Vendors continue to make performance gains with the inclusion of Intel's latest Xeon E5 processor - and there were a number of products which caught our eye this year.
This beast of a system came in a 5U rack server or pedestral configuration. and has been used to power environments ranging from retail warehouse environments to hospitals and F1 teams.
Verdict: 5 stars + Innovation award
One of best performing appliances we've tested this year, the HP MSA 240 delivered a high-speed 8/16Gbps FC storage for 6,598 ex VAT, a price few vendors can match.
Verdict: 5 stars + Editor's Choice
The recommeded NAS box for SMBs, the Diskstation packed a number of connections and features. It's also sports blistering speeds.
Verdict: 5 stars + Editor's Choice award
The AssuredSAN Pro 5000 took automated data tiering to the next level, by performing the task in real-time. This was done via Dot Hill's RealStor technology, which moveed hot data to an SSD-based cache in seconds making it responsive to changes in access patterns.
Verdict: 5 stars + Recommended award
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The HP EliteBoard G1a is an elegant and innovative device that blueprints a new form of mobile workingReviews This year's most unusual enterprise device is a smart keyboard that threatens to disrupt the way you work
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Dell sets the stage for a MacBook Neo showdown with budget XPS 13 laptop rangeNews The XPS 13 and MacBook Neo could be slugging it out in the budget hardware space
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Dell Technologies World 2026: all the news, updates, and announcements from the Day 1 keynoteKeep up to date with all the news as it happens live from Dell Technologies World 2026 in Las Vegas
