A shift is taking place, in which organizations are moving more toward using x86-based servers running Windows to handle their business-critical workloads. Such is the conclusion of a white paper ...

IBM is in active negotiations to sell its x86 server hardware business, and Lenovo has emerged as the top candidate to buy it, multiple sources with knowledge of the situation told CRN this week.

With the planned acquisition of the IBM x86 server business, Lenovo is vaulting from the sixth largest x86 server provider behind Hewlett-Packard and Dell. Setting the stage for a major assault on ...

If you want real competition among vendors who supply stuff to you, then sometimes you have to make it happen by yourself. The hyperscalers and big cloud builders of the world can do that, and ...

The $2.1 billion deal ups Lenovo's enterprise offerings, as it takes the No. 3 spot in the x86 server market behind HP and Dell. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a former ...

Lenovo and IBM on Thursday said they finally came to a deal under which Lenovo will acquire part of IBM's server business for about $2.3 billion in cash and Lenovo shares. The headlines, and much of ...

Chinese PC maker Lenovo might qualify for a frequent buyer’s discount with IBM. In 2005 Lenovo acquired IBM’s personal computer business along with the ThinkPad brand. Now Lenovo has announced plans ...

With x86 and ARM based laptops being both available in the market, which one should you pick over the other? The post x86 vs ...

After reports earlier this week that IBM was again shopping its x86 server unit around—including talks with Dell—Lenovo executives announced that they had reached an agreement with IBM to buy the ...