, a Latitude 9330 2-in-1 with an Intel Core i5-1240U processor achieved higher benchmark scores than a Latitude 9420 with a previous-gen Intel Core i5-1145G7 processor. - November 03, 2022
Principled Technologies Tests Show Multiple Creative Use Cases Where a Dell Precision 5470 Outperformed a 14-Inch Apple MacBook Pro
To help both creatives and IT decision-makers make informed buying choices, Principled Technologies conducted a series of hands-on performance tests on two popular (and portable) 14-inch content creation systems: a Dell Precision 5470 workstation and a 14-inch Apple MacBook Pro. - October 25, 2022
Principled Technologies Find Cost and Performance Per Dollar Benefits for Servers with AMD EPYC 7763 Processors
Principled Technologies (PT) ran an online transaction processing (OLTP) workload using a MySQL database on two four-server VMware vSAN clusters—one with 64-core 3rd Gen AMD EPYC 7763 processors and one with 40-core 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Platinum 8380 processors. - October 18, 2022
Principled Technologies Releases Report Comparing Current and Last-Gen HP EliteBook 840 Notebook PC Performance
Principled Technologies (PT) found that a variety of users and use cases could benefit from upgrading to current-gen HP EliteBook 840 G9 Notebook PCs powered by either U Series or P Series 12th Gen Intel Core i7 processors and Wi-Fi 6E capabilities compared to last-gen tech. - October 14, 2022
Principled Technologies Releases Two Studies Comparing Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Laptops to Apple MacBook Pro Laptops
Principled Technologies (PT) found that Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano Gen 2 and ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 laptops powered by 12th Gen Intel Core processors were lighter, delivered better overall performance, and achieved faster internet connection speeds than their Apple MacBook Pro M1 chip-based competitors. - October 05, 2022
Principled Technologies Releases Research Study Comparing Publicly Available Information About the Dell PowerMax 8500 Array and the Pure Storage FlashArray//XL170
From research of publicly available information, PT reports that the Dell PowerMax 8500 offers several advantages compared to a Pure Storage FlashArray//XL170. - October 05, 2022
Principled Technologies Releases Study Comparing the Year-Long Customer Experience with Two Storage as-a-Service (STaaS) Solutions
To gauge the customer experience using two leading STaaS data storage solutions, Principled Technologies did a head-to-head comparison of Dell APEX Data Storage Services and HPE GreenLake. PT found that the APEX Data Storage Services solution provided a better overall experience than the HPE... - October 04, 2022
Principled Technologies Releases Study Comparing a Year-Long Experience with Dell Technologies APEX Data Storage Services to a Similar Competitor Solution
In hands-on testing, PT found that Dell Technologies APEX Data Storage Services provided a fully realized Storage as-a-Service (STaaS) solution. - September 29, 2022
Principled Technologies Study Determines That Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Systems Powered by Intel Core i7-12700H Processors Can Successfully Run 17 Demanding Apps
The workstation handled apps used by professionals in media content creation and architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) workflows. - September 26, 2022
Principled Technologies Releases Research Report Comparing Dell APEX Backup Services to Commvault Metallic SaaS Backup and Recovery
The research report shows several advantages of the Dell APEX solution. - September 20, 2022
Principled Technologies Study Compares MySQL Workloads on Older Dell PowerEdge Compute Sled vs. Newer PowerEdge Hardware with Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Containerization
Principled Technologies found online transaction processing performance on a MySQL workload on a new Dell PowerEdge MX750c compute sled with containers to be greater than on an older PowerEdge compute sled with virtual machines. - September 16, 2022
In Testing, Principled Technologies Sees Better Storage Performance from a Dell PowerMax 8500 Array Than an Array from a Competing Company
In hands-on testing, the PowerMax storage solution offered more throughput, processed more IOPS with less latency, and increased storage efficiency with its data reduction technologies. - September 13, 2022
Principled Technologies Releases Report Showing Azure Lsv3-Series VMs Completed More PostgreSQL OLTP Work Than Lasv3-Series VMs
In testing, Principled Technologies (PT) found new Lsv3-series VMs with 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors completed more PostgreSQL online transaction processing (OLTP) operations per second than Lasv3-series VMs with 3rd Gen AMD EPYC processors. - September 09, 2022
Principled Technologies Releases Study Comparing Three Endpoint Management Solutions for Intel vPro Platform-Based Devices
Principled Technologies found that one of the endpoint management solutions, VMware Workspace ONE with an Intel EMA integration, allowed admins to configure and manage Intel vPro platform-based devices more easily than two other solutions. - August 24, 2022
Principled Technologies and the BenchmarkXPRT Development Community Announce That WebXPRT Has Passed the One-Million-Run Milestone
Principled Technologies and the BenchmarkXPRT Development Community have announced that WebXPRT, a free online browser benchmark that gives objective information about how well a laptop, tablet, smartphone, or any other web-enabled device handles common web tasks, has passed the one-million-run milestone. Anyone can go to WebXPRT.com to easily run an evaluation test on their own device. - August 23, 2022
Principled Technologies Releases Two Reports That Show AMD Ryzen Processor-Powered Laptops Achieved Strong Performance on Industry-Standard Benchmarks
Principled Technologies (PT) measured the performance of AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U processor-powered laptops against comparable Intel Core i7-1185G7 and Intel Core i5-1145G7 processor-powered laptops in hands-on testing. - August 22, 2022
Principled Technologies Releases Study Comparing the BERT Performance of Google Cloud N2 and N2D VM Instances
In hands-on testing at multiple instance sizes, N2 VM instances with 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors handled more queries per second than N2 VM instances with previous-gen processors and N2D VM instances with 3rd Gen AMD EPYC processors. - August 19, 2022
New Report from Principled Technologies Shows VMware Horizon and VMware App Volumes Offers Advantages Over Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops
In competitive head-to-head testing, Principled Technologies (PT) found VMware Horizon and VMware App Volumes scaled virtual desktops faster and enabled simulated users to log into virtual desktops in less time. - August 18, 2022
Third-Party Study: Amazon EC2 R6i Instances with 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processors Executed DSS Queries Faster Than R5n Instances with Older Intel Processors
Principled Technologies (PT) testing revealed that the decision support workload performance of R6i instances featuring 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors was as much as 36% faster than the that of older instances. - August 18, 2022
In Testing, New Microsoft Azure Edsv5-Series VMs with 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable CPUs Completed DSS Queries Faster Than Edsv4-Series VMs Featuring Older Intel Processors
Principled Technologies (PT) measured the decision support workload performance of Edsv5-series VMs featuring 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors and found it was up to 24% faster than the performance of older VMs. - August 17, 2022
Principled Technologies Releases Report That Shows Microsoft Azure Lsv3-Series VMs Can Allow Users to Complete More Apache Cassandra Database Work
Principled Technologies (PT) compared Apache Cassandra distributed database performance on two series of Microsoft Azure VMs: a three-node cluster of Lsv3-series VMs with 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors and a three-node cluster of Lasv3-series VMs with 3rd Gen AMD EPYC processors - August 17, 2022
Principled Technologies Releases Research Report Comparing Druva Data Protection for SaaS Applications and Commvault Metallic SaaS Backup and Recovery
Based on publicly available data, Druva Data Protection for SaaS Applications has multiple cloud security advantages compared to Commvault Metallic SaaS Backup and Recovery. - July 30, 2022
Principled Technologies Finds That Bare-Metal and Virtualized Dell PowerEdge R7525 Servers Delivered Nearly the Same Performance for an Inference Workload
In a VMware environment using vGPUs in the Principled Technologies (PT) data center, the servers minimized performance loss often associated with virtualization. - July 14, 2022
Principled Technologies Found AMD EPYC 75F3 Processor-Powered Servers Delivered MongoDB Data Analysis Performance Comparable to a Cluster of More Expensive Servers
Compared to a cluster of servers backed by 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Platinum 8380 processors, a cluster of 3rd Gen AMD EPYC 75F3 processor-powered servers cost less and processed more operations per second per dollar. - July 12, 2022
New Principled Technologies Report Finds Backup and Recovery Advantages in Transparent Snapshots with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager
Compared to a competitive solution using the NBD VADP transport mode, Transparent Snapshots with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager saved time backing up and recovering VMs. - July 05, 2022
In a New Study, Principled Technologies Shows Data Analytics Performance Advantages of Microsoft Azure Lsv3-Series VMs Enabled by 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Across three VM sizes, Lsv3-series VMs completed data query streams more than twice as fast as Lsv1-series VMs with older Intel Xeon processors. - June 29, 2022
Principled Technologies Releases Study Comparing the BERT Performance of AWS M6i Instances vs. M5n and M6a Instances
In hands-on testing at multiple instance sizes, M6i instances with 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors handled more queries per second than M5n instances with previous-gen processors and M6a instances with AMD EPYC processors. - June 29, 2022
Study Finds That to Fully Understand Potential Cloud Performance Requires Looking at More Than SPECrate 2017 Integer Scores
When Principled Technologies ran various workloads on two Azure instances, the performance differences between the instances varied considerably depending on the workload and did not match the difference between SPECrate 2017 Integer scores. - June 28, 2022
Principled Technologies Finds That an Intel Nuc 12 Extreme Kit System Powered by Intel Core i9-12900 Processor with Intel vPro Successfully Ran 18 Demanding Apps
The apps feature prominently in workflows for media and entertainment as well as in architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) workflows. - June 26, 2022
Principled Technologies Study Determines That Intel NUC 12 Extreme Kit Systems Powered by Intel Core i9-12900 Processors Can Successfully Run 18 Demanding Apps
The workstation handled apps used by professionals in media content creation and architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) workflows. - June 26, 2022
Principled Technologies Releases Study Comparing Manual Data Migration to Using Dell Data Migration Services
In hands-on testing, PT found that Dell Data Migration Services reduced downtime during migration compared to a manual approach. - June 18, 2022
New Principled Technologies Study Reveals Mixed SAS/NVMe Storage Performance Advantages of the Dell PowerEdge R750 Server
Compared to a 14G Dell PowerEdge R740xd server equipped with a Broadcom PCIe Gen3 RAID controller, this Broadcom PCIe Gen4 RAID controller-equipped 15G PowerEdge server handled more storage requests and maintained more concurrent throughput in four mixed-storage configurations. - June 17, 2022
New Principled Technologies Study Explores the Sysadmin-Related Benefits of the Dell OpenManage Enterprise Services Plug-in
In this study, Principled Technologies (PT) used their hands-on findings to illustrate how using the Dell OpenManage Enterprise Services (OMES) plug-in could reduce the challenges associated with server registration across multiple consoles. - June 15, 2022
Principled Technologies Releases New Study Featuring Test Results on Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops on Google Cloud
Compared to similar Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure instances, a Google Cloud n2-standard-16 instance needed less time to complete several common productivity tasks. - June 14, 2022
Principled Technologies Testing Found AMD EPYC 75F3 Processor-Powered Servers Offered Logistic Regression Performance Comparable to More Expensive Servers
Compared to servers powered by 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Platinum 8380 processors, 3rd Gen AMD EPYC 75F3 processor-powered servers delivered better value. - June 07, 2022
New Study from Principled Technologies Shows Storage Performance Improvements from the Dell PowerEdge R750 Server
Compared to a previous-gen Dell PowerEdge R740xd server with Broadcom PCIe Gen3 switches, this Broadcom PCIe Gen4 switch-equipped server processed more storage requests and sustained more concurrent throughput. - June 06, 2022
New Study from Principled Technologies Demonstrates Durability of the Dell Latitude 7220 Rugged Extreme Tablet
Compared to three consumer-grade tablets with rugged cases, Principled Technologies (PT) found that the Dell Latitude 7220 Rugged Extreme Tablet offered performance and durability advantages. - June 03, 2022
Principled Technologies Releases Study Comparing the SQL Server Performance of Microsoft Azure SQL Managed Instances to Amazon Relational Database Services
In hands-on testing, PT found that three Microsoft Azure SQL Managed Instances offered better performance and value than their Amazon RDS counterparts on three types of database workloads. - June 03, 2022
Principled Technologies Finds Ways in Which Dell OpenManage Enterprise Power Manager 3.0 Plug-in Can Help Customers Attain Their Sustainability Goals
Principled Technologies walks readers through the sustainability benefits in the Dell OpenManage Enterprise Power Manager 3.0 plug-in. - May 25, 2022
Principled Technologies Releases Competitive Study Comparing the Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio vs. the Apple MacBook Pro
Principled Technologies (PT) measured system performance on two 14.4-in. Surface Laptop Studio models powered by Intel Core i7 compute and NVIDIA discrete graphics processors vs. comparable M1 Pro processor-powered MacBook Pro laptops. - May 13, 2022
New Study from Principled Technologies Shows Storage Performance Improvements from the Dell PowerEdge R750 Server
Compared to a previous-gen Dell PowerEdge R740xd server with Broadcom PCIe Gen3 switches, this Broadcom PCIe Gen4 switch-equipped server processed more storage requests and sustained more concurrent throughput. - April 26, 2022